• Song:

    Great Expectations

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

Intro/Verso:
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.

Pr?-refr?o:
e | 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.

B5              C#5 D5 C#5 E
     My heart's like a wound.

E | ----------------------- | 
B | ----------------------- | 
G | 4~---4-4-4/6-7-6-4----- | 
D | ----------------------- | 
A | ----------------------- | 
E | ----------------------- | 


Refr?o:
      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?

E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | 6-6--6-6--(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)-4-4--4/6--4--4-4--4-4--------------------------- | 
D | 4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--2-2--2/4--2--2-2--2-2------x2------------------- | 
A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
  I saw tail lights...

E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | 18-18--18-18--16-16--16-16--14-14--14/16--13--13-13--13-13---------- | 
D | 16-16--16-16--14-14--14-14--12-12--12/14--11--11-11--11-11---------- | 
A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
  I saw tail lights...

E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | 6-6--6-6--(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)-13-13--13-13--11-11--11-11--(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)-(b9)- | 
D | 4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--11-11--11-11--(b9)-(b9)--(b9)-(b9)--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-- | 
A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
  Everybody leaves...


Verso 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.

Pr?-refr?o:
e | 2~-------------------------2~----------------0~--- | 
B | 0~---0--0--0--0-0--0-------0~---0--0--0--0---0~--- | 
G | 4~---4--6--7--6--4-------4~---4--6--7--6---1~--- | 
D | x----x--x--x--x-x--x-------x----x--x--x--x---2~--- | 
A | 2~---2--4--5--4--2-------2~---2--4--5--4---2~--- | 
E | ---------------------------------------------0~--- | 

     With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations.

B5              C#5 D5 C#5 B5            B5       C#5 D5 C#5 E
     With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations.

E | ----------------------- | 
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 | ----------------------- | 


Refr?o:
      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?

E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | 6-6--6-6--(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)-4-4--4/6--4--4-4--4-4--------------------------- | 
D | 4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--2-2--2/4--2--2-2--2-2------x2------------------- | 
A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
  I saw tail lights...

E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | 18-18--18-18--16-16--16-16--14-14--14/16--13--13-13--13-13---------- | 
D | 16-16--16-16--14-14--14-14--12-12--12/14--11--11-11--11-11---------- | 
A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
  I saw tail lights...

E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | 6-6--6-6--(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)-13-13--13-13--11-11--11-11--(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)-(b9)- | 
D | 4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--11-11--11-11--(b9)-(b9)--(b9)-(b9)--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-- | 
A | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
  Everybody leaves...

Ponte
E | 5-----2-----0-----0---- | 
B | 2-----2-----2-----0---- | 
G | 2-----2-----2-----1---- |  (4x)
D | 4-----0-----2-----2---- | 
A | ------------0-----2---- | 
E | ------------------0---- | 

E | 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 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |  (2x)
D | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
A | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 

E | 5--5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2---(b9)-(b9)(b9)-(b9)(b9)(b9)--7--7-7--7-7-7---- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
D | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
A | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 

E | 5--5-5--5-5-5---7--7-7--7-7-7---(b9)7-5--7-5-2--------------------- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
D | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
A | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | 


Ponte:
        D5     E          D5     E
We were always waiting... always waiting
        D5     E                        F#m      E
We were always waiting for something to happen.

Guitar 2:
E | --------------------(b9)7-5------ | 
B | --------------------------7---- |  (3x)
G | ------------------------------- | 
D | ------------------------------- | 
A | ------------------------------- | 
E | ------------------------------- | 

(Refr?o)

Outro:
   A                  F#m
e | 0~-----------------2~-------------------- | 
B | 2~-----------------2~-------------------- | 
G | 2~-----------------2~-------------------- | 
D | 2~-----------------4~-------------------- |  x2
A | 0~-----------------4~-------------------- | 
E | -------------------2~-------------------- | 
   D5                 E               A
e | x------------------0~--------------0~---- | 
B | 3~-----------------0~--------------2~---- | 
G | 2~-----------------1~--------------2~---- | 
D | 0~-----------------2~--------------2~---- | 
A | -------------------2~--------------0~---- | 
E | -------------------0~-------------------- | 

E | ----------------------------------------- | 
B | ---5-----5---5---------5-----5--5-5-5---- | 
G | -----2-----2---2---------2--------2------ | 
D | -------2---------2---------4------------- |  x2
A | ----------------------------------------- | 
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 | ---------------------------------------------- |
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