Intro
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Ooooooh, ooooooh, ooh ooh 
C5   A5  B5   E5 
Ooooooh, ooooooh 
 
Verse 1
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Johnny took a ticket to London 
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Jenny took a ticket to Spain 
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Jenny fell in love with a movie star 
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And ran away to live in LA 
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I stayed home to count my luck 
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And ended up living like a garbage truck 
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I can’t throw away these useless things 
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That have no place but I try 
 
Pre-chorus
      B7 
And I try 
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To disregard that lonely life 
         Am             Am 
But they hang onto your heart 
       D             Dadd2 
Like a ghost, like a ghost 
 
Chorus
       C               D 
I keep running, I keep running 
            G          G/F#        Em 
But they’re chasing me down like a memory 
       C               D 
I keep running, I keep running 
        G         G/F#           Em 
But you never get away from your history 
       Am7 
I keep running 
         D 
Hear the ghosts of the past sing 
 
Interlude
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Ooooooh, ooooooh, ooh ooh 
C5   A5  B5   E5 
Ooooooh, ooooooh 
 
Verse 2
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Can I get peace in the distance 
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Can I get further away 
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I saw you in a suit last Saturday night 
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And man I gotta say you have aged 
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So tell me what I look like in your eyes 
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Am I the same enemy that you despise 
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Well five years should’ve been long enough 
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To forget the past but I try 
 
Pre-chorus
      B7 
And I tried 
   G              C 
To disregard that lonely life 
         Am             Am 
But they hang onto your heart 
       D             Dadd2 
Like a ghost, like a ghost 
 
Chorus
       C               D 
I keep running, I keep running 
            G          G/F#        Em 
But they’re chasing me down like a memory 
       C               D 
I keep running, I keep running 
        G         G/F#           Em 
But you never get away from your history 
       Am7 
I keep running 
         D 
Hear the ghosts of the past sing 
 
Interlude
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Ooooooh, ooooooh 
 
Bridge
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See me now while you’re running 
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I’m walking all over your grave 
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Watch me now motherf*cker 
    B5                    E5 
I’m walking all over your grave 
 
Chorus
        C             D 
So keep running, keep running 
           G          G/F#        Em 
Cause I'm chasing you down like a memory 
       C             D 
I keep running, keep running 
        G         G/F#           Em 
But you never get away from your history 
 
Chorus
        C             D 
So keep running, keep running 
              G           G/F#        Em 
Cause they're chasing you down like a memory 
       C                 D 
I keep running, you keep running 
        G         G/F#           Em 
But you never get away from your history 
        Am7 
So keep running 
           D 
I hear the ghosts of the past sing