GHOST MICE - EUROPE CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

Hey there! I'm a huge Ghost Mice fan, and particularly love the album Europe, which I've always felt was sorely under-represented anywhere you can find tabs of theirs. Now, I'm not an musical expert by any means. My fingers are short, stubby, and fat, and I do not possess the ability to play any stringed instruments. However, using a combination of Chordify and my own Accordion (which I have a very rudimentary understanding of), I've managed to basically chord out the entire album by hand. I'll be typing them all up over the next few days provided I don't start procrastinating. It sounds right for the most part when I play it myself, but if there are any changes worth noting or mistakes that I've missed, please feel free to change them! For the first track on the Diary Entry-style album, England, I think I've managed to get everything out pretty well. The only small issue I've run into is that Bm and F#m are somewhat similar sounding, and it's difficult to figure out which one goes where, so if you find a particular line not sounding right for either of those chords, try playing the other in its place. CHORDS USED: D A E Bm F#m GHOST MICE: Europe "England"

We g^Aot off the plane in the cold, cold rain Lost t^Erack of the hour, lost track of the day We w^Dere very far away from any^Bmwhere we'd been before

We ^Agot on a bus and we went to the city Got o^Eff at a stop because we liked the name We were ^Din for an adventure And that's a^Bmll we knew for sure

And we w^Dalked until we c^Bmouldn't walk no mo^Ere ^DJet lag and sore feet l^Eed us to the door Of an ^Aexpensive noisy bed Where we could r^Eest our heavy heads

We s^Dlept away the rest of the day And ^Bmwell into the ^Enight And we ^Awoke up with a hun^Eger for l^Dife Well before the s^Eun rised

We didn't have ^Amoney to ride the underground So we walked through ^Emiles and miles of this town When n^Dight fell like a rock we realized We were ^Bmnever gonna find a p^Eatch of open ^Aground

And the rain was comin' ^Edown And the trains were shuttin' ^Ddown We were worn out, wet and ^Bmlost There was no shelter to be ^Afound

BRIDGE: A - D - Bm - A - F#m - D - E

We ^Aspent over a week of our budget On a ^Etaxi and a bed And ^Dwe made plans at night to escape This ^Bmexpensive wond^Eerland

We wou^Ald set out for the wild We wou^Eld see what was beyond We wou^Dld sleep above the soil And we would t^F#mravel by our t^Ehumbs

And ^Dwritten above my ^Ehostel bed In ^Ablack marker it ^F#msaid "There's a ^Dlight And it ne^Ever goes o^Aut"

We di^Adn't have a clue what we were doin' We di^Edn't even know where we wanted to go The next^D day we took the tube all the way Out^F#m to the end of the li^Ene

It ^Atook us five hours to find a place to stand And ^Ewe stuck out our thumbs, we raised our hands It was ^Drainin' hard again But ^Bmwe were not surpr^Eised

N^Do one wants to pick ^F#myou up Whe^En you're soakin' wet It wa^Ds hard not havin' se^F#mcond thoughts About^E goin' on this trip

And ^Dwe ate the rest of our ho^Astel bread Under a^D dark, damp underp^Aass We wa^Dtched the cars go ^Apast The s^Dun was sinking f^Aast

But salv^Dation came at l^Aast In a l^Dittle blue hatch^Aback And he t^Eook us a few miles down the r^Aoad

The ^Aday was almost over It ^Ewas hard not to give in We had ^Dmade it outta the city We were thinkin' about ^Bmgivin' up and settin' ^Eup our tent

But a J^Aeep pulled over then And he t^Eold us to get in He s^Daid his name was Nick Right away he^Bm felt just like a ^Efriend

And he ^Dtook us to some ^Eland Where s^Aome people live on ^F#mbuses ^DInvited us to stay the ^Enight And ^Awe could not r^F#mefuse

We ^Dgot a bus of our o^Ewn And i^At had a soft, warm ^F#mbed We b^Duilt a little f^Eire And we ^Adried our soaking ^F#mshoes

And we ^Dslept, yeah we ^Eslept Just like little ^Ababies

^AThe next day at Stonehenge ^EWe couldn't afford to get in We ^Dthought it would be free, We were sur^Bmprised to see the ^Efence

This ^Aday would set the theme Of this ^Etrip for you and me We could ^Dpay to see the sights of Europe Or ^Bmwe could choose to ^Eeat

And we ^Dpressed on to an old Roman ^Ecity And we ^Amade it before ^F#mnight We ^Dbroke down and bought some ^Efries Just ^Aso we could get ^F#mdry

And ^Dcurse the ^Asky, c^Durse the ^Asky, c^Durse the ^Asky It ^Erains all the ^Atime

