Chord Progression
Verse
Gm – Eb – Bb – F
Chorus
Eb – Bb – F – Gm
Bridge
Cm – Gm – Eb – F
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Full Song
Intro
(Gm – Eb – Bb – F)
Slow instrumental with single guitar picking
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Verse 1
Gm
One night while hunkered in the gloom
Eb
Working on a poem in my small room
Bb
My keyboard jumped and came alive
F
Keys started clicking, writing on their own
Gm
And on the screen appeared a scroll
Eb
Not of my mind but of a soul
Bb
The air grew cold as the words drew breath
F
Speaking of worms and the stink of death
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Verse 2
Gm
Woven through tales of long ago
Eb
Lost loves, war, and bitter woe
Bb
Stories of doubt and deep regret
F
A restless soul not finished yet
Gm
With tears streaming down my face
Eb
At the suffering taking place
Bb
The clicking stopped abrupt and sure
F
A ghostly hand withdrew once more
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Chorus
Eb
From the shadows came a warning
Bb
From the silence of the grave
F
Live each day with love and mercy
Gm
While your heart still has its way
Eb
Don’t carry hate into tomorrow
Bb
Don’t let bitterness take hold
F
For the chains we forge in anger
Gm
Are the ghosts that haunt our souls
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Verse 3
Gm
Wrung with fear and filled with woe
Eb
To my bed I rushed below
Bb
But sleep was restless, thin and weak
F
Those ghostly words began to speak
Gm
At dawn I rose and hurried down
Eb
To read again what I had found
Bb
Revealed in print, shock and awe
F
A message from my own grandpa
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Chorus
Eb
From the shadows came a warning
Bb
From the silence of the grave
F
Live each day with love and mercy
Gm
While your heart still has its way
Eb
Don’t carry hate into tomorrow
Bb
Don’t let bitterness take hold
F
For the chains we forge in anger
Gm
Are the ghosts that haunt our souls
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Bridge
Cm
He said live life in the present
Gm
Let forgiveness light your way
Eb
Don’t hold anger in your spirit
F
Or it haunts you every day
Cm
Let each sunrise find you kinder
Gm
Let each sunset find you whole
Eb
For the love we give while living
F
Is the peace we take below
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Final Chorus
Eb
From the shadows came a warning
Bb
From a voice beyond the night
F
Live your days with grace and kindness
Gm
While you still can choose the light
Eb
Leave no hate for those who follow
Bb
Let forgiveness be your guide
F
For the love we give while living
Gm
Is the peace we take inside
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Outro
(Gm – Eb – Bb – F)
Slow instrumental fade
Optional ending lyric (spoken softly):
“Lesson learned… from a ghost.”
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