Misc Originals – Cooper Benaiah - Ghosts In The Wire (Guitar)
Capo 3
Key
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Chords
[Verse]
Am F Robert stood at the crossroad, guitar in hand C G Traded soul for a song in a sunken land Am F They say the devil deals in thin air trades C G And leaves the ink to dry where the promise fades Am F Hendrix kissed the sky ‘til his lungs gave out C G Cobain played God when the lights went out Am F And I’m here with a pawnshop dream C G Notebook full of names that still haunt me F Am I’m chasing ghosts in the wire C G In the strings, in the choir F Am In the names they left behind C G Etched in verses in my mind F Am I don’t know what I’m tryin’ to find C G But it hums in every line F Am Like a prayer, like a spark, like a fire C G I’m chasing ghosts in the wire Am F Sheeran wrote his castle on a hill so high C G While Taylor sang love songs to a blood-red sky Am F B.B. bent notes ‘til the strings would cry C G And I’m sitting here wondering if I’ll even try Am F Buddy Guy wore the blues like a badge of sin C G While Clapton chased shadows of what could’ve been Am F Mayer runs through heartbreak towns at night C G I write songs for ghosts in neon light F Am I’m chasing ghosts in the wire C G In the strings, in the choir F Am In the names they left behind C G Etched in verses in my mind F Am I don’t know what I’m tryin’ to find C G But it hums in every line F Am Like a prayer, like a spark, like a fire C G I’m chasing ghosts in the wire Am F Joplin sang with a tear in every sound C G Bowie wore space like a thorny crown Am F And Cohen told us the cracks let the light pour in C G But I’m still patching holes I can’t begin Am F Post Malone sings softly over AutoTune pain C G Hozier takes us to church in the pouring rain Am F Phoebe sings like she’s barely alive C G And Swift turned her scars into twenty-five F Am I could name a thousand names C G Who lit fires then left the flames F Am But none of ‘em carried my name C G I’m a ghost chasing echoes for fame F Am Robert sold his soul, but he bought a tune C G I sold my sleep for the ghost of a room F Am Where Dylan’s voice on a vinyl spin C G Tells me kid, you lose more than you win Am F From the Delta blues to a hip-hop beat C G To a motel rhyme on a Nashville street Am F Legends fall and we steal their words C G Mix ‘em with our lies until truth blurs Am F A TikTok kid with a bedroom mic C G Sings a song that cuts me like a knife Am F And I wonder if that kid’s like me C G Haunted by a hundred old melodies F Am I’m chasing ghosts in the wire C G In the strings, in the choir F Am In the names they left behind C G Etched in verses in my mind F Am I don’t know what I’m tryin’ to find C G But it hums in every line F Am Like a prayer, like a spark, like a fire C G I’m chasing ghosts in the wire Am F Maybe one day they’ll sing my name C G Carved in a song like a pocket flame Am F But for now I’m here with my ghosts and strings C G Chasing echoes of other things F Am And it feels alright C G Yeah it feels like mine F Am Even if it ain’t this time