We ^Afound a spot to pitch our tent It ^Ewas our first night in it The ^Drain soaked in, the ground was cold It ^Bmsank into my b^Eones

And we dec^Aided that i^Et was way too ^Dcold To keep goin' the way ^F#mwe had planned to ^Ego And ^Athat night we agreed that ^Ewe would turn around We'd ^Dhead for warmer ground, we'd start ^F#mmakin' our way s^Eouth

Oh you c^Dan't get l^Eost if you've g^Aot no place to ^F#mgo You ^Dcan't take a wrong t^Eurn if you're ^Anot on your way ^F#mhome And we re^Dalized just how f^Eree we really w^Aere

_______________________________________________________________ This second song is incredibly easy, since it's literally just G - D - C - G for the entire song and then D - G at the end of each few verses. That being said, I personally always find it obnoxious whenever a guitar tab is literally just the lyrics with a few chords at the top though, so for the sake of not having put one of THOSE tabs on the site, I'll map it all out here. CHORDS USED: C G D GHOST MICE: EUROPE "English Channel"

^GWe turned around, we were headin' south ^DWe were tryin' to get off the island ^CWishin' for a sky without any clouds ^GWith a big nice bright sun shinin'

^GWe found a spot in a soggy swamp ^DAnd set up our tiny tent ^COur feet were wet again ^GBut we were gettin' used to it

Our feet were ^Dalways ^Gwet

^GA man drove by in a silver car ^DWith a mean look on his face ^CHe looked at us in the rear-view ^GAnd then he hit the breaks

^GWe walked up to the open window ^DNot knowin' what to think ^CBut he wanted to know where we were goin' ^GAnd see if it was on his way

^GWe told him we were goin' to Dover ^DAnd hopefully over to France that night ^CHe said, "So am I, hop in ^GAnd I'll give you a ride"

And we were ^Don our ^Gway

^GHe said he stopped to pick us up ^DBecause we looked so out of luck ^CHe was havin' a bad day too ^GBut he thought we had him beat

^GIt was his philosophy that if you see ^DSomeone in a worse way than you ^CIt's your ethical obligation ^GTo stop and see what you can do

I wish every^Done thought that ^Gtoo

^GHe asked if we had our tickets ^DAnd when our boat would leave ^CWe confessed we didn't know that yet ^GAnd we'd get there then we'd see

^GHe said, "You should just ride with me ^DBecause passengers ride free ^CIt takes a couple of hours ^GAnd I could use the company"

So could ^Dwe, so could ^Gwe

^GBut he was goin' to Belgium ^DAnd we were goin' to France ^CBut we decided to change our plans ^G'Cause you don't pass up a chance like that

^GWe got there late and he was pissed ^DThat he missed the hovercraft ^CIf he'd have to take the slow boat ^GThen he would ride first class

Our bad ^Dluck was gone at ^Glast

^GWe got to the lonely lobby ^DAnd we filled our packs with snacks ^CThey were free, those pastries ^GAnd those drinks would weight our backs

^GHe could see our hesitation ^DWe were concerned about bein' rude ^CHe said, "Take as much as you can hold, kids ^GI was once like you

I have ^Dbeen there ^Gtoo"

^GWe got aboard the ferry ^DAnd they took us to our seats ^CWhich were basically in a nice restaurant ^GAnd it looked like we were gonna get to eat

^GThey brought us priceless menus ^DAnd they brought us more drinks ^CWe were the only dirty kids there ^GWith our big backpacks and stinky feet

^GSo we ate our three-course meal ^DAnd talked to our new-found friend ^CWe told him about the music we played ^GHe was an electrician

^GHe asked where we planned to sleep that night ^DWe said we had no clue ^CHe said, "I'll drop you off by the side of the road ^GThat's what I used to do

I was ^Donce like ^Gyou" _______________________________________________________________________

Third on the list of this album is Belgium, home of the delicious waffle. This one is also relatively straightforward. note that the last verse, starting with "Hung around for a few days" is played by lightly strumming and, uh, barring? Is that the word? I do not know much about music or the notation thereof, I'm just a big Ghost Mice fan, so forgive me if I'm saying that wrong. I don't know. You'll figure it out. CHORDS USED: D E A F# GHOST MICE: EUROPE "Belgium"

^AWe arrived really l^F#ate at night And we f^Eound a place to sleep under a ^Dsmall patch of trees We ^Adidn't set up our ^F#tent that night We just p^Eut sleeping bags right ^Ddown in the weeds

