• Song:

    High Lonesome

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

Tuning: Half-step Down!!

Intro:

| B| (x2444x@1)E| (022100@1)B| (x2444x@1)E| (022100@1)Abm| (133111@4)E| (022100@1)Abm| (133111@4)E (022100@1)name="chord_244322@1">F# |

Verse 1:
              AbmSo (133111@4)the ambulances came, 
               C#m (x13321@4)                   F#They (244322@1)took your pulse and packed up your things.
               AbmAnd (133111@4)the papers read,
           B (x2444x@1)                  F#Some (244322@1)boys forget what heartache brings.
                        AbmAnd (133111@4)the pounding in the streets
         C#m (x13321@4)              F#Was (244322@1)your heart in four/four time.
                 AbmAnd (133111@4)the taste of defeat
    B (x2444x@1)       F# (244322@1)          E (022100@1)   F#Was (244322@1)never too far from your mind.

Chorus:
      Abm (133111@4)         E (022100@1)              B (x2444x@1)             F#And (244322@1)Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand,
         Abm (133111@4)       E (022100@1)                  B (x2444x@1)     F# (244322@1)      
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis.
          Abm (133111@4)                  EAnd (022100@1)in my head there's all these classic cars,
    B (x2444x@1)           F#And (244322@1)outlaw cowboy bands
         Abm (133111@4)       E (022100@1)                  B (x2444x@1)      F#I (244322@1)always kinda sorta wished I was someone else.

Verse 2:
           AbmSo (133111@4)gravity came,
              C#m (x13321@4)                       F#And (244322@1)stole the temple that the school boys praised
                       Abm,
And the crowds shuffled in.
               B (x2444x@1)                          F# (244322@1)                    AbmYou're (133111@4)getting drinks for the same boys who once bought you everything.
                          C#mAnd (x13321@4)the powder on the bar
              F# (244322@1)                        AbmWas (133111@4)just this one time, the powder on the bar
               B (x2444x@1)           F# (244322@1)        E (022100@1)  F#Was (244322@1)just this one night, and only to get by.

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
Abm (133111@4)                    E (022100@1)    F# (244322@1)   There were southern accents 
       Abm (133111@4)            E (022100@1)   F#On (244322@1)the radio as I drove home.
       AbmAnd (133111@4)at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
       E (022100@1)                     F# (244322@1)                 AbmIt's (133111@4)a pretty good song, maybe you know the rest...
                   E (022100@1)    F#Maybe (244322@1)you know the rest.

Repeat Chorus

Outro:
         Abm (133111@4)               EWhen (022100@1)our boots they hit the ground, |
            B (x2444x@1)               F# (244322@1)  |
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