The Old Zimbabwe Ghost Chords by John Edmond
Tempo:
65.275 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] The tales I've [G] heard of the soapstone [Eb] bird, so I went [F] along to see [Bb] the Acropolis [Gm] and the
passages [B] in the Temple [F]
[Eb] Masonry.
But it all looked [F] so familiar, [Bb] like I'd been there [G] once before.
[Eb] I felt my [Bb] mind slowing back in time, and then I [Ab] saw him down [Bb] by the shore.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] He came down the [Gm] stairs with his cold [Eb] tears, and the soldier [F] left to write.
[Bb] In his nervous [Gm] golden bangles, [Eb] he bought the mystic [F] kind of light.
[Eb]
His eyes were [F] black, and they took me [Bb] back as they poured [Gm] into my soul.
[Eb]
And then the [Bb] smile, and he spoke a [Eb] while about [B] the many [Bb] evil days to come.
[Eb] But [F] the peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the [Cm] quietness were the things [F] I loved the most.
[Eb]
As I sat [Bb] there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe [F] ghost.
[Bb] [F] [Bb] The world was [G] young, we were rich, my [Eb] son, independent, [F] wise, and free.
[Bb] From horizon [Gm] to horizon, [Eb] our riches [F] held the key.
[Eb] And then they [F] came in love's sweet [Bb] name to our vast human [G] sky.
[Eb] And just like the [Bb] way of the world [Eb] today, for the [F] cause of [Bb] greed to die.
But the [F] peace of [Bb] mind and the [Gm] quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Eb] As I sat [Bb] there, meditating [B] with the old [Bb] Zimbabwe ghost.
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] Suddenly [Gm] the reality [Eb] of today was [F] all around.
[Bb] The front [Gm] square, the ancient [Eb] stood, but fading [F] in the ground.
[Eb] I was misty [F]-eyed as again I [Bb] died, and the people [Gm] stopped to stare.
[Eb] As I watched my [Bb] host, the Zimbabwe [B] ghost, the [F] glow melting [Bb] in the [Eb] air.
But the [B] peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Abm] As [Bb] I sat there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe ghost.
[B] But the peace of [G] mind and the quietness were the
[Bb] The tales I've [G] heard of the soapstone [Eb] bird, so I went [F] along to see [Bb] the Acropolis [Gm] and the
passages [B] in the Temple [F]
[Eb] Masonry.
But it all looked [F] so familiar, [Bb] like I'd been there [G] once before.
[Eb] I felt my [Bb] mind slowing back in time, and then I [Ab] saw him down [Bb] by the shore.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] He came down the [Gm] stairs with his cold [Eb] tears, and the soldier [F] left to write.
[Bb] In his nervous [Gm] golden bangles, [Eb] he bought the mystic [F] kind of light.
[Eb]
His eyes were [F] black, and they took me [Bb] back as they poured [Gm] into my soul.
[Eb]
And then the [Bb] smile, and he spoke a [Eb] while about [B] the many [Bb] evil days to come.
[Eb] But [F] the peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the [Cm] quietness were the things [F] I loved the most.
[Eb]
As I sat [Bb] there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe [F] ghost.
[Bb] [F] [Bb] The world was [G] young, we were rich, my [Eb] son, independent, [F] wise, and free.
[Bb] From horizon [Gm] to horizon, [Eb] our riches [F] held the key.
[Eb] And then they [F] came in love's sweet [Bb] name to our vast human [G] sky.
[Eb] And just like the [Bb] way of the world [Eb] today, for the [F] cause of [Bb] greed to die.
But the [F] peace of [Bb] mind and the [Gm] quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Eb] As I sat [Bb] there, meditating [B] with the old [Bb] Zimbabwe ghost.
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] Suddenly [Gm] the reality [Eb] of today was [F] all around.
[Bb] The front [Gm] square, the ancient [Eb] stood, but fading [F] in the ground.
[Eb] I was misty [F]-eyed as again I [Bb] died, and the people [Gm] stopped to stare.
[Eb] As I watched my [Bb] host, the Zimbabwe [B] ghost, the [F] glow melting [Bb] in the [Eb] air.
But the [B] peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Abm] As [Bb] I sat there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe ghost.
