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C		 Am	  C
If you really want to conjure up a ghost
C	     Am		    C			G
Cultivate a space for the things that hurt you most

Em		C	    Am
Rake the sands until they surface
Em	Am	 C
Bind their tiny eyes

C	 	Am	 F
Stake out your position, let your armor fall
C		    Am		 C	  	  G
Stay put til they find you, it won't take long at all


Em		C	    Am
Rake the sands until they surface
Em	Am	 C
Up they come, gone translucent

C	 	Am	 F
They're coming up no matter what
C	    Am          F     C    G
Fools rush in and the doors slam shut

C	 	Am	      F
Ghosts of my childhood stay with me, if you will
C		      Am		   C		     G
Find a place where there's water, hold you under til you're still

Em		C	    Am
Rake the sands until they surface
Em	Am	 C
Don't let anybody call them ugly