Intro: Em, B7, Em, C, B7, Gaug, EmEmB7EmC
'Twas Halloween and the ghosts were out,
EmB7EmG
And everywhere they'd go, they shout,
Am/F#B7D#dimC#dim
And though I covered my eyes I knew,
CGaugB7
They'd go away.
EmB7EmC
But fear's the only thing I saw,
EmB7EmG
And three days later 'twas clear to all,
Am/F#B7D#dimC#dimCB7Em
That nothing is as scary as election day.
DAmG
But the day after is darker,
Am/F#B7Em
And darker and darker it goes,
Am6G#7Gsus4/7M F#(b5)
Who knows, maybe the plans will change,
Esus9 D6 C#4/7(11) CB7 (i can hear bass goes like that)
Who knows, maybe he's not deranged.
EmB7EmC
The news men know what they know, but they,
EmB7EmG
Know even less than what they say,
Am/F#B7D#dimC#dim
And I don't know who I can trust,
CB7Gaug
For they come what may.
EmB7EmC
'cause we believed in our candidate,
EmB7EmG
But even more it's the one we hate,
Am/F#B7D#dimC#dim
I needed someone I could shake,
CB7Em
On election day.
DAmG
But the day after is darker,
Am/F#B7Em
And deeper and deeper we go,
Am6G#7Gsus4/7M F#(b5)
Who knows, maybe it's all a dream,
D6 C#4/7(11) CB7
Who knows if I'll wake up and scream.
Chords: Em, B7, Em, C,
Em, B7, Em, G,
Am/F#, B7, D#dim, C#dim
C, B7, Em.
EmB7EmC
I love the things that you've given me,
EmB7EmG
I cherish you my dear country,
Am/F#B7D#dimC#dim
But sometimes I don't understand,
CB7
The way we play.
EmB7EmC
I love the things that you've given me,
EmB7EmG
And most of all that I am free,
Am/F#B7D#dimC#dim
To have a song that I can sing,
CB7Em
On election day.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.