The ^Aground was covered in ^F#thorns But the g^Eround was dry and the g^Dround was warm And ^Awe could see the stars at ^F#night E D E So we knew we'd be alri-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ight

^AI heard some footsteps ^F#approaching the fence So I ^Epicked my head up to get a l^Dook at it It was the^A most monstrous c^F#ow I'd ever seen With e^Eyes like a devil burnin' s^Dtraight into me

And I ^Aknew that if it c^F#ould It would ^Ehop over that fence and c^Drush us with its hoofs And I ^Aknew that we were in ^F#deep E D E Eighty days left, I'm glad that you are here with me-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e

We ^Awoke up the next ^F#morning to discover Our t^Erue enemy was b^Deneath us the whole time There were ^Aslugs all over our ^F#sleeping bags And e^Everywhere they went they left a t^Drail of slime

And we p^Aacked up our things, we ^F#walked into town Into a ^Etown I'd never heard of bef^Dore We ate f^Aries in a Medieval ^F#market, Of thousands of s^Eauces I ^Dchose ketchup of c^Aourse ^DOf cou^Arse, ^Dof co^Aurse, ^Dof cou^Arse, o^Df co^Aur-

H^Aung around for a f^Eew days then h^Deaded out On our w^Aay we got dropped off without w^Eanting to be In the c^Dity where most of the world's d^Aiamonds are made But the city of treasures and sp^Earkly things

Didn't h^Dold many splendors for ^Ayou and me, Just mean old ladies in the Mc^EDonalds bathroom that ^Dwanted us to pay to ^Apee __________________________________________________________________________________

On our forth stop in this continent-spanning trip, we go to Holland, where Chris Clavin and Hannah Jones took a trip to without thinking that they might want to bring along some money for weed. Spoiler: Things turned out alright in the end. The second-to-last verse is sung without playing the accompanied chords, and has been left without them. CHORDS USED: G D A E Bm GHOST MICE: EUROPE "Holland" G - G - G - G - A - A - A

We were the c^Dliche American ^Ebackpackers ^GStanding on the side of the road in the r^Dain With our ^Ecardboard sign ^Gwritten in black sharpie That read ^DAm-^Aster-d^Gam We were going to ^DAm-^Aster-^Gdam

So we ^Dweren't surprised by the l^Eooks in the eyes Of the ^Gpeople in their cars when they passed us by And they ^Dgave us the middle ^Efinger Or the ^Gthumbs up or thumbs down

But ^Dwe stayed tough, we ^Estood our ground And ^Gby the end of the afternoon We got ^Ddropped off in the ^Emiddle of this ^Gtown

Now ^Aeveryone will tell you 'bout the ^Gcoffee shops And ^Aeveryone will tell you 'bout the ^Gred-light district But some^Ahow up to now it seems they ^Gall forgot to mention The ^Dmillions of bikes locked to the ^Amillions of bridges That ^Garch up like rainbows to cross the city's millions of ^Dcanals That run down every ^Astreet with the houseboats nice and ^Gneat And the ^Gbuildings lean so much you think that they might fall ^Ddown Like the rain that day ^Athat drove us to a stoop

Ya ^Ggotta feel sorry for all the hippies That came here in the '^D60s Now they don't know who they ^Aare We watched one of them playin' ^Gflute

He was tryin' to earn some change

We had spent all of our ^Bmmoney for that ^Gday We grew ^Bmhungry and the rain just ^Gcame and came

And ^Bmoh how I wished I had ^Gsome of those fries That the ^Bmpeople were eating when they ^Gpassed us by And I ^Aclosed my eyes for a ^Gminute or two I ^Aopened them up when I ^Ggot a nudge from you ^AThere was the hippie, the ^Gone with the flute, ^AAnd holding in his hands was my ^Gwish come true And he ^Dhanded me the whole ^Gthing And this ^Awhole interaction felt was ^Gmore like a dream He was ^Dreadin' my mind it ^Gseemed Like a ^Agenie granting wishes for people on the ^Gstreet And we ^Dnever could have thanked him ^Genough I ^Adon't know if he knew how much it ^Gmeant to us

And ^Dthat night in a tent we ^Acounted all our money And we ^Gfigured out how long we could ^Dstay The ^Dway it looked to me we could ^Alive here forever ^GSleep in the campground, eat fal^Dafel every day But that's ^Bmnot what we came here to ^Ado We had ^Dso much more left to ^Gsee And ^Dthough this place felt so ^Anice We ^Gmade our plans to ^Dleave

And we went to this park where they had free bikes at the gate Spent the day riding through the trees and it felt great We were offered a place to stay on the floor of someone's office But we chose to sleep beside the interstate

