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.
Cheryl Leon Levy
[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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
[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] |
[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! |