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Ghosties And Ghoulies Lyrics And Chords

Writtin by Tom Corcoran. 1993-Video coming soon, I hope.


I RE[Em]MEMBER AS A LADDY I WOULD [D] GET AN AWFUL FRIGHT
WHEN [Em]MOTHER USED TO [B7]TELL ME OF THE [Em]BOG.**
I RE[EM]MEMBER, OH SO CLEARLY, I WAS [B7]SCARED TO DEATH AT NIGHT,
WHEN I [Em]USED TO SEE IT [B7]COVERED UP IN [Em]FOG. 
 
[SOFTLY FIRST TIME THROUGH]
OH, THE [AM] GHOSTIES AND THE GHOULIES 
ARE OUT [Em] HUNTING ON THE MOOR,
AND THEY NEITHER DANCE NOR DRINK THE [B7]WAY OF MEN.
KEEP YOUR[Em] LADS AND LASSIES[D] HOME AT NIGHT 
NOT WAN [EM] D’RIN' ON THE MOOR, 
OR YOU’LL [Em]NEVER SEE THEM ANY[D]WHERE A[Em]GAIN. [B7]NO! NO !   
YOU’LL [Em]NEVER SEE THEM [D]ANYWHERE A[Em]GAIN. 
[Em]OOOO [D]OOOO [C]OOOO [B7]OOOO X2
 
THERE WERE (EM)NEVER ANY VISITORS AT (D) OUR HOUSE AFTER FIVE
AND SUM (Em) MERTIME OR(B7)WINTER WAS THE (Em)SAME.
IT (Em)T'WAS AS IF THE MOORLAND SIMPLY (B7)SWALLOWED THEM ALIVE.
IF THEY(Em) STARTED OUT, YOU(B7) KNOW THEY (Em)NEVER CAME. (CH. FOR...)
 
THERE WERE (Em)TIMES AT NIGHT IN BED WHEN(D) I’D MY WINDOW SASH AJAR, 
I’D (Em)LISTEN TO THE (B7)CRIES FROM OFF THE (Em)MOOR.***
AND (Em)IN MY ROOM WOULD ECHO SOUNDS FROM (B7)NEAR AND FROM AFAR,
THAT (Em)SPOKE TO ME OF (B7)TERROR ON THE (Em)MOOR.  (CH.  "AH...)
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