And the ^Dsounds of the cars passing ^Gby ^DPut us right to ^Gsleep ^DNothin' beats layin' right ^Gunder the stars And I ^Dalways feel safe when you're ^Asleepin' beside ^Dme

___________________________________________________________________________ The fifth stop on this vacation takes us to Germany, where Chris and Hannah disobey safety guidelines (punk), show a disregard for safe highway speeds (very punk), and see a horrifying-sounding biblical statue (punxxx). CHORDS USED: C G D Am Em

Back in ^GWorld War Two, the ^Embombs kept dropping, this whole ^Ccity was smashed to the ^Gground. And the ^Gorders were given to ^Emdestroy everything, even to ^Cbring that beautiful cat^Ghedral down.

But the ^Ambest bomber pilots, ^Dwell, they all tried it but their ^Gaim was never ^Ctrue. ^AmAs if the work of God or ^Ddivine protection, or could the ^Gmen just not do what they were ^Cordered to do. Could they not ^Gdo what they were ^Dordered to ^Gdo.

^GToday it still stands like a ^Emgiant tombstone, a ^Cmonument to a time long ^Ggone. To the ^Gold lady beggars with their ^Emfaces to the ground, it's ^Ctall arch doorways are ^Gright where they belong.

And oh, ^AmHitler, he would have been ^Dpissed I guess, but I'm ^Gglad that the good guys ^Cmissed. No ^Ammatter what you believe or how you ^Dfeel about churches, let me ^Gtell you, you really wanna ^Csee this. You'll be ^Gthankful those ^Dbombs didn't ^Ghit.

We went ^Gsouth down the ^Driver to where the ^CRhine and the Basel ^Gmeet. We ^Gstood on that small triangle of ^Dground where this ^Ccountry was founded on our ^Gown two feet.

And ^Amon the way we learned that ^Dcastles are a lot smaller in real^G life then they are in the fairy^C tales. But ^Amthat realization didn't ^Dstop our fascination as we ^Gexplored the secret tunnels behind the ^Csafety rails. As we hopped ^Gover those ^Dsafety ^Grails...

^GWe headed East and we ^Dcrossed the border, the ^Cborder that was no longer ^Gthere. And alt^Ghough the fences and ^Dwalls are long gone, the ^Cweight of their ghosts hung ^Gheavy in the air. And the ^Ambuildings all had different ^Dlooks on their faces, they were ^Gstern and strong and ^Cstout. Going ^Am80 on the Audabon will ^Dreally take you places, if you ^Gwanna learn history get ^Coutta your house. If you ^Gwanna learn, get ^Doutta your ^Ghouse

^GAnd all of the statues of ^DDresden looked ^Cmean and cold and ^Gangry. ^GThey've all got black ^Dfaces that say, ^C"You can never ^Gkill me!" And our ^Ambus drove by ^DSlaughterhouse 5 on the ^Gway to our camp^Cground. We ^Amended up sleeping in a ^Dfarmer's field cause ^Gtwo years ago the ^Cplace was shut down. ^AmWe went to the forest and ^Dcamped a few nights and ^Gthen we said good^Cbye To ^Amall the bakeries and the ^Dnice young bees that would ^Galways give us ^Crides.

And the ^Ctrain, the ^Dtrain, took us ^Gaway!

________________________________________________________________________________ Next up is the always-neutral country of Switzerland, where our intrepid heroes climb a mountain and, in a spiritual awakening on its summit, forsake their normal ambrosia of sliced, fried potatoes and give legumes a shot instead. They also encounter and photograph a bunch of baby sheep, one of which is used as the cover art for the album. USED CHORDS: A E B GHOST MICE: EUROPE "Switzerland" E - A - B - E

Looking ^Eout the foggy window of the train it seemed insane, The rain was ^Acomin' down so fast it couldn't make it in the drains And all the ^Broads had turned to ^Arivers and the ^Bstairs to water^Afalls.

All the ^Bbuildings in ^AZurich had great graff^Biti on their ^Awalls We only ^Esaw it for a second when the ^Alightning bolts would ^Estrike ^EThe city had no power; there was a ^Amonster in the sky blocking ^Bout the ^Asunlight It was ^Bhard to tell whether ^Ait was ^Bday or ^Enight

When our ^Btrain pulled into the ^Astation, we were ^Bhappy just to be ^Aalive We had ^Bmade it on time and the ^Astorm had surrendered We ^Bset up our tent in the ^Avictorious sunlight And we ^Ewalked into town and we ^Alooked around We ^Bstared through the windows at ^ASwiss army knives

We were ^Ein a deep valley in the ^Amiddle of two lakes With the ^Bmighty mystic mountains rising ^Aup on each side And we ^Aslept that night and we ^Bdreamed about the ^Eclimb that we were gonna ^Amake Cause ^Alife's not about the ^Bstuff that you have; it's ^Emore about the chances you ^Atake ^EIt's more about the ^Bchances you ^Etake.

