• Song:

    American Slang

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

(guitar 1 - rhythm )
C (16x)
F (8x)
G (8x)
(4x)

(guitar 2 - lead)
E | -------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------- | 
G | -5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--- | 
D | -------------------------- | 
A | -------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------- | 

E | -----5--3-----------5--5-3------------5--3--------3---3-5-----3------ | 
B | -----------5-3--------------5-3-----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3---- | 
G | ---------------5----------------5---------------5-0-------0---------- | 
D | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |  x2
A | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 

(verse 1)
(guitar 1)
              C
Look what you started 
             F                G
I seem to be coming out of my skin
                    C
Look what you?ve forgotten here
             F                  G
The bandages just don?t keep me in

                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone
                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone

(guitar 2)
 "Started" ... "Coming" ... "Skin"  ...    "Forgotten" ... "Just" ... "In"
E | --8------------8-----8-----------------------8------------8-----8--------- | 
B | --8------------10------10--------------10----8------------10-------------- | 
G | --(b9)-----------10----------12-----10h12------(b9)-----------10-----10s12-12/ | 
D | --10-----------10----------------------------10-----------10-------------- | 
A | --10-----------8-----------------------------10-----------8--------------- | 
E | --8------------------------------------------8---------------------------- | 

   "Over"                            "Alone"
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ---5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55--5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55------------ | 
G | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
D | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |  x2
A | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 

(guitar 1 e 2)

         Am        G           F            C       Am G F
And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
           Am      G       F       C          Am G F
I got your name tattooed inside of my arm
  Am            G             F          C      Am G
I called for my father but my father had died
      F                    G            C
While you told me fortunes  in American Slang

(interlude)

(Guitar 1)
C (16x)
F (8x)
G (8x)

E | -----5--3-----------5--5-3------------5--3--------3---3-5-----3------ | 
B | -----------5-3--------------5-3-----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3---- | 
G | ---------------5----------------5---------------5-0-------0---------- | 
D | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
A | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 

(verse 2)
            C
Look at the damage 
             F                   G
the fortunes came for the richer men.
                      C
while we?re left with gallows 
               F                      G
waiting for us liars to come down and hang.
                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone
                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone

(guitar 2)
 "Damage" ... "Came" ...    "Men"  ...       "Gallows" ... "Liars" ... "Hang"
E | --8------------8-----8-----------------------8------------8-----8--------- | 
B | --8------------10------10--------------10----8------------10-------------- | 
G | --(b9)-----------10----------12-----10h12------(b9)-----------10-----10s12-12/ | 
D | --10-----------10----------------------------10-----------10-------------- | 
A | --10-----------8-----------------------------10-----------8--------------- | 
E | --8------------------------------------------8---------------------------- | 

   "Over"                            "Alone"
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ---5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55--5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55------------ | 
G | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
D | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |  x2
A | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 

E | -----5--3-----------5--5-3------------5--3--------3---3-5-----3------ | 
B | -----------5-3--------------5-3-----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3---- | 
G | ---------------5----------------5---------------5-0-------0---------- | 
D | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |  x2
A | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | 

(chorus 2)
(guitar 1 e 2)

         Am        G           F            C       Am G F
And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
           Am      G       F       C          Am G F
I got your name tattooed inside of my arm
  Am            G             F          C      Am G
I called for my father but my father had died
      F                     G            C      F
While you told me fortunes  in American Slang

(bridge)
(guitar 1)
F
                    G                   F
And here?s where we died that time last year 
                     G                 F
And here?s where the angels and devils meet.
            G                           F
And you can dance with the queen if you need 
             G                F
And she will always keep your cards
         G          C
Close to her heart oooh
            F           G
So close to her heart
                     C
before they tear you apart

( F G )

(guitar 2)
         ...      "died"    ...    "year"   ...    "angels"
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | -101010101010101012121212121212121010101010101010------------------- | 
D | -101010101010101012121212121212121010101010101010------------------- |  x2
A | -8------------------------------------------------10-7--7-7--------- | 
E | ------------------------------------------------------------10--8-8- | 

E | ---------------------------------- | 
B | ---------------------------------- | 
G | -10101010101010101212121212121212- | 
D | -10101010101010101212121212121212- | 
A | -8-------------------------------- | 
E | ---------------------------------- | 

(chorus 3) The first two lines are a different progression and palm muted

          F         G           Am           C
when they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
           F      G        Am      C
I got your name tattooed inside of my arm
      Am            G             F          C        Am  G  F
And I called for my father but my father had died
  Am            G             F          C          Am  G
I called for my father but my father had died
            F            G        C
you told us fortunes  in American Slang

(at this point guitar 2 plays)
E | -----5--3-----------5--5-3--------- | 
B | -----------5-3--------------5-3---- | 
G | ---------------5----------------5-- | 
D | ----------------------------------- | 
A | ----------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------- | 

            F            G        C
You told me fortunes  in American Slang
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