• Song:

    The 59 Sound

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

Tabbed by: ThorHammer17

Tuning:  | DGFCAD | 


Intro: 
C5 - C5 - F5 - F5 - A5 - G5 - F5 - F5
x2

          A5                             E5
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
                A5                                     F5
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
         A5                                 E5
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
            A5                                    F5
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.

            A5             F5              C5          G5
'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life,
      A5             F5              C5          G5
The chains I been hearing now for most of my life.

                  C5                           F5
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmother's radio?
                 A5               G5                  F5
Did you hear the rattling chains.... in the hospital walls?
                  C5                                 F5
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
                 A5             G5        F5
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?

         A5                            E5 
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
             A5                                                    F5
See, I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body.
          A5                              E5
And they told me on the front lawn. I'm sorry I couldn't go,
        A5                                                     F5
But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons.


       A5                  F5           C5       G5
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
   A5                  F5           C5       G5
I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang

                  C5                           F5
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmother's radio?
                 A5               G5                   F5
Did you hear the rattling chains..... in the hospital walls?
                  C5                                 F5
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
                     A5          G5           F5
Did you hear your favorite song.... one last time?

[      A5    F5    C5    G5
Young boys, 
       A5    F5    C5    G5
Young girls,             ]x4

 A5                F5        C5        G5
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
 A5                F5        C5        G5
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
 A5                F5        C5        G5
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
 A5                F5        C5        G5
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,

                  C5                           F5
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmother's radio?
                 A5               G5                   F5
Did you hear the rattling chains..... in the hospital walls?
                  C5                                 F5
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
                     A5          G5           F5
Did you hear your favorite song.... one last time?


       A5    F5    C5    G5
Young boys, 
       A5    F5    C5    G5
Young girls,             

       A5    F5    C5    G5
Young boys, 
       A5    F5    C5    G5
Young girls.

Outro:

C5

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Seeing as almost all of Gaslight's songs from this album are in D tuning, I 
was pretty sure I could make it work for this song too. I took a look at a 
few live videos, and this is definitely what he's playing, especially in the 
intro. Hope you all enjoy it!
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