We bought ^Etwo cans of ^Bbeans, one for ^Ayou and one for ^Eme, And a ^Ebag of peanuts ^Btoo then we ^Alaced up our ^Eboots We hiked up the ^Bhills passing ^Aponies on the ^Eway Stoppin', reachin' ^Bthrough the fence to ^Afeed them some ^Ehay

^ENow the trees grew so ^Bthick that we ^Acouldn't see their ^Etops ^EAs we twisted like the ^Broots through the ^Arocks and the ^Emoss ^EComing down around the ^Bcorner came a ^Aherd of baby ^Elambs ^EI swear I took at ^Bleast a hundred ^Apictures of ^Ethem

When we ^Bmade it out of the trees and back ^Ainto the light We could ^Bsee we were gettin' pretty ^Aclose to the sky Under our ^Bfeet perfect ^Ablue, pink, and white Were the ^Bsmallest, sweetest ^Aedelweiss

And ^EGandalf would have been a great ^Bguide As the ^Etrail we were ^Btrusting ^Ahugged the mountainside ^EDeep down below in the ^Bice and the snow The ^Ariver cut a gorge through the ^Erock like a knife

^EAnd we could see the spot where the ^Bgiant pushed his ^Afeet into the ^Estone ^EAnd kept the mountain from ^Bfallin', ^Asaving the village ^Ebelow ^EAnd the crows, ^Bthe crows, ^Acame to say hello They ^Elaughed at you and ^Bme; they said ^Awe were way too s^Elow ^EThe crows, ^Bthe crows, without ^Aeffort, sank and ^Erose ^EThey laughed at you and ^Bme ^BThey sang that ^Awe should have ^Eflown

When we got up to the top we had to stop cause there was nowhere left to go And so we ate our beans and we shared our nuts with those big black braggin' crows We smashed our cans, we put on our packs, and started back on our way home I liked goin' up better than comin' down but everything comes back down, you know

Yeah, the ^Esun, the ^Bsun will ^Amelt away the snow, And the ^Erivers, the ^Brivers will ^Aflow, the ^Ecrows, the ^Bcrows, will sing to^Agether and ^Ealone ^EThis whole ^Bworld is our ^Ahome. They said ^Emake this ^Bworld your ^Ahome. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Here's another simple one, using only three repeating chords for the whole song. In this country, the duo decides to make a change in their diet and eat some thinly-slide potato wedges that have been cooked in hot oil, a staple food apparently referred to as "fries." CHORDS USED: C G D GHOST MICE: EUROPE "Italy"

^GSo there we were in the ^Dheart Where ^Ceverything that we know got its ^Gstart ^CThen it all fell a^Dpart Well I ^Gguess that's what you ^Cget When you ^Cspread yours^Delf too t^Ghin

But we had ^Gbigger fish to ^Dfry Like ^Cfindin' a place to ^Gsleep at night I ^Cbought a slice of ^Dpizza Just to ^Gtry and kill some ^Ctime And for a ^Cminute every^Dthing was ^Gfine

We had a ^Gnumber in our ^Dnotebook But it was ^Cway too late to ^Gcall It was ^Cwell after ^Dmidnight When our ^Gtrain passed through the city ^Cwalls We didn't ^Cknow this ^Dgirl at ^Gall

So ^Gwe got out our ^Dtravel book To ^Cread about the ^Gneighborhood ^CSaid it wasn't very ^Dgood But it ^Gfelt alright to ^Cme All I ^Cwanted to ^Ddo was go to^G sleep

So we ^Gwalked around the ^Dcorner And we ^Cfound a cheap ^Gmotel We ^Gknew we couldn't ^Dafford it But we ^Csaid, "^GOh well"

When you've been ^Con the train all ^Gday In a big ^Ccity in a new coun^Gtry You're real ^Ctired and it's ^Glate Sometimes it's ^Cbetter just to ^Gpay

That's the ^Dway it goes ^DSometimes you know ^DIt'd be okay ^DAnd after ^Call we ^Dwere in ^GRome

Well ^Git had been a long ^Dtime Since ^Cwe had slept in^Gside We ^Cwoke up late the ^Dnext day And the ^Gsun was shining ^Cbright We ^Cpaid our bill, we c^Dried, we went out^Gside

