• Song:

    Changing Of The Guards

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

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The Gaslight Anthem's cover of Bob Dylan's Changing of the Guards. Really good version IMO.

Capo 2

Intro:  A

F#mSixteen (244222@1)years,
       A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)            F#mSixteen (244222@1)banners united over the fields
          D (xx0232@1)           EWhile (022100@1)the good shepherd grieves
          F#m (244222@1)     A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)Desperate men, desperate women divided,
                F#m (244222@1)            D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)  ASpreading (x02220@1)their wings 'neath the falling leaves.

F#mFortune (244222@1)calls.
        A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)                   F#mI (244222@1)stepped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace,
              D (xx0232@1)                 E (022100@1)                      F#mMerchants (244222@1)and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down.
              A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)                   F#mShe's (244222@1)smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born,
               D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)       AOn (x02220@1)midsummer's eve, near the tower.

(Interlude)

F#mThe (244222@1)cold-blooded moon.
            A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)The captain waits above the celebration
            F#m (244222@1)         D (xx0232@1)     ESending (022100@1)his thoughts to a beloved maid
            F#m (244222@1)         A (x02220@1)     EWhose (022100@1)ebony face is beyond communication.
               F#m (244222@1)                             D (xx0232@1)       E (022100@1)     AThe (x02220@1)captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid.

F#mThey (244222@1)shaved her head.
                     A (x02220@1)             EShe (022100@1)was torn between Jupiter and Apollo.
            F#m (244222@1)          D (xx0232@1)          EA (022100@1)messenger arrived with a black nightingale.
                  F#m (244222@1)       A (x02220@1)                EI (022100@1)seen her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow,
           F#m (244222@1)                             D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)     AFollow (x02220@1)her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil.

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F#mI (244222@1)stumbled to my feet.
            A (x02220@1)                EI (022100@1)rode past destruction in the ditches
         F#m (244222@1)                           D (xx0232@1)             EWith (022100@1)the stitches still mending 'neath a heart-shaped tattoo.
         F#m (244222@1)       A (x02220@1)                  ERenegade (022100@1)priests and treacherous young witches
     F#m (244222@1)                           D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1)   AWere (x02220@1)handing out the flowers that I'd given to you.

F#mThe (244222@1)palace of mirrors
          A (x02220@1)            EWhere (022100@1)dog soldiers are reflected,
            F#m (244222@1)        D (xx0232@1)        EThe (022100@1)endless road and the wailing of chimes,
          F#m (244222@1)           A (x02220@1)          EThe (022100@1)empty rooms where her memory is protected,
          F#m (244222@1)                         D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)       AWhere (x02220@1)the angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times.

(Interlude)

F#mShe (244222@1)wakes him up
                  A (x02220@1)               EForty-eight (022100@1)hours later, the sun is breaking
            F#m (244222@1)              D (xx0232@1)              ENear (022100@1)broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks.
                 F#m (244222@1)         A (x02220@1)                 EShe's (022100@1)begging to know what measures he now will be taking
                 F#m (244222@1)                            D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)    AHe's (x02220@1)pulling her down and she's clutching on to his long golden locks.

F#mGentlemen, (244222@1)he said,
        A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)                      F#mI (244222@1)don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,
                D (xx0232@1)                       EI've (022100@1)moved your mountains and marked your cards
               F#m (244222@1)                A (x02220@1)        EBut (022100@1)Eden is burning, either get brave for elimination
              F#m (244222@1)                               D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)     AOr (x02220@1)else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.

(Interlude)

F#mPeace (244222@1)will come
         A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)                       F#mWith (244222@1)tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire
         D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)                       F#mBut (244222@1)will offer no reward when her false idols fall
    A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)              F#mAnd (244222@1)cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating
            D (xx0232@1)          E (022100@1)         ABetween (x02220@1)the King and the Queen of Swords.

F#m (244222@1)  A (x02220@1) EF#m... (022100@1)
The "Interlude" is:

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