a-ha - Giving Up The Ghost: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Giving Up The Ghost" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C Em Icy road, blinding dark Em C G Rolling hills in the distance Am G Open wound, painful scar Bmaj7 E Love has left its burning trademark C6 Em Off the grid, out of bounds C G Further down into shadow Am G Darkest day and whitest night B In harm's way C Em We're chasing rainbows C Em Giving up the ghost C Em Giving up the ghost C Em That's what hurts the most G You sever all my heads Am7 Cm You place them on your bed Bm Em Some part of your great scheme C Em To vow me into silence C Em Giving up the ghost C Em Giving up the ghost C Em That's what hurt the most Frozen lake soon will flow Frozen ground soon to follow But hey – everything is in your head And what you killed was never dead Em Giving up the ghost C Giving up the ghost Em Giving up the ghost C Giving up the ghost Em Giving up the ghost C Em D On what you loved the most Dm E7 On a coal-black sea, the sky's on fire D Failed attempts at a funeral pyre E7 Deep as dreams of dark desire D G The flames are growing ever higher You sever all my heads You place them on your bed Some part of your great scheme To vow me into silence C Em Giving up the ghost C Em Giving up the ghost C Em Giving up the ghost C Giving up the ghost Em You sever all my heads C You place them on your bed Em C Some part of your great scheme Em You sever all my heads C You place them on your bed Em Some part of your great scheme C Giving up the ghost Em Giving up the ghost C You place them on your bed Em Giving up the ghost C That's what hurt the most You sever all my heads Em You place them on your bed C Em C Some part of your great scheme You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Am7  C  Cm  C6  D  Dm  E  Em  E7  G  B  Bm  Bmaj7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Giving Up The Ghost" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Giving Up The Ghost" by a-ha.