Now they ^Ggot their bread and ^Dcircus And I guess ^Cso do ^Gwe But ^Cthey got theirs for ^Dfree I think that ^Gwe're bein' ripped ^Coff We must de^Cstroy all em^Dpires at any ^Gcost

When you're ^Gstandin' in a ^Dtemple Of a long-gone ^CGod it seems so ^Gsimple ^CEverybody ^Ddies, no ^Gmatter who you ^Care From far e^Cnough away our sun is ^Djust another ^Gstar

And the ^Gstatue of Moses ^Dthat we saw Had ^Chorns on his head and was ^Geight feet tall ^CMaybe that was the ^Dcase, No it's ^Gnot our place to ^Csay ^CMaybe some things ^Djust don't trans^Glate

^GWe called up this ^Dgirl Who had ^Cordered a C^GD She was the ^Cfirst from Ita^Gly And we ^Dasked for hospi^Gtality ^CShe said we could ^Gstay ^Cat her parents' ^Gplace

They ^Cwere so sweet to ^Gus It was so ^Cnice to meet a ^Gpunk She took good ^Dcare of you and me ^DShe bought us soy ice cream ^DHer mom cooked dinner every night It was so ^Chard for ^Dus to ^Gleave

^GAnd the stray dogs of Pom^Dpey ^CWere our guides that ^Gday ^CThey became our friends, ^DWe were a lot like them They ^Gtaught us many ^Cthings ^CAnd all they wanted was some ^Dfood for their ^Gpay

^GThen we went to the ^Dcoast Where the ^Croads are wound so ^Gclose And the ^Cbuses bounce from ^Dside-to-side We ^Gthought that we might ^Cdie ^CWe couldn't find a place to ^Dsleep at all that ^Gnight

^GThe city filled with ^Dscooters Held so ^Cmany myster^Gies I ^Gsaw the weirdest ^Dthing there That I ^Cthink I'll ever ^Gsee It was a ^Cpizza topped with ^Goctopus, A ^Cwhole arm on each ^Gslice

^CBut I got my dinner ^Gthere It was a ^Cpizza topped with ^Gfries And ^DItaly was nice ^DMade us feel right at home ^DOur money's in the fountain And we ^Cwill re^Dturn to ^GRome ___________________________________________________________________

Next up is Spain, home to the shortest song on this album. I've seen that there's another set of chords for this song already listed, but I've tried them and they didn't seem to fit very well on my accordion. Didn't sound right at all. This version seems to work a bit better for me, but I'd welcome you to try them both to hear which one works the best for you. CHORDS USED: F C G Em GHOST MICE: EUROPE "Spain" C - G - Em - F C - G - Em - F

At the ^Cend of the street there is a ^Gstatue of ^EmChristopher ^FColumbus He's got his ^Carms up in the ^Gair and he's ^Empointing us towards ^Fhome There's ^Cpeople selling ^Gpigeons and they're ^Emselling squirrels for ^Fpets There's a ^Ctiny toy ^Gpiano being ^Emplayed by a ^Ftoad And there's ^Cparrots in the ^Gtrees and the ^Embeach is blue and ^Fgreen And the ^Chills are think with ^Gplants that we've^Em never ^Fseen And we sat ^Con that bench to^Ggether It ^Emwas the world's ^Flargest B^Cright mosaic t^Giles crafted ^Emby some great dead ^Fartist An^Cd all this is ^Gnice and ^Emall this is ^Fgreat But to ^Ctell the truth I'm ^Gthinking about ^EmBloomington ^Ftoday Yes, ^Call this is ^Gnice, and ^Emall this is ^Fgreat, But to be ^Chonest all I can ^Gthink about is ^EmBloomington to^Fday! ^CYes, all thi^Gs is nice,^Em and all thi^Fs is great, But to be ^Chonest all I can ^Gthink about is ^EmBloomington to^Fday!

___________________________________________________________________________ Okay, this is by far the most difficult song on the album to figure out because a large part of the melody comes from the flute. I've played around with it a lot, and this is the best I've been able to come up with, but once again, if anyone else thinks they can figure out something that can be improved about it, don't hesitate to make any changes. CHORDS USED: F C G D Am GHOST MICE: EUROPE "France" G - Am - C - Am G - Am - C - Am G - Am - C - Am G - Am - C - Am

^GParis isn't that ro^Ammantic ^CIf you don't have any ^Ammoney ^GThose cafes aren't so ^Amcute to walk by ^CWhen you're ^Amhungry

^GOur campground on the ^Amoutskirts of town Was ^Call we could afford to ^Amdo We ^Gwere so sick of bein' in the ^Ambig cities And ^Cthis one seemed so ^Amrude, rude, rude

^GWe mailed home all our ^Amhuge rolls of film And all the ^Gchange that we couldn't ^Amuse We ^Gbumped into some girls that we ^Amknew from Texas Saw the ^GMona Lisa, her smile ^Amseemed so cruel

And we ^Amused our last ticket to take the train To a ^Cboat on the coast that would take us away To a ^Gplace that we hoped Would be the end of our ^Fsorrows

When we ^Amgot there we were way too late There was ^Cno way we could leave that day We would ^Ghave to find a place to stay And ^Ftry again tomorrow

^AmWe found a secret place to crash In a ^Cbush by the docks

That was filled with trash

We ^Gcleared a spot and we called it a ^Fday

And I ^Amwished that I brought my guitar As I ^Clooked through the bush

Up at the stars

^GFell asleep and got woke up by the ^Frain

We ^Cwaited on the porch for the ^Gdoors to open And we ^Amasked the guy if there was any reason hopin' He ^Csaid, "Don't give ^Gup, Cross your ^Amfingers, wish for luck"

So I ^Ccast my spells and I made my ^Gcurses ^AmWishin' that a truck would get stuck And then ^Cwe could take their ^Gplace, And leave France that ^Amday.

______________________________________________________________________ We now reach the penultimate song, which happens to be one of my favorites on the album, because it's actually PLAYED with an accordion, which I've mentioned before is what I used to figure out all these chords. They should transfer over to stringed instruments well and good. Now, if any of you lucky yahoos out there actually own an accordion, you can make this song sound the best by alternating the strumming (or button presses, rather) between the bass chord and the major chord. It gives it a nice jaunty, pirate-like, sea-faring feel. Same feeling as The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists. USED CHORDS: D A E Em B F# GHOST MICE: EUROPE "Celtic Sea"

^AAt the last minute every^Dthing was okay ^AWe bought our tickets, we were ^Eon our way It ^Acost us six hundred and ^Dsixty-six Francs But ^Athat didn't ^Emean any^Athing

^AOn our way to Ireland ^Don a French boat And ^Ashe had a Spanish ^Ecaptain He ^Awelcomed us aboard and ^Dtold us some jokes ^AWe tried our ^Ebest to laugh ^Aat them

^AHe said, "Oh no, oh no, oh^D no, oh no We can't ^Ahave any women on ^Ehere Don't you ^Aknow, don't you know, don't you ^Dknow, don't you know ^ATruckers are like ^Epirates, my ^Adear"

He ^Asaid not to worry, it was ^Donly a joke And ^Ahe showed us to our ^Eroom And ^Aas I was throwing my ^Dpack on the bed A ^Aman came in ^Ebehind ^Ayou

Said, ^A"Hey, little lassie, ^Dare you alone? Do you ^Aneed some compa^Eny?" ^AThen he saw me and ^Dhe turned to leave ^ASayin' he ^Ewas sor^Ary

^AWe closed our door and ^Dwe locked it shut And ^Ajumped up on our fluffy ^Ebeds ^ABlankets and pillows were a ^Dluxury to us, We had ^Atwenty-four ^Ehours with ^Athem

The^A captain he knocked and ^Dhe woke us up He ^Atold us it was time to ^Eeat There was^A cake, there were fries, there were ^Dall sorts of drinks And^A then we looked ^Eout at the ^Asea

The ^Awaves, the waves, the ^Dwaves, they rose ^AUp, up thirty ^Efeet Then ^Adown, down, ^Ddown they'd go And our ^Astomachs ^Estarted to ^Asink

BRIDGE: D - Em - A - Em A - Em - D - Em B - Em - A - Em A - Em - D - Em F# - B - E

The ^Acaptain, the captain, well ^Dhe saved our lives He ^Agave us some tiny white ^Epills ^AWe went to sleep for the ^Drest of the ride, Woke ^Aup to the ^Esight of green ^Ahills

______________________________________________________________________________ Time for the final song! It also happens to be one of the most enjoyable ones to play because of how much you have to switch chords. I'd imagine that this is a lot easier to do on my accordion than it must be using an actual guitar, but you folks are good. You'll figure it out. CHORDS USED: F C G Am

It seemed like ^Ceverything we heard and hoped ^Gmight be ^Amtrue We got a ^Cride right away and she took us to the ^Amdune^Fs

And ^Amwe fell as^Gleep to the ^Csounds of a carnival From a ^Amvillage ^Gfurther down the ^Cbeach We ^Amwoke up the next ^Gmorning on a ^Cbed of tiny ^Amflowers, Packed the ^Ctent and went to ^Gget somethin' to ^Ceat

We bought a ^Amcheap jar of peanut butter and a ^Cloaf of fresh white bread, We made ^Amsandwiches on the beach; life doesn't ^Fget any better than ^Gthis

We ^Cwalked in for free to the first ^Gcastle that we ^Amfound It was ^Cempty, it was late, it be^Gcame our camp^Amgro^Fund And we ^Amspotted a ^Gtent and we ^Cmet another ^Fcamper And he ^Amtold us ^Ghis sad ^Cstory-- Well ^Amhe had been ^Gdumped by a ^Cgirl that he ^Floved, but he ^Amtold us ^Gnot to ^Cworry

You can ^Amcamp anywhere, no one's gonna care; why ^Cwould they? "It's not ^Amlike this at home," we told him, "you know" He said your ^Fhome's so far ^Gaway

^CWe went west all the way 'til the ^Gland ran ^Amout We slept ^Cat an empty house in the ^Gmiddle of a tiny ^Amtown^F We met a ^Amman at a ^Gcrossroads who ^Csaid it was his ^Fdream to ^Amsomeday ^Gcome to Blooming^Cton ^AmWe thought it was ^Gfunny because ^Cfor you and ^Fme, it was our ^Amdream to be ^Ghere in Ire^Cland

^AmHe was a big fan of John Melloncamp; we ^Ctold him everything we knew about him We ^Aminvited him to come and stay at our house; when we ^Fgot to our stop he didn't ^Gwant us to get out C F Am

We stayed the night at the house of a guy from Albany

He was ^Cglad to meet Americans; he made us spaghe^Amtti^F

And ^Amwe met a ^Gman who ^Csaid he was a ^Fdoctor and he ^Amtook us on ^Gsome of his ^Chouse calls He ^Amtaught us the ^Gbest way to get a ^Cdonkey to ^Fcome to you is not to ^Ampay them any ^Gattention at ^Call

And I ^Amcrawled to the edge and peeked over my head and ^Clooked down to the sea It was ^Amtwo thousand feet to the water below; it ^Flooked so blue, it ^Glooked so deep

And don't ^Cever let 'em ^Ftell you that it ^Amrains in Ire^Cland ^CWell if they tell you ^Fthat you can be ^Gsure they've never ^Cbeen 'Cause the ^Csun is always ^Fshinin' and the ^Amhills are always ^Cgreen And the ^Cpeople are always ^Fsmilin' and ^Gofferin' you ^Cdrinks

G - Am - G

We'd ^Cset up our tent on the cliffs right by the ^Amsea Almost ^Cevery night and the waves rocked us to ^Amslee^Fp

A ^Ampostman from ^GWales and his ^Cfriend from ^FEngland Bought us ^Amfries at the ^Gwesternmost ^Cpub ^AmWe sat with ^Gthem and two ^Cothers we'd ^Fmet And we all ^Amwatched the ^Gpostman get ^Cdrunk

And at ^Amfirst the Burren might seem like a ^Cwaste land of broken stones ^AmLook in the cracks and you'll see there's a ^Fsecret there that ^Ggrows And ^CGalway City really ^Gfeels a lot like ^Amhome We went^C through Conn^Gemara and up to S^Amlig^Fo

And ^Amat the Slieve ^GLeague we couldn't ^Csee ^Fanything; We dec^Amided that ^Gwe should turn ^Cback The ^Ammist was so ^Gthick that we ^Ccouldn't find our ^Ffeet And the ^Amtrail was called ^GDeadman's ^CPass

^AmOn one side it was three thousand feet down to the ^Cocean ^AmThe other was two thousand feet to the ground And ^Fanyway our time was ^Grunning out

And ^Cwe crossed the country in ^Gless than a ^Amday Our ^Clast ride to Dublin ^Gasked us the same ^Amthing^Fs

They ^Amasked if we ^Ghad any ^Ckin from ^FIreland; They were ^Amsurprised when ^Gwe said ^Cno When I ^Amsaid I didn't ^Gdrink and hadn't ^Ctried Guinness ^Fyet They were the ^Amfirst ones to ^Gsay, "way to ^Cgo"

And ^Amas our ferry was leaving the ^CEmerald Isle behind We were ^Amalready making our plans ^Fto come back some^Gtime

And don't^C ever let 'em ^Ftell you that it ^Amrains in Ire^Cland Well ^Cif they tell you ^Fthat you can be ^Gsure they've never ^Cbeen 'Cause the ^Csun is always ^Fshinin' and the ^Amhills are always ^Cgreen And ^Cpeople are always ^Fsmilin' and ^Gofferin' you ^Cdrinks

Ghost Mice - Europe