Tuning: E A D G B E

The song is in 7/4, or alternating measures of 4/4 and 3/4. It may kind of hard to conceptualize, but if you listen along while you play it's much easier to get into the groove. [Intro]

Get ^Cmin, get ^Ebout Get ^Bbin, get ^Fout Get ^Ebin, get ^Bbout Get ^Gmin, get ^G#out

[Chorus]

I ^Cmknow you know that ^Ebyou are me And ^BbI am you, and ^Fwe are here And ^Ebyou're the one to ^Bbtake me down So ^Gmtake me down, ^G#take me down I ^Cmknow you know that ^Ebyou are me And ^BbI am you, and ^Fwe are here And ^Ebyou're the one to ^Bbtake me down So ^Gmtake me down, ^G#take me down

[Verse 1] Cm

Walk ^Ebslowly, ^Bbstep and you can ^Flisten whil^Ebe you drown So ^Bbquiet I ^Gmcan almost hear ^G#my pulse in ^Cmmy hands Walk ^Ebslowly, ^Bbstep and you ^Fcan listen ^Ebwhile you drown So ^Bbquiet I ^Gmcan almost hear ^G#my pulse in m^Cmy hands

[Chorus]

I ^Cmknow you know that ^Ebyou are me And ^BbI am you, and ^Fwe are here And ^Ebyou're the one to ^Bbtake me down So ^Gmtake me down, ^G#take me down

[Verse 2]

My ^Cmlips, the ^Ebcool air^Bb pushes me ^Fdown in a ^Ebrush I ^Bbturn my head^Gm ^G# ^CmYou know why, but^Eb you are me And^Bb I am you, and^F we are here ^Eb You ^Bbcaught my eye And ^Gmif it's now, then ^G#let it all be ^Cmyou

[Refrain]

Ghost of the ^Ebforest ^BbGhost of the ^Fforest ^EbGhost of the ^Bbforest ^GmGhost of the ^G#forest

[Bridge]

^CmI can feel it a^Ebll unwind ^Bb ^F I ^Ebremember when the ^Bbstars aligned ^Gm ^G# Now I'm ^Ftumbling blind

I'm tumbling blind

I'm^G# tumbling blind I'm^Bb tumbling blind

[Refrain]

^FGhost of the forest Ghost of the forest ^G#Ghost of the forest ^BbGhost of the forest

[Outro] G#

I'm drowning in my own mind ^Eb I'm drowning in images ^G# I'm drowning in thoughts ^Eb I'm drowning in bitterness ^G# I'm drowning in memories ^Eb I'm drowning in anger ^F# I'm drowning in regret ^C# I'm drowning in hatred ^G# I'm drowning in yesterday ^Eb I'm drowning in tomorrow ^F# I'm drowning in my own mind ^C# I'm drowning in my own mind ^E I'm drowning in my own mind ^B I'm drowning in my own mind ^Cm

[Outro Solo]

^Cmalte^Ebrnat^Bbing ^F4 b^Ebeats^Bb and^Gm 3 b^G#eats per chord. The song ends on the G#

Trey Anastasio - Ghosts of the forest