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		   I Coulda Been AContender (x02220@1)- The Gaslight Anthem
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Tabbed by: thesluss
Tuning: Full Step Down

Chords:
C  - x032010
Am - x002210
F  - x003211
G  - x320030


Intro - 
    Am (x02210@1)                  GI'm (320003@1)broke and I'm hungry, hard up and I'm lonely
          Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)               FI've (133211@1)been dancing on this killing floor for years
       Am (x02210@1)                         GOf (320003@1)the few things I am certain, the captain of my burden
    Am (x02210@1)                G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)   
I'm sorry doll, I could never stop the rain


Interlude - 
Am- (x02210@1)G- (320003@1)Am- (x02210@1)G- (320003@1)F (133211@1)(x2)


Verse 1-
         Am (x02210@1)                            GOnce (320003@1)you said I was your hero, you would dance with me on a dime
         Am (x02210@1)                  GWe (320003@1)could spin this world right right right round,
    FAnd (133211@1)catch back up on the flip side
            AmI (x02210@1)was gonna get this real big engine,
            GI (320003@1)was gonna get them Broadway Stars
               Am (x02210@1)       GYou (320003@1)were gonna be my Judy Garland,
              FWe (133211@1)were gonna share your Tin Man heart


Chorus -
C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)                                AmThere's (x02210@1)a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in
           FThere's (133211@1)an S.O.S. on the seas tonight
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                    AmSteady (x02210@1)now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now
                        F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)   
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight


Interlude - 
Am- (x02210@1)G- (320003@1)Am- (x02210@1)G- (320003@1)F (133211@1)


Verse 2 - 
           Am (x02210@1)             GWe (320003@1)used to drive all night, all over town
        Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)          FWe'd (133211@1)go waltzing Matilda when Matilda came around

And I'd sing them blues to you


Chorus -
C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)                                AmThere's (x02210@1)a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in
                         FThere's (133211@1)an S.O.S. on the seas tonight
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                    AmSteady (x02210@1)now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now
                        F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)     
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight


Interlude - 
Am (x02210@1)
Chorus -
C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)                                AmThere's (x02210@1)a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in
                         FThere's (133211@1)an S.O.S. on the seas tonight
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                    AmSteady (x02210@1)now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now
                      F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)                
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
    F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   GAnd (320003@1)heart attacks and broken dreams
  F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)     AmAtlantis (x02210@1)is my only dream tonight