• Song:

    Our Fathers Sons

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

Third track from their new EP: "iTunes Sessions". Whole step down (DGCFAD)

Intro: (Palm-Muted)
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[Walk-up]
C,              C/B,  E, Am, F, G (320003@1)Verse 1:
CHelp (x32010@1)me sing
               C/B (x2555x@1)                   EAll (022100@1)you weary strangers raise your voice
                                           AmIn (x02210@1)this chain gang chorus in our younger days

My brothers, we were naive sailors
F (133211@1)            GStorms (320003@1)we'd all endure
C (x32010@1)                                 C/B (x2555x@1)             EOh (022100@1)the road, oh you who sing her praises, are dust and bones
                                             AmThe (x02210@1)places that she takes us, the choice is ours
                                  FWe (133211@1)wanted much more than our fathers
                                  GWhile (320003@1)our mothers said their prayers
C (x32010@1)                       C/BNow (x2555x@1)moving on up, to the east side
                            EWe (022100@1)finally got a piece of the pie

Of the pie

Verse 2:
CBaby (x32010@1)doll
                      C/B (x2555x@1)                 EAll (022100@1)you women of the travellers, your empty arms
                                                 AmYour (x02210@1)patient hearts in waiting, bless your heart

And your never ending patience
F (133211@1)                      GI (320003@1)could not go on without you
CWe're (x32010@1)all the same
                         C/B (x2555x@1)                     EAll (022100@1)blue and bright white collars, we're all the same
                                          AmOur (x02210@1)troubles and our sorrows and underneath

Blood and bone and mixture
  F (133211@1)                            GThough (320003@1)we dance to different songs

Bridge: (Not too sure about this part, though they seem to sound good when played as 
octave chords)
C (x32010@1)               C/BAnd (x2555x@1)your momma's alright
AmAnd (x02210@1)your daddy's alright
C (x32010@1)                C/BThey (x2555x@1)just seem a little bit weird
AmNo (x02210@1)surrender,

Outro:
C (x32010@1)                  C/B (x2555x@1)             EEvery (022100@1)man, every woman with a burden raise your hands
                                          AmRaise'em (x02210@1)up to the firmament, see those hands

Meet your brothers and your sisters, use your hands
F (133211@1)                    GWe (320003@1)are our father's sons
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