Grim Grinning Ghosts by Ravenscroft, Thurl

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Grim Grinning Ghosts (A Minor)

Artist: Ravenscroft, Thurl Genre: Halloween Tempo: Brisk Strum Pattern: Island: D – D U – U D U or D – D – D – D – Roman Numerals: i, II, m2, V7, VI, VI7 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]

Song Notes:

Music by Buddy Baker, lyrics by Francis Xavier Atencio, late 1960s, for Disney's Haunted Mansion.

Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy
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Am
(A,C,E)











-	A	E	A	C	E

B
(B,D♯,F♯)











-	B	F♯	B	D♯	F♯

B♭
(B♭,D,F)











-	B♭	F	B♭	D	-

E7
(E,G♯,B,D)











E	B	D	G♯	B	E

F
(F,A,C)











F	C	F	A	C	F

F7
(F,A,C,E♭)











F	C	E♭	A	C	F

Intro:

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 1:

When the

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] crypt doors creak, and the

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] tombstones quake

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Spooks come out for a

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] swinging wake

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Happy haunts ma–

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] –terialize

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And begin to

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] vocalize

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Grim grinning ghosts come

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] out to social–

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –ize

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 2:

Now don’t

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] close your eyes and don’t

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] try to hide

Or a

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] silly spook may sit

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] by your side

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Shrouded in a

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] daft disguise

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They pretend to

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] terrorize

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Grim grinning ghosts come

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] out to social–

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –ize

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 3:

As the

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] moon climbs high o’er the

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] dead oak tree

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Spooks arrive for the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] midnight spree

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Creepy creeps with

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eerie eyes

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Start to shriek and

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] harmonize

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Grim grinning ghosts come

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] out to social–

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –ize

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 4:

When you

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hear the knell of a

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] requiem bell

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Weird glows gleam where

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] spirits dwell

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Restless bones e–

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] –therialize

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Rise as spooks of

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] every size

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Grim grinning ghosts come

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] out to social–

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –ize

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 5:

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] If you would like to join our

[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] jamboree

There’s a

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] simple rule that’s com–

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] –pulsory

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mortals pay a

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] token fee

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Rest in peace, the

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] haunting’s free

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] So hurry back, we would

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] like your compa–

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –ny

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Outro:

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Hurry back, we would

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] like your compa–

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (tremolo) –ny!