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Great Expectations - The Gaslight Anthem
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Tabbed by: Sean Hummer
Email: allstar21369@hotmail.com
These are the chords as I hear them (and nothing else seems to work). I
included the lead I could make out but I think overall it's pretty accurate.
Great novel, great movie, great song, great band.
*I'll update the Chorus lead when I get a chance. E-mail or message me any
suggestions or corrections and let me know what you think!*
Tuning: Capo on 1st Fret
Chords:
A - x02220
F#m - 244222
D5 - xx023x (254232 Sounds better but it's more difficult to play)
E - 022100
Intro/Verse Lead-e|---2------5-4---|---2------5-4---|B|------2-------5-|------2-------5-|G|-2-----2--------|-2-----2--------|D|----------------|----------------|A|----------------|----------------|E|----------------|----------------|
A
Mary, this station is playing every sad song
F#m
I remember like we were alive
A
I heard and sung them all from inside of these walls
F#m
In a prison cell, where we spent those nights
A
And they burnt up the diner where I always used to find her
F#m
Licking young boys blood from her claws
A
And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew
F#m
Her hair was raven and her heart was like a tomb
Prechorus-Guitar 1e|2~----------------0~---|B|0~---0--0--0--0---0~---|G|4~---4--6--7--6---1~---|D|x----x--x--x--x---2~---|A|2~---2--4--5--4---2~---|E|------------------0~---| My heart's like a wound
Guitar 2e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|4~---4-4-4/6-7-6-4-----|D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-----------------------|
Chorus-
F#m D5 A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m D5 A E
Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
F#m D5 A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old (or whole) life
F#m D5 A E A
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
Verse 2-
A
Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life
F#m
Better safe than making the party
A
And I never had a good time, I sat my bedside,
F#m
With papers and poetry about Estella
Prechorus 2-Guitar 1e|2~----------------0~---|B|0~---0--0--0--0---0~---|G|4~---4--6--7--6---1~---|D|x----x--x--x--x---2~---|A|2~---2--4--5--4---2~---|E|------------------0~---| With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations
Guitar 2e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|4~---4-4-4/6-7-6-4-----|D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|4~---4-4-4/6-7--9x8----|D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-----------------------|
Chorus-
F#m D5 A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m D5 A E
Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
F#m D5 A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old (or whole) life
F#m D5 A E A
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
Bridge-Guitar 1 (Strumming/Picking)e|5-----2-----0-----0----|B|2-----2-----2-----0----|G|2-----2-----2-----1----| x4D|4-----0-----2-----2----|A|------------0-----2----|E|------------------0----|
Guitar 2e|5--5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2---0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------|B|------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2-2----|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|5--5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2---9--9-9--9-9-9---7--7-7--7-7-7----|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|5--5-5--5-5-5---7--7-7--7-7-7---9-7-5--7-5-2---------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|It's funny how the night movesHumming a song from 1962
e|--------------------9-7-5------|B|--------------------------7----| x3G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|We were always waiting... always waitingWe were always waiting for something to happen
Chorus-
F#m D5 A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m D5 A E
Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
F#m D5 A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old (or whole) life
F#m D5 A E A
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
Outro-Guitar 1 A F#e|0~-----------------2~--------------------|B|2~-----------------2~--------------------|G|2~-----------------2~--------------------|D|2~-----------------4~--------------------| x2A|0~-----------------4~--------------------|E|-------------------2~--------------------|
D5 E Ae|x------------------0~--------------0~----|B|3~-----------------0~--------------2~----|G|2~-----------------1~--------------2~----|D|0~-----------------2~--------------2~----|A|-------------------2~--------------0~----|E|-------------------0~--------------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------------|B|---5-----5---5---------5-----5--5-5-5----|G|-----2-----2---2---------2--------2------|D|-------2---------2---------4-------------| x2A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|---5-----5---5---------5-----5--5-5-5---------|G|-----2-----2---2---------2--------2-----------|D|-------2---------2---------4------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------5-----5--5-5-5---5~----|G|---2-----2---------------2--------2-----2~----|D|-----0------0--------------2------------2~----|A|-------0------0-------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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