The Gaslight Anthem
"Great Expectations (Acoustic)"
From: "The B-Sides"

Capo II

Intro:
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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 burned 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

D                       E
My heart's like, like a wound

F#m                    D               A             E
But I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m        D              A                  E
Everybody leaves and I'd expect this much from you
F#m               D               A             E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
F#m        D         A                 E     A   
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?

A
Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life
  F#m
Better safe than making then making the party
 A
And I never had a good time, I sat by my bedside
F#m
With papers and poetry about Estella

D              E
Great expectations 
D                       E
We had the greatest expectations

F#m                D               A             E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m        D               A             E
Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you?
F#m                D               A             E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
F#m        D         A              E         
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?

F#m       D         A            E

                   F#m        D         A       E
It's funny how the night moves
                   F#m        D         A       E
Humming a song from 1962

D             E
We were always waiting
D              E
We were always waiting
D              E                        F#m         E
We were always waiting for something to happen

F#m                D               A             E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m        D               A             E
Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you?
F#m                D               A             E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
F#m         D         A              E         
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?

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