​a-ha - Giving Up The Ghost: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Giving Up The Ghost" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Giving Up The Ghost ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Giving Up The Ghost" smoothly on your ukulele.

      C            Em
Icy road, blinding dark
Em       C            G
Rolling hills in the distance
      Am              G
Open wound, painful scar
         Bmaj7              E
Love has left its burning trademark

          C6          Em
Off the grid, out of bounds
         C          G
Further down into shadow
         Am              G
Darkest day and whitest night
    B
In harm's way

                      C Em
We're chasing rainbows
                C  Em
Giving up the ghost
                C  Em
Giving up the ghost
                       C  Em
That's what hurts the most

G
You sever all my heads
Am7                    Cm
You place them on your bed
Bm                         Em
Some part of your great scheme
C                     Em
To vow me into silence
                C  Em
Giving up the ghost
                C Em
Giving up the ghost
                     C  Em
That's what hurt the most

Frozen lake soon will flow
Frozen ground soon to follow
But hey – everything is in your head
And what you killed was never dead

               Em
Giving up the ghost
                C
Giving up the ghost
               Em
Giving up the ghost
                C
Giving up the ghost
               Em
Giving up the ghost
                       C  Em D
On what you loved the most

      Dm                              E7
On a coal-black sea, the sky's on fire
                      D
Failed attempts at a funeral pyre
                             E7
Deep as dreams of dark desire
                       D           G
The flames are growing ever higher

You sever all my heads
You place them on your bed
Some part of your great scheme
To vow me into silence

                C Em
Giving up the ghost
                C Em
Giving up the ghost
                C Em
Giving up the ghost
                C
Giving up the ghost
                  Em
You sever all my heads
                        C
You place them on your bed
                          Em  C
Some part of your great scheme
                  Em
You sever all my heads
                        C
You place them on your bed
                          Em
Some part of your great scheme
                C
Giving up the ghost
                Em
Giving up the ghost
                        C
You place them on your bed
                Em
 Giving up the ghost
                      C
That's what hurt the most
You sever all my heads
Em
You place them on your bed
C                            Em C
Some part of your great scheme

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

C6

Ukulele chord C6

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

E7

Ukulele chord E7

G

Ukulele chord G

B

Ukulele chord B

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

Bmaj7

Ukulele chord Bmaj7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Giving Up The Ghost" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Giving Up The Ghost" by ​a-ha.

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