The Growlers – What It Is (Guitar)

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[Intro] D7 Gm D7 [Theme 1 verse 1]
Gm
Thick heads oh you don’t believe
Until the spirit has crept in between your sheets
   D7
Oh what it is, oh what it is
[Theme 1 verse 2]
       Gm
That’s just a draft and you imagined a laugh
Discredit the gasp for he’s been pullin’ the schnapps
   D7
Oh what it is
Oh what it is [Theme 1 verse 3]
         Gm
From the patriarch to the man in the book
Insane to the saints they have all been shook
   D7
Oh what it is
Oh what it is [Theme 2 verse 1]
Gm                   Bbm
Things aren’t always what they seem

  Gm                  Bbm
Demons or ghosts or a rumpot’s dream

Gm                Bbm
Sleep deprived or hypnotized

  Bb           A               Eb      D
Easy to throw aside until it’s in your eyes
[Theme 2 verse 2]
Gm     Bbm                Gm
I am a man of no specific faith

          Bbm                     Gm
I have no knowledge of beyond the grave

      Bbm
But I can’t deny

    Bb         A      Eb D
The dead don’t always die
[Theme 2 verse 3]
Gm            Bbm                    Gm
I have seen a ghost and it was no mistake

          Bbm                          Gm
It was as clear as all the drinks I’ve drank

      Bbm
But I swear I was dry

    Bb         A      Eb D
The dead don’t always die
[Interlude] Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm D Gm Cm Gm Gm Bb A Eb D [Theme 2 verse 4]
Gm         Bbm           Gm
I was no believer in the tales of fear

              Bbm
To think that Lucifer was always here

Gm
 That may be a lie

    Bb         A      Eb D
The dead don’t always die

Gm        Bbm                         Gm
Life is a blessin’ ‘til you meet your death

     Gm                    Bbm          Gm
Make good with your living breath, make good with life

Bb  A   Eb  D   Gm
You may ne- ver die

Eb D  Bb  Gm
E- ternal life