This is done by ear, so apologies if not 100% accurate. Sounds ok to me though.....
Just a note , on the chorus, the notes on the riff coincide with the lyrics, so play
that note on that lyric, just to make it a bit easier for coordination.
Any improvements, let me know thelibertine1986@hotmail.co.uk
Power chords for verses (palm muted!!!)
G C Em
E|-| |-| |-|
B|-| |-| |-|
G|-| |-| |-|
D|-| |5| |-|
A|5| |3| |2|
E|3| |-| |0|
Intro - Play through twice
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----12-12----12------12---12----12-13-13-12----|
G|-14-------14------14---------14-------------14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----12-12----12------12---12----12-15-15-12----|
G|-14-------14------14---------14-------------14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----12-12----12------12---12----12-13-13-12----|
G|-14-------14------14---------14-------------14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----12-12-12-12--------------------------------|
G|-14--------------14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------------|
Verse (Palm-Muting)
G
The cool is dead, baby go on and sleep
C
Rest your weary head and lover bury me
G
And in the morning we'll start over again
Em C
That's how they do it up on the screen
(Then second guitar plays the riff below palm muted, rhythm no longer palm muted)
G
See me and my baby we would dance all night
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
C
And I would know the steps in my baby's time
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G
To do it like they do for the girls uptown
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Em C
I heard they light 'em up like the blues
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------------------|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
So I'm waiting (so I'm waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
And she's waiting (and she's waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
For us to remember................
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12-------|
G|-------------------------------12h14----12-12-|
D|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h14---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus
So was I good to you, the wife of my youth?
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------1212-11-12-12-11-----------------|
D|------------------------14--14-12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Not another soul could love you like my rotten bones do, so
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12h14p12---12---12----12h14----12---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
I would wait on the edges in between
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-11-12----12-11-----------------|
D|-----------------------14-14-14-12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
These New York streets, where you and I would meet
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12------------------12----------------|
G|-------12-12h14-----14///////-14-----------14-12---12-|
D|-12h14------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Then play intro again.
Verse 2 (Palm muting)
G
For twenty nine years we loved that line
C
And I would take it easy if I had your mind
G
But I'm a cannonball to a house on fire
(no chord here)
And you're slow like Motown soul
(Then second guitar plays the riff below palm muted, rhythm no longer palm muted)
G
So what man wouldn't love her with her long black hair?
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
C
