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The Gaslight Anthem - Great Expectations Chords

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Great Expectations Chords

(ver. 1)
The Gaslight Anthem
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Tuning: Full Step Down

Chords:
C  - x032010
Am - x002210
F  - x003211
G  - x320030


Intro / Verse lead -

e|--0-5-0-8-7-5---|
B|----------------|
G|----------------| (x4)
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

Verse 1 -

C
Mary, this station is playing every sad song
Am
I remember like we were alive
C
I heard and sung them all from inside of these walls
Am
In a prison cell, where we spent those nights
C
And they burned up the diner where I always used to find her
Am
Licking young boys blood from her claws
C
And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew
Am
Her hair was raven and her heart was like a tomb



Prechorus-
Guitar 1

F                      G
     My heart's like a wound


Chorus-
      Am          F               C              G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
Am        F                C                 G
Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
      Am          F               C              G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
Am        F          C    G            C
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?



Verse 2 -
        C
Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life
       Am
Better safe than making the party
      C
And I never had a good time, I sat my bedside,
     Am
With papers and poetry about Estella



Prechorus 2-
Guitar 1
F                    G                   F             G
     With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations



Chorus-
      Am          F               C              G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
Am        F                C                 G
Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
      Am          F               C              G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my whole life
Am        F          C    G            C
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?



Bridge


Chorus-
      Am          F               C              G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
Am        F                C                 G
Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
      Am          F               C              G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my whole life
Am        F          C    G            C
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?


Outro-
Guitar 1

C - Am - C - Am - F - G - C

Guitar 2
   (C)                  (Am)
e|------3-----3----------0--0-----0-------------|
B|--1-----1-----1---1----1----1-----1---1-------| 
G|--0-------0-----0---0--2------2-----2---2-----| (x2)
D|--2--------------------2----------------------|
A|--3-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

   (F)                  (G)                 (C)
e|--0---0-----0----------0--3-----3-------------|
B|--1-----1-----1---1----3----3-----3---3----1--| 
G|--2-------0-----0---0--0------0-----0---0--0--| 
D|--3--------------------0-------------------2--|
A|--0--------------------2-------------------3--|
E|-----------------------3----------------------|
            
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