[B] But the peace of [G] mind and the quietness were the
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
B
Bb
F
Eb
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] The tales I've [G] heard of the soapstone [Eb] bird, so I went [F] along to see [Bb] the Acropolis [Gm] and the
passages [B] in the Temple [F] _
[Eb] Masonry.
But it all looked [F] so familiar, [Bb] like I'd been there [G] once before.
[Eb] I felt my [Bb] mind slowing back in time, and then I [Ab] saw him down [Bb] by the shore.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] He came down the [Gm] stairs with his cold [Eb] tears, and the soldier [F] left to write.
[Bb] In his nervous [Gm] golden bangles, [Eb] he bought the mystic [F] kind of light.
[Eb]
His eyes were [F] black, and they took me [Bb] back as they poured [Gm] into my soul.
[Eb]
And then the [Bb] smile, and he spoke a [Eb] while about [B] the many [Bb] evil days to come.
[Eb] But [F] the peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the [Cm] quietness were the things [F] I loved the most.
[Eb]
As I sat [Bb] there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe [F] ghost.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] The world was [G] young, we were rich, my [Eb] son, independent, [F] wise, and free.
[Bb] From horizon [Gm] to horizon, [Eb] our riches [F] held the key.
[Eb] And then they [F] came in love's sweet [Bb] name to our vast human [G] sky.
[Eb] And just like the [Bb] way of the world [Eb] today, for the [F] cause of [Bb] greed to die.
But the [F] peace of [Bb] mind and the [Gm] quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Eb] As I sat [Bb] there, meditating [B] with the old [Bb] Zimbabwe ghost.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Suddenly [Gm] the reality [Eb] of today was [F] all around.
[Bb] The front [Gm] square, the ancient [Eb] stood, but fading [F] in the ground.
[Eb] I was misty [F]-eyed as again I [Bb] died, and the people [Gm] stopped to stare.
[Eb] As I watched my [Bb] host, the Zimbabwe [B] ghost, the [F] glow melting [Bb] in the [Eb] air.
But the [B] peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Abm] As [Bb] I sat there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe ghost.
[B] But the peace of [G] mind and the quietness were the
[Bb] The tales I've [G] heard of the soapstone [Eb] bird, so I went [F] along to see [Bb] the Acropolis [Gm] and the
passages [B] in the Temple [F] _
[Eb] Masonry.
But it all looked [F] so familiar, [Bb] like I'd been there [G] once before.
[Eb] I felt my [Bb] mind slowing back in time, and then I [Ab] saw him down [Bb] by the shore.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] He came down the [Gm] stairs with his cold [Eb] tears, and the soldier [F] left to write.
[Bb] In his nervous [Gm] golden bangles, [Eb] he bought the mystic [F] kind of light.
[Eb]
His eyes were [F] black, and they took me [Bb] back as they poured [Gm] into my soul.
[Eb]
And then the [Bb] smile, and he spoke a [Eb] while about [B] the many [Bb] evil days to come.
[Eb] But [F] the peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the [Cm] quietness were the things [F] I loved the most.
[Eb]
As I sat [Bb] there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe [F] ghost.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] The world was [G] young, we were rich, my [Eb] son, independent, [F] wise, and free.
[Bb] From horizon [Gm] to horizon, [Eb] our riches [F] held the key.
[Eb] And then they [F] came in love's sweet [Bb] name to our vast human [G] sky.
[Eb] And just like the [Bb] way of the world [Eb] today, for the [F] cause of [Bb] greed to die.
But the [F] peace of [Bb] mind and the [Gm] quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Eb] As I sat [Bb] there, meditating [B] with the old [Bb] Zimbabwe ghost.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Suddenly [Gm] the reality [Eb] of today was [F] all around.
[Bb] The front [Gm] square, the ancient [Eb] stood, but fading [F] in the ground.
[Eb] I was misty [F]-eyed as again I [Bb] died, and the people [Gm] stopped to stare.
[Eb] As I watched my [Bb] host, the Zimbabwe [B] ghost, the [F] glow melting [Bb] in the [Eb] air.
But the [B] peace of [Bb] mind and [Gm] the quietness were the [Cm] things I [F] loved the most.
[Abm] As [Bb] I sat there, meditating with the old Zimbabwe ghost.
[B] But the peace of [G] mind and the quietness were the
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