Grim Grinning Ghosts Ukulele Chords

[Spoken]
When hinges creak in doorless chambers
And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls
Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still
That is the time when ghosts are present
Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight!
 
Am B Am Bb Am F Am F7 Am E7 Am
 
         Am
When the crypt goes creak,
           B
And the tombstones quake.
Am                     Bb
Spooks come out for a swinging wake.
Am           F
Happy haunts materialize,
Am           F7
And begin to vocalize.
Am                        E7          Am
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
 
           Am
Now don't close your eyes,
           B
And don't try to hide.
      Am                 Bb
Or a silly spook may sit by your side.
Am            F
Shrouded in a daft disguise,
Am              F7
They pretend to terrorize.
Am                        E7          Am
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
 
       Bbm                        C
As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree,
Bbm                   B
Spooks arrive for the midnight spree.
Bbm                 F#
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes,
Bbm                  F#7
Start to shriek and harmonize.
Bbm                       F7          Bbm
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
 
         Bm                  C#
When you hear the knell of a requiem bell,
Bm                      C
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell.
Bm               G
Restless bones etherialize,
Bm                G7
Rise as spooks of every size!
Bm                        F#7         Bm
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
Bm                        F#7         Bm
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize.
 
Bm C# Bm C Bm G Bm G7 Bm F#7 Bm
 
          Am               B
If you’d like to join our jamboree,
          Am                    Bb
There's a simple rule that's compulsory.
Am            F
Mortals pay a token fee.
Am                  F7
Rest in peace, the haunting's free.
Am                       E7          Am
So hurry back, we would like your company.
 
(Spoken over music)
Am    B    Am      Bb
Hurry back...hurry back...
Am                    F
Be sure to bring your death certificate
Am               F7
If you decide to join us
Am                         E7
Make final arrangements now
             Am
We've been...dying...to have you
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