• Song:

    The Ghost Of Richard Manuel

  • Artist:

    Steppin In It

The Ghost of Richard Manuel by Steppin' In It - http://steppininit.com/

Another great song, from another great Michigan band. Transcribed by DWdrummer67. 
And, as always... enjoy!

Tuning: Standard (Capo 5th fret)

This is the Bm variation I'm using. Strum the EA and D string, but leave the D string open.
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Intro: D, G, Bm, A, G, D

D (xx0232@1)                          GIn (320003@1)a thousand empty bottles  in a hundred burned out cars 
      Bm (x24432@1)               A (x02220@1)                 G (320003@1)            DIn (xx0232@1)a house up in the Catskills  in all the honky-tonks and bars 
         D (xx0232@1)                                  GAll (320003@1)the way across the airwaves, and all the way around this land 
     Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)GThe (320003@1)ghost of Richard Manuel is  walking like a natural man

D (xx0232@1)                              GWell (320003@1)last night around the campfire  we got high on homemade wine 
     Bm (x24432@1)               A (x02220@1)                G (320003@1)               DWe (xx0232@1)passed around the guitar  and tried to sing "Whispering Pines" 
         D (xx0232@1)                           GAnd (320003@1)in every sweet falsetto  that was more than I could stand 
         Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)GWas (320003@1)the ghost of Richard Manuel just  walking like a natural man

D (xx0232@1)                      GAlong (320003@1)the keys of my piano  in the kick and in the snare 
      Bm (x24432@1)                  A (x02220@1)                     G (320003@1)                   DIn (xx0232@1)getting your kicks off of parlor tricks  and in a hound dog's hungry stare 
                    D (xx0232@1)                      GWell (320003@1)He's getting frozen up in Canada, and burned in the south land 
        Bm (x24432@1)            A (x02220@1)       G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)GBut (320003@1)the ghost of Richard Manuel still  walking like a natural man

Short Break: D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)                                    GThere's (320003@1)a room full of nicotine poets... three harmony guitars 
         Bm (x24432@1)         A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)ashopworn (x02210@1)tack piano  with 32 bars                                     
            D (xx0232@1)                                 GAnd (320003@1)the Victrola's in the corner  spinning "Alexander's Ragtime Band" 
         Bm (x24432@1)              A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)                      DAnd (xx0232@1)the ghost of Richard Manuel is  walking like a natural man 
            G (320003@1)              Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1)Hey, Hey Richard  Hey, Hey Richard
   G (320003@1)                                A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)       DRichard (xx0232@1)won't you sing us  "Tears of Rage" just one more time
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)
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