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American Slang (Acoustic) - The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
D Standard Tuning/Whole Step Down (DGCFAd) 
Ear Transcribed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder)
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I ear transcribed this from Brian Fallon's performance of the song on Sirius
XM Alt-Nation which can be found on YouTube by simply searching the song 
title. Some of the other interpretations on this website are a bit incorrect
so I thought I'd have a go at it and see if it does justice. I hope it helps
you guys out there wanting to learn this awesome song.
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Chords used (Named relative to standard tuning):

D  (xx0232)
G  (320033)
A  (x02220)
Bm (x24432)
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Intro (Played in arpeggios):

Dx4 (xx0232@1) Gx2 (320003@1) Ax2 (x02220@1)

^ Play this twice ^

Verse 1:
                 BmLook (x24432@1)what you started
               G (320003@1)                   AI (x02220@1)seem to be coming right out of my skin
                       BmSo (x24432@1)look what you've forgotten here
                G (320003@1)               AThese (x02220@1)bandages just don't keep me in


Pre Chorus:
                  D (xx0232@1) GBaby (320003@1)when it was over
                 D (xx0232@1) GWell (320003@1)I woke up alone
                  D (xx0232@1)  GAnd (320003@1)when it was over, yeah
            D (xx0232@1)  GI (320003@1)woke up alone


Chorus:
          Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)          DWell (xx0232@1)they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
            Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)       DI (xx0232@1)got your name tattooed on the inside of my arm
       Bm (x24432@1)            A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)I called for my father but my father had died
                    GWhile (320003@1)you told me fortunes
    A (x02220@1)        DIn (xx0232@1)American slang


Verse 2:
                   BmAnd (x24432@1)looked at the damage
                   G (320003@1)                 AWhen (x02220@1)the fortunes came for the richer men
                  BmAnd (x24432@1)we left with gallows
                      G (320003@1)                       AHoney (x02220@1)waiting for us liars baby, come down and hang


Pre Chorus:
                  D (xx0232@1) GBaby (320003@1)when it was over, yeah yeah
                 D (xx0232@1) GWell (320003@1)I woke up alone
                  D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)when it was over
            D (xx0232@1)  GI (320003@1)woke up alone


Chorus:
          Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)          DWell (xx0232@1)they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
            Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)         DI (xx0232@1)got your name tattooed on the inside of my arm
       Bm (x24432@1)            A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)I called for my father but my father has died
                    GAnd (320003@1)you told me fortunes
    A (x02220@1)        DIn (xx0232@1)American slang


Bridge:
Bm (x24432@1)                 A (x02220@1)                 GAnd (320003@1)here's where we died that time last year
               D (xx0232@1)               BmAnd (x24432@1)where the angels and devils meet
             A (x02220@1)                         GAnd (320003@1)you can dance with the queen if you need
               D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)she will always keep your cards close to her heart
            G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1) ASo (x02220@1)close to her heart, before they tear you apart


Outro:
         Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
            Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)          DI (xx0232@1)got your name tattooed on the inside of my arm
       Bm (x24432@1)          A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)I called for my father but my father has died
    Bm (x24432@1)         A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)       DI (xx0232@1)called for my father but my father has died
                  GAnd (320003@1)you told me fortunes
              DIn (xx0232@1)American slang
                  G (320003@1)   
And you told my fortunes 
      A (x02220@1)    DIn (xx0232@1)American slang