• Song:

    Keepsake

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

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                             KEEPSAKE - The Gaslight Anthem
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Tabbed by: Chrizz2kplus1
E-mail: chrizz.bert@googlemail.com

Tuning: DGCFAD (Full step down)

The following are not the actual chord names, but their shapes 
are easier to remember when standard tuning chord names are used

Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)  
|---5---|---1---|---8---|---3---|
|---5---|---1---|---8---|---3---| 
|---5---|---2---|---9---|---4---|
|---7---|---3---|---10--|---5---|
|---7---|---3---|---10--|---5---|
|---5---|---1---|---8---|---3---|

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= Intro 0:00 - 0:32 = 
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Rhythm pattern: (played twice)
Am F Am F
Am (x02210@1)name="chord_133211@1">F C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Lead plays main riff while rhythm pattern is repeated

Main riff
|--12----12----------12-------------|
|--15b17-15b17-15-15----15-13-------| 
|-----------------------------------| 3x
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|
|--------13-----13-15-15b17-15-13-------| 
|--12-14-----14-------------------14-14-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

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= Verse 0:32 - 0:54 =
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Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)                                              
    It's been thirty-one years
Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)   Since she's been in your arms
Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)   But don't worry about Mama
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)   Mama's got a good heart

Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)   And I'm not looking for your love
Am (x02210@1)         F (133211@1)    I'm only sniffing out blood
Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)   Just a little taste of 
    C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)   where I came from

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= Chorus 0:54 - 1:20 =
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               Am (x02210@1)  F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   And at the bottom of this river
               Am (x02210@1)               F (133211@1)   Is where I put you down to lay
             C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)   So I can live with it
              Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)   And in my heart heart heart
                    C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    there are these waters
            Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)
    Where I put you down to lay
                     C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)   While I learn to live with it
                Am (x02210@1)
    Until I'm free

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= Interlude 1:20 - 1:33 =
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   F (133211@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)name="chord_133211@1">F C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)While lead plays main riff

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= Verse 1:33 - 1:55 =
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Am (x02210@1)              F (133211@1)             
    And it's been all my life
Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)   I've been wondering on the inside
Am (x02210@1)        F (133211@1)    What we could've had
C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)   If you'd had a part in my life

Am (x02210@1)               F (133211@1)   And there were children involved
Am (x02210@1)              F (133211@1)    And they were brothers to me
Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)    Even if we 
    C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)   never got to meet

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= Chorus 1:55 - 2:20 =
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               Am (x02210@1)  F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   And at the bottom of this river
               Am (x02210@1)               F (133211@1)   Is where I put you down to lay
             C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)   So I can live with it
              Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)   And in my heart heart heart
                    C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    there are these waters
            Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)
    Where I put you down to lay
                     C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)   While I learn to live with it

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= Bridge 2:20 - 2:48 =
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              C (x32010@1)   Until I'm free at last 
              Am (x02210@1)    from this shadow that hangs
               F (133211@1)   Surely you wonder sometimes
                     C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)    And I'm sure you all sympathize
                C (x32010@1)   Just what a man's to become,
                  Am (x02210@1)   just like his daddy's done
                   F (133211@1)   I just want to love someone 
                C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1) 
    Who has the same blood

Who has the same blood

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= Interlude II 2:48 - 2:59 =
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|------3--------3--------3--------3---------|
|--------1--------1--------1--------1-------|
|----2--------2--------0--------0-----------| 2x
|-----------3-------------------------------|
|--0-----------------3----------------------|
|-----------------------------3-------------|

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= Chorus 2:59 - 3:24 =
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               Am (x02210@1)  F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)  And at the bottom of this river
               Am (x02210@1)               F (133211@1)  Is where I put you down to lay
             C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)  So I can live with it
              Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)  And in my heart heart heart
                      C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)   there are these waters
            Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)
   Where I put you down to lay
                     C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)  While I learn to live with it

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= Outro 3:24 - 4:04 =
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      Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)
   Keepsake  ( lead plays main riff )
      Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)
   Keepsake
             Am (x02210@1) 
   Until I'm free

F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)
  Am (x02210@1)name="chord_133211@1">F  C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am
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