Mavis Staples

Holy Ghost

Mavis Staples


Tom: Em

Intro: G    D/F#    Em    Em7   Am      Am  C  C

G    D/F#    Em    Em7         A        A A A   Am      Am  C  C 
Some ho-ly   ghost    keeps me hangin on,       hangin on 

G    D/F#    Em    Em7         A        A A A   Am      Am  C  C 
Some ho-ly   ghost    keeps me hangin on,       hangin on 

G   D/F#     Em         Em7         A   A A A   Am      Am  C  C 
I   feel the hands, but I don't see anyone,     anyone

G   D/F#     Em         Em7         A   A A A    Am     Am  C  C
I   feel the hands, but I don't see anyone, it's there and gone


Em           A                C      C (Single notes- G A B A G)  
    Feeds my passion for transcendence     

Em          A          C      C  (Single notes- G A B A G)        
   Turns my water into wine

Em          A                C      C     Cm    Cm   
   Makes me wish I       was empty----------



     G    D/F#       Em       Em7             A        A    A  A   
Now, I    don't know much but I can tell when something's wrong,

    Am                Am  C  C 
and something's wrong    mmmm 

    G    D/F# Em    Em7           A        A A A   
but some holy ghost    keeps me     mmm     

Am      Am  G 
mmm         mmmmm