Grim Grinning Ghosts

Composed by Buddy Baker 
Lyrics by F.Xavier Atencio 
Am 
When the crypt goes creak,  
B7 
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,  
B7 
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. 
Change to Bbm 
Intro F7 
Bbm                              C7 
As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree,  
Bbm                   B 
Spooks arrive for the midnight spree.  
Bbm 
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes,  
                    Gb7 
Start to shriek and harmonize.  
Bbm                  F7          Bbm 
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize. 
Change to Bm 
Bm                           C#7 
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.  

If you would like to join our jamboree,  
There's a simple rule that's compulsory.  
Mortals pay a token fee.  
Rest in peace, the haunting's free.  
So hurry back, we would like your company