Living in a Haunted Heart

(Partridge)

UK #\#i#/#Mayor of Simpleton#\#/i#/# single cover Recordings
Art
Lyrics
Chords and Tablature
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Recordings

  1. Demo version, 3'58.
    Released in January 1989 as a B-side to the Mayor of Simpleton CD and 12" singles in the U.K.
    Also released on the Blu-ray reissue of Oranges & Lemons on 30 October 2015 in the U.K.

Art

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Lyrics

I stumbled in and I fell straight asleep in the chair
Swear I did
Woke with a start and I thought I saw you floating by
Swear I did

The fixtures and furniture's the same
As the second you walked out the door
But here in my head you put a ghost train
And I can't go 'round any more

And I hear the passengers scream
I'm living in a haunted heart
And I tell myself it's all a bad dream
I'm living in a haunted heart

Too proud to beg you to come back
One more drink, the fairground fades to black
Every night

Days last for years 'til the dark, like a bear,
Puts his claws around my brain
Smack! Bang on time, with your laugh, you walk in
Through the walls around my brain

The curtains and carpets are the same
As the day you dissolved in thin air
Now here I go queueing for the horror ride
Knowing I don't have the fare

And I hear the passengers scream
I'm living in a haunted heart
And I tell myself it's all a bad dream
I'm living in a haunted heart

Too proud to beg you to come back
As the ghost train rattles 'round its track,
Every night

I can't exorcise you or cause you to reappear
But if you want to know what nothing looks like
Well just peel back my chest and take a look inside here

The fixtures and furniture's the same
As the second you walked out the door
But here in my head you put a ghost train
And I can't go 'round any more

And I hear the passengers scream
I'm living in a haunted heart
And you're shaking me apart at the seams
I'm living in a haunted heart
My reality is pushed past extremes
I'm living in a haunted heart
And I tell myself it's just a bad dream
I'm living in a haunted heart

Too proud to beg you to come back
One more drink, the fairground fades to black.

Chords and Tablature

Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:53:58 +0200
From: <christer.liljegren (at) bredband dot net>
Subject: updated chords to Living in a haunted heart
Message-ID: <BF358646.379%christer.liljegren (at) bredband dot net>


LIVING IN A HAUNTED HEART

Chords:
     G            G6             D            Bm
3*2*0*0*2*x   3*2*0*0*2*0   x*x*0*2*3*2   x*x*4*4*3*2

    F#7            A         D/C#bass         Bm
x*x*4*3*2*0   x*0*2*2*2*x   x*4*x*2*3*2   x*2*4*4*3*2

  A/B bass         B          B/C bass         E
x*2*2*2*2*x   x*2*4*4*4*x   X*3*4*4*4*x   0*2*2*1*0*0

  F#7add4       B/A bass     Gmaj7add6        D13
2*4*4*3*0*0   x*0*4*4*4*x   3*5*4*0*0*0   x*5*4*5*0*0

   Dadd2        Dsus4           Bb        Bb/A bass
x*x*0*2*3*0   x*x*0*2*3*4   x*1*3*3*3*x   x*0*3*3*3*x

 Bb/G bass         C
3*x*3*3*3*x   x*3*2*0*1*0

 Verse
 G / / (alternate with G6) D / / G / / D / /

 Bm / / F#7 / /              (play 2 times)

 G / / A / / D / / A / /

 D / / D/C#bass / / Bm / / / / / / / / / / / (alternate with A/B bass)

 (play 2 times) 2nd time B and alternate with C bass (in 1st verse)

 Chorus
 E / / / / / F#7add4 / / / / / B / / / B/A bass

 G / / / B / /    (play 2 times)  2nd time

 Gmaj7add6 / / / / / / / / / / / D13 / / / / / / / / / / /

 Instr part
 G / / D / / G / / D / / / / /Dadd2 / / Dsus4 / / F#7 / /

 Bridge
 Bb / /  Bb/A bass / / Bb/G bass / / Bb/A bass / / C / / / / / / / / / / /

 etc.

Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 11:52:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: wine (at) wco dot com (Glenn Siegel- The Wine Spectrum, Inc.)
Subject: Living in a Haunted Heart
Message-Id: <v01510101ae30d58d7010@[199.4.94.112]>


Living in a Haunted Heart

Ab            Eb    Ab                          Cm     G
I stumbled in and I fell straight asleep in the chair  Swear I did
Ab                 Eb   Ab                         Cm   G
Woke with a start and I thought I saw you floating by    Swear I did
Ab   Bb          Eb              Bb
The fixtures and furniture's the same
       Eb         Eb (Dbass)      Cm
As the second you walked out the door
Ab    Bb       Eb             Ab
But here in my head you put a ghost train
        Eb      Eb (Dbass)  Cm
And I can't go 'round any    more

       C7                 F
And I hear the passengers scream
    Dm              G      C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart
      Ab               C           F
And I tell myself it's all a bad dream
       Dm           G      C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart

    Ab
Too proud to beg you to come back
         Eb
One more drink, the fairground fades to black
           Ab    Eb   Ab   Eb   Eb/ Bdim/ Ab/ Abdim
Every night

Ab            Eb             Ab           Eb
Days last for years 'til the dark, like a bear,
         Cm         G
Puts his claws around my brain
Ab             Eb              Ab              Eb
Smack! Bang on time, with your laugh, you walk in
            Cm        G
Through the walls around my brain
Ab     Bb        Eb              Bb
The curtains and carpets are the same
       Eb        Eb (Dbass)      Cm
As the day you dissolved in thin air
Ab     Bb             Eb
Now here I go queueing for the horror ride
Eb        Eb (Dbass)       Cm
Knowing I don't have the fare

C7                         F
And I hear the passengers scream
        Dm          G      C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart
      Ab               C           F
And I tell myself it's all a bad dream
       Dm           G   C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart
      Ab
Too proud to beg you to come back
       Eb
As the ghost train rattles 'round its track,
       Ab      Eb      Ab  Eb
Every night

B                                        C#
I can't exorcise you or cause you to reappear
B
But if you want to know what nothing looks like
            C#                             Eb     Bdim Ab Abdim
Well just peel back my chest and take a look inside here
Ab Eb Ab Eb Cm G Ab Eb Ab Eb Cm G
Ab   Bb          Eb              Bb
The fixtures and furniture's the same
            Eb    Eb (dbass)       Cm
As the second you walked out the door
Ab   Bb        Eb              Bb
But here in my head you put a ghost train
        Eb      Eb (dbass) Cm
And I can't go 'round any more

      C7                   F
And I hear the passengers scream
       Dm           G    C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart
           Ab          C           F
And you're shaking me apart at the seams
       Dm           G   C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart
       Ab     C              F
My reality is pushed past extremes
       Dm           G  C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart
          Ab           C           F
And I tell myself it's just a bad dream
       Dm           G   C Bb
I'm living in a haunted heart

    Ab
Too proud to beg you to come back
         Eb
One more drink, the fairground fades to black.

Enjoy!
Glenn Siegel
Sebastopol
Sonoma County, California

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