Sam Barber – Ghost Town Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Barber – Ghost Town Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEC#m7Asus2Bsus4F#5G#5B5C#mBsus2

Key
View
[Intro]
 E    C#m7   Asus2   2x

[Verse 1]
E         C#m7
 Windows down
  Asus2
Cruisin' 'round singin'
every song they know
E                      C#m7
 'Cause they're still young
       Asus2
Just tryna live it up
                     C#m7
'til the blood runs cold
  Asus2    E    Bsus4

Advertisement

[Pre-Chorus]
             C#m7
And I can't count all these
   Asus2
stories I've heard from
   E             Bsus4
family before me
 C#m7                 Asus2
How they'd backroad drink and
          E                 Bsus4
 wind up lost amongst the trees
 C#m7                Asus2
Lettin' go of these roots has
           E
let this damn world grow
      Bsus4
so weak
 C#m7                Asus2
God, the things I'd do to
            E    F#5
lift this ghost town
 G#5  B5    C#m
 off  its knees
[Chorus]
          C#m7    Asus2
Remember days
      E                  Bsus4
When you could go roll around
  C#m7                   Asus2
Crank a little George Strait
          E                 Bsus4
 and know every face in this town
          C#m7    Asus2
Remember days
           E
A helping hand could
            Bsus2
 always be found
C#m7               Asus2
Ice cold beer and baseball
            E               Bsus4
games were always common ground

[Instrument]
E    C#m7  Asus2

Advertisement

Check out our Music Instrumentation Tips and Giudes on our Blog

[Verse 2]
E        C#m7
 Summer days
 Asus2
Mid-creek swimmin' and baling hay
E             C#m7
 When Sunday came
     Asus2
You sit around the table
                C#m7
 and say your grace
  Asus2    E    Bsus4

[Pre-Chorus]
             C#m7
And I can't count all these
   Asus2
stories I've heard from
   E             Bsus4
family before me
 C#m7                 Asus2
How they'd backroad drink and
          E                 Bsus4
 wind up lost amongst the trees
 C#m7                Asus2
Lettin' go of these roots has
           E
let this damn world grow
      Bsus4
so weak
 C#m7                Asus2
God, the things I'd do to
            E    F#5
lift this ghost town
 G#5  B5    C#m
 off  its knees


[Chorus]
          C#m7    Asus2
Remember days
      E                  Bsus4
When you could go roll around
  C#m7                   Asus2
Crank a little George Strait
          E                 Bsus4
 and know every face in this town
          C#m7    Asus2
Remember days
           E
A helping hand could
            Bsus2
 always be found
C#m7               Asus2
Ice cold beer and baseball
            E               Bsus4
games were always common ground

[Instrument]
 E    C#m7  Asus2

[Outro]
E         C#m7
 Windows down
  Asus2
Cruisin' 'round singin'
 every song that I know
E                  C#m7
 'Cause I'm still young
               Asus2
And I'm just tryna live it
up 'fore my blood runs cold

How to play Ghost Town: key, chords and progression

These are Ghost Town chords by Sam Barber on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Ghost Town by Sam Barber is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 9 chords: E, C#m7, Asus2, Bsus4, F#5, G#5, B5, C#m and Bsus2.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m7 – Asus2 – E – Bsus4 (vi7 – IVsus2 – I – Vsus4 in E major), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am7, Fsus2, Gsus4, D5, E5, G5, Am, Gsus2 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200)
Asus2A B E
Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452)
Bsus4B E F♯
F#5 chord on guitar (244xxx)
F♯5F♯ C♯
G#5 chord on guitar (466xxx)
G♯5G♯ D♯
B5 chord on guitar (x244xx)
B5B F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
Bsus2 chord on guitar (x24422)
Bsus2B C♯ F♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Ghost Town chords: questions

What key is Ghost Town in?

Ghost Town by Sam Barber is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Ghost Town?

Ghost Town uses 9 chords: E, C#m7, Asus2, Bsus4, F#5, G#5, B5, C#m, Bsus2.

What is the chord progression of Ghost Town?

The main progression is C#m7 – Asus2 – E – Bsus4 (vi7 – IVsus2 – I – Vsus4), the “sensitive” minor-start rotation of the four-chord progression, a favourite in ballads and worship.

Is Ghost Town easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Am7, Fsus2, Gsus4, D5, E5, G5, Am, Gsus2 (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo).

New chords in your inbox

Fresh piano, guitar and ukulele chords and playing tips, once a week. No spam, unsubscribe any time.