Biography:
Cherry Ghost is a British rock band. They formed in Manchester, UK in 2005 and enjoy considerable airplay on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. Their debut album, Thirst For Romance, entered the UK album charts at #7. Their new album, 3 years in the making entitled "Beneath This Burning Shoreline" was released in mid 2010. Lyrically the new album weaves narratives of revenge and loss, the spectre of hope and the triumph of spirit.
In 2008 the band won a prestigious Ivor Novello award for ‘People Help The People’
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Riff (A chord played in the background)
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D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
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[Verse]
A
15th heir to the ball and chain
F#m D
House full of hungry kids to his name
A
Everything to lose and nothing to gain
F#m D A
Long reign Alfred the Great
(Riff)
A
Touched his toes to the company store
F#m D
Scrub till he see his face in the floor
A
Lost his place to a foot in the door
F#m D A
Long reign Alfred the Great
[Bridge]
E F#m
Never been to good with words oh no
E D
Said you don't need a doctor you don't need a doctor to show
[Chorus]
D F#m
It's a hard, hard road
D F#m
When you're folks ain't cracked the code
D F#m
And your tears don't put
C E
Food on the plate,
G D
Alfred the Great, watch out
intrumental part (I don't knowww...)
[Verse]
Ever get the feeling you been stitched up?
Textbook case of bad, bad luck
There's a hole in your bucket and cracks in your cup
Long reign Alfred the Great
Touched his toes down the company store
Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor
He ain't gonna dance for the suits no more
Long reign Alfred the Great
[Bridge]
[Chorus] x 3
Food on the plate, Alfred the Great, watch out
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B|----6-5-3-5-----5-3-2-3--------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
end on G
e|-------5-7-5---9------5-7-5----------|
B|-----7-------7----5-7-------7--5-----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
A
15th heir to the ball and chain
F#m D
House full of hungry kids to his name
A
Everything to lose and nothing to gain
F#m D A
Long reign Alfred the Great
(Riff)
A
Touched his toes to the company store
F#m D
Scrub till he see his face in the floor
A
Lost his place to a foot in the door
F#m D A
Long reign Alfred the Great
[Bridge]
E F#m
Never been to good with words oh no
E D
Said you don't need a doctor you don't need a doctor to show
[Chorus]
D F#m
It's a hard, hard road
D F#m
When you're folks ain't cracked the code
D F#m
And your tears don't put
C E
Food on the plate,
G D
Alfred the Great, watch out
intrumental part (I don't knowww...)
[Verse]
Ever get the feeling you been stitched up?
Textbook case of bad, bad luck
There's a hole in your bucket and cracks in your cup
Long reign Alfred the Great
Touched his toes down the company store
Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor
He ain't gonna dance for the suits no more
Long reign Alfred the Great
[Bridge]
[Chorus] x 3
Food on the plate, Alfred the Great, watch out
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B|----6-5-3-5-----5-3-2-3--------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
end on G
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