• Song:

    American Slang

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

(guitar 1 - rhythm )
C5 (16x)
F5 (8x)
G5 (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)
              C5
Look what you started 
             F5                G5
I seem to be coming out of my skin
                    C5
Look what you?ve forgotten here
             F5                  G5
The bandages just don?t keep me in

                C5
And when it was over
           F5     G5
I woke up alone
                C5
And when it was over
           F5     G5
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)

         A5        G5           F5            C5       A5 G5 F5
And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
           A5      G5       F5       C5          A5 G5 F5
I got your name tattooed inside of my arm
  A5            G5             F5          C5      A5 G5
I called for my father but my father had died
      F5                    G5            C5
While you told me fortunes  in American Slang

(interlude)

(Guitar 1)
C5 (16x)
F5 (8x)
G5 (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)
            C5
Look at the damage 
             F5                   G5
the fortunes came for the richer men.
                      C5
while we?re left with gallows 
               F5                      G5
waiting for us liars to come down and hang.
                C5
And when it was over
           F5     G5
I woke up alone
                C5
And when it was over
           F5     G5
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)

         A5        G5           F5            C5       A5 G5 F5
And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
           A5      G5       F5       C5          A5 G5 F5
I got your name tattooed inside of my arm
  A5            G5             F5          C5      A5 G5
I called for my father but my father had died
      F5                     G5            C5      F5
While you told me fortunes  in American Slang

(bridge)
(guitar 1)
F5
                    G5                   F5
And here?s where we died that time last year 
                     G5                 F5
And here?s where the angels and devils meet.
            G5                           F5
And you can dance with the queen if you need 
             G5                F5
And she will always keep your cards
         G5          C5
Close to her heart oooh
            F5           G5
So close to her heart
                     C5
before they tear you apart

( F5 G5 )

(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

          F5         G5           A5           C5
when they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
           F5      G5        A5      C5
I got your name tattooed inside of my arm
      A5            G5             F5          C5        A5  G5  F5
And I called for my father but my father had died
  A5            G5             F5          C5          A5  G5
I called for my father but my father had died
            F5            G5        C5
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 | ----------------------------------- | 

            F5            G5        C5
You told me fortunes  in American Slang
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