• Song:

    Rollin And Tumblin

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem - Rollin' and Tumblin' - from the album Get Hurt

A note before I start the tab. Historically, The Gaslight Anthem have played in D standard.
The new album seems to be played in E standard. You can tell by the harmonics in the intro of this song.
I'll be transcribing the chords in standard.

The chords used in the intro and verses are Am, G, and F. C major is used in the bridges and verses, as
well as the outro.


Verse:

Am                                    Gmaj  Fmaj
    I don't think I'm going out anymore

Am                                    Gmaj  Fmaj (G and F are struck in sync with the two syllables of comfort)
    You better find some other body to com-fort

Am                                        Gmaj Fmaj (same pattern applies throughout)
    When I was tremblin', baby, you was a diamond

Am                                      Gmaj   Fmaj
But you ain't a diamond no more

    Cmaj (C is hit at the same time you say "what")
So  what you want to say is my head is a hurricane, well

Cmaj
l-l-let me sleep on that - uh huh, alright

Cmaj
You say I'm hopelessly devoted to misery, well

Cmaj
I don't want to be so devoted no more AWWWW YEAHHHH

(play the intro riff of Am, Gmaj, and Fmaj once before chorus)

Chorus:

Cmaj
And all of my friends wanna get into heaven

Gmaj
And all I keep thinking is "I wish you were here"

Am
I heard that they've been callin' me the great depression

Fmaj (in the first chorus you hit this once, don't strum it)
Rollin' and tumblin'....

The riff that's played while Brian sings "Breakin' my own heart again" in the first chorus is as follows:

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|----------3--5---3--0--|
E|--3---5----------------|

Then you jump back into the Am, Gmaj, Fmaj pattern for the verse again. Second verse/prechorus is played
exactly the same.

Second chorus is played just like the first chorus, except when you get to "Rollin' and tumblin" you
continue strumming Fmaj, then to Gmaj before you repeat the chorus.

After you repeat the chorus, the bridge comes in:


(continuing the G from the repeated chorus)
So should I take

Cmaj
Everything, all your temporary

Am
Medicines... Should I take your

Fmaj
Red, your blues, and your cocaine, should I take

Gmaj
Something to try on the weekend

(the chords repeat til the next part)

Cmaj                             
So cry me a river, and assure me

     Fmaj
I'm crazy
                         Cmaj
While you question the answers

                          Gmaj
And then you lean on my best friends

(chords repeat for rest of outro)

Song ends on Am
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