The Old Zimbabwe Ghost Chords by John Edmond
Tempo:
127.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] Tales I've heard [F#m] of the soapstone bird, [D] so I went along [E] to see
[A] The Acropolis [F#m] and the passages [D] in the Temple [E] Masonry
[D] But it all looked so [E] familiar, [A] like I've been there once [F#m] before
[D] I felt my mind [A] slipping back in time, and when I saw [E] him then I knew [A] for sure
[E] [A]
[E] [A] He came down the stairs [F#m] with his courtiers, [E] then [D] the soldier left [E] and right
And [A] his burnished golden [F#m] bangles [D] gave off a mystic kind [E] of light
His eyes were black [E] and they took me back [A] as they poured into [F#m] my soul
[D] Then the smile, [A] and we spoke a while [D] about the [E] medieval [A] days of old
[D] But the peace of [A] mind and the [F#m] quietness [D] were the [Bm] things I [E] loved the most
[D] As I sat [A] reminiscing [D] with the [E] old [A] Zimbabwe girls
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] Rose young, [F#m] even rich, my son, [D] independent, wise [E] and free
[A] Horizon to [F#m] horizon, [D] our riches held [E] the key
[D] And then they came [E] in love's sweet name [A] to our bastion in [F#m] the sky
[D] And just like the [A] way of the world today, [D] for the cause [E] of greed [A] to die
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the [F#m]
quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] reminiscing [D] with the old [A] Zimbabwe girls
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Suddenly the [F#m] reality [D] of today was all [E] around
The [A] prints where [F#m] the ancients [D] stood were fading in [E] the ground
I [D] was misty-eyed [E] as again I died [A] and the people stopped [F#m] to stare
[D] As I watched my host, the [A] Zimbabwe ghost, [D] go melting [E]
in [A] the air
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] reminiscing with the old Zimbabwe ghosts
But [D] the peace of [E]
mind and [A] the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved the [E] most
[D] As I sat
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] Tales I've heard [F#m] of the soapstone bird, [D] so I went along [E] to see
[A] The Acropolis [F#m] and the passages [D] in the Temple [E] Masonry
[D] But it all looked so [E] familiar, [A] like I've been there once [F#m] before
[D] I felt my mind [A] slipping back in time, and when I saw [E] him then I knew [A] for sure
[E] [A]
[E] [A] He came down the stairs [F#m] with his courtiers, [E] then [D] the soldier left [E] and right
And [A] his burnished golden [F#m] bangles [D] gave off a mystic kind [E] of light
His eyes were black [E] and they took me back [A] as they poured into [F#m] my soul
[D] Then the smile, [A] and we spoke a while [D] about the [E] medieval [A] days of old
[D] But the peace of [A] mind and the [F#m] quietness [D] were the [Bm] things I [E] loved the most
[D] As I sat [A] reminiscing [D] with the [E] old [A] Zimbabwe girls
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] Rose young, [F#m] even rich, my son, [D] independent, wise [E] and free
[A] Horizon to [F#m] horizon, [D] our riches held [E] the key
[D] And then they came [E] in love's sweet name [A] to our bastion in [F#m] the sky
[D] And just like the [A] way of the world today, [D] for the cause [E] of greed [A] to die
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the [F#m]
quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] reminiscing [D] with the old [A] Zimbabwe girls
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Suddenly the [F#m] reality [D] of today was all [E] around
The [A] prints where [F#m] the ancients [D] stood were fading in [E] the ground
I [D] was misty-eyed [E] as again I died [A] and the people stopped [F#m] to stare
[D] As I watched my host, the [A] Zimbabwe ghost, [D] go melting [E]
in [A] the air
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] reminiscing with the old Zimbabwe ghosts
But [D] the peace of [E]
mind and [A] the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved the [E] most
[D] As I sat
[A] [E]
Key:
E
A
D
F#m
Bm
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Tales I've heard [F#m] of the soapstone bird, [D] so I went along [E] to see _
