Tuning: E A D G B E

Passafire - Ghost Man Standard Tuning [EADGBE] The song is mostly played in an upstroking/reggae style, but there are some parts where the strumming pattern changes, which are noted in their respective locations. [Intro] [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - SINGLE DOWNSTROKE PER CHORD] Cm Bb Fm Ab Cm Dm Bb F [Verse 1] [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - BACK TO UPSTROKING/REGGAE STYLE] Cm Bb Fm Ab [x4]

There’s a man ^Cmwho used to live ^Bbup on the t^Fmop floor ^Ab It’s obv^Cmious he nev^Bber found what he ^Fmwas looking for ^Ab And he appeared ^Cmto me one night ^Bbwhen I came walk^Fming through that door ^Ab I looked aroun^Cmd and he’s not ^Bbthere anymore ^Fm ^Ab He’s h^Cmere [yeah]^Bb, then he d^Fmisappeared ^Ab Saw the ghost ^Cmof a man and his voice^Bb I did hear ^Fm ^Ab He told ^Cmme to be qui^Bbet, it was cry^Fmstal clear ^Ab I looked around^Cm, and it ^Bbfilled me full of

[CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - SINGLE DOWNSTROKE PER CHORD]

^Fmfear ^Ab [Chorus] [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - THREE DOWNSTROKES [LISTEN TO THE SONG TO LEARN TIMING]] Then I ^Cmran all the way to ^Bbmy room Like an ^Fmembryo inside the ^Abwomb Stuck my ^Cmhead under the covers like ^Bba loon Soon my ^Fmhead was light like a ball^Aboon, yeah I said I ^Cmran all the way to ^Bbmy room Like an ^Fmembryo inside the ^Abwomb Stuck my ^Cmhead under the covers like ^Bba loon

[CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - SINGLE DOWNSTROKE PER CHORD]

Soon my ^Fmhead was light like a balloon [Verse 2] [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - BACK TO UPSTROKING/REGGAE STYLE] This man, ^Cmhe had a probl^Bbem with exc^Fmess noise ^Ab After dark, ^Cmhe put his fin^Bbger to his lips ^Fmand the sound ^Abwas sharp

[CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - SINGLE DOWNSTROKE PER CHORD] Cm Bb [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - BACK TO UPSTROKING/REGGAE STYLE]

The ap^Fmparition blunt^Ably remarked Soon ^Cmthe hair stood straight ^Bbup off my arms ^Fm ^Ab I fel^Cmt so stra^Bbnge, s^Fmlightly deranged ^Ab Saw the ghost ^Cmof a man that killed ^Bbhimself With a bul^Fmlet at close range ^Ab But in the aft^Cmerlife, he still ^Bbcomplained 'Bout the noise ^Fmin the hall, he nev^Aber changed Looking back^Cm, I wish I could remem^Bbber his name ^Fm ^Ab

[Chorus] [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - THREE DOWNSTROKES [LISTEN TO THE SONG TO LEARN TIMING]]

Then I ^Cmran all the way to ^Bbmy room Like an ^Fmembryo inside the ^Abwomb Stuck my ^Cmhead under the covers like ^Bba loon Soon my ^Fmhead was light like a ball^Aboon, yeah I said I ^Cmran all the way to ^Bbmy room Like an ^Fmembryo inside the ^Abwomb Stuck my ^Cmhead under the covers like ^Bba loon

[CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - SINGLE DOWNSTROKE PER CHORD]

Soon my ^Fmhead was light like a balloon

[Bridge] [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - SINGLE DOWNSTROKE PER CHORD]

^G I saw the ghost of a man ^Cm I was in a foreign land ^Ab Straight to my bed I ran ^Bb Look up at the ceiling fan ^G When my friends saw my face ^Cm Sweat dripping like I just won the race ^Ab This memory I can’t erase ^Bb ^N.C. [ONE! TWO!]

[Outro] [CHANGE STRUMMING PATTERN - BACK TO UPSTROKING/REGGAE STYLE] Cm Bb Fm Ab [x2]

I said he’s ^Cmhere [yeah]^Bb, then he ^Fmdisappeared ^Ab I said he’s ^Cmhere [yeah]^Bb, then he ^Fmdisappeared ^Ab I said he’s ^Cmhere [yeah]^Bb, then he ^Fmdisappeared ^Ab I said he’s here… ^Cm ^Bb ^Fm ^Ab

After you play the final progression, an arpeggiated version of the progession finishes off the song. It sounds something like this: E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------5-------------------------5---------| D|-----5-------8-----3-----6-----5-------8---| A|---3-------8-----3-----6-----3-------8-----| E|---------6-----1-----4-------------6-------| After that, strum F a few times and that's it!

Passafire - Ghost man