[A] The Acropolis [F#m] and the passages [D] in the Temple _ [E] Masonry _
[D] But it all looked so [E] familiar, _ [A] like I've been there once [F#m] _ before
[D] I felt my mind [A] slipping back in time, and when I saw [E] him then I knew [A] for sure _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] He came down the stairs [F#m] with his _ courtiers, [E] then [D] the soldier left [E] and right
And [A] his burnished golden [F#m] bangles [D] gave off a mystic kind [E] of light
_ His eyes were black [E] and they took me back [A] as they poured into [F#m] my soul
_ [D] Then the smile, [A] and we spoke a while [D] about the [E] medieval [A] days of old
[D] But the peace of [A] mind and the [F#m] quietness [D] were the [Bm] things I [E] loved the most
_ [D] As I sat _ [A] _ reminiscing [D] with the [E] old [A] Zimbabwe _ girls
[E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Rose young, [F#m] even rich, my son, [D] independent, wise [E] and free _
_ [A] Horizon to [F#m] horizon, _ [D] our riches held [E] the key _
[D] And then they came [E] in love's sweet name [A] to our bastion in [F#m] the sky _
[D] And just like the [A] way of the world today, [D] for the cause [E] of greed [A] to die _
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the _ [F#m]
quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] _ _ reminiscing [D] with the old [A] Zimbabwe _ girls
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Suddenly the [F#m] reality [D] of today was all [E] around
The [A] prints where [F#m] the ancients [D] stood were fading in [E] the ground
I [D] was misty-eyed [E] as again I died [A] and the people stopped [F#m] to stare
[D] As I watched my host, the [A] Zimbabwe ghost, [D] go melting [E]
in [A] the air
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] _ reminiscing with the old Zimbabwe ghosts
But [D] the peace of [E]
mind and [A] the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved the [E] most
_ [D] As I sat_
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Tales I've heard [F#m] of the soapstone bird, [D] so I went along [E] to see _
[A] The Acropolis [F#m] and the passages [D] in the Temple _ [E] Masonry _
[D] But it all looked so [E] familiar, _ [A] like I've been there once [F#m] _ before
[D] I felt my mind [A] slipping back in time, and when I saw [E] him then I knew [A] for sure _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] He came down the stairs [F#m] with his _ courtiers, [E] then [D] the soldier left [E] and right
And [A] his burnished golden [F#m] bangles [D] gave off a mystic kind [E] of light
_ His eyes were black [E] and they took me back [A] as they poured into [F#m] my soul
_ [D] Then the smile, [A] and we spoke a while [D] about the [E] medieval [A] days of old
[D] But the peace of [A] mind and the [F#m] quietness [D] were the [Bm] things I [E] loved the most
_ [D] As I sat _ [A] _ reminiscing [D] with the [E] old [A] Zimbabwe _ girls
[E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Rose young, [F#m] even rich, my son, [D] independent, wise [E] and free _
_ [A] Horizon to [F#m] horizon, _ [D] our riches held [E] the key _
[D] And then they came [E] in love's sweet name [A] to our bastion in [F#m] the sky _
[D] And just like the [A] way of the world today, [D] for the cause [E] of greed [A] to die _
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the _ [F#m]
quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] _ _ reminiscing [D] with the old [A] Zimbabwe _ girls
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Suddenly the [F#m] reality [D] of today was all [E] around
The [A] prints where [F#m] the ancients [D] stood were fading in [E] the ground
I [D] was misty-eyed [E] as again I died [A] and the people stopped [F#m] to stare
[D] As I watched my host, the [A] Zimbabwe ghost, [D] go melting [E]
in [A] the air
[D] But the peace [E] of mind [A] and the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved [E] the most
[D] As I sat [A] _ reminiscing with the old Zimbabwe ghosts
But [D] the peace of [E]
mind and [A] the quietness [D] were the things [Bm] I loved the [E] most
_ [D] As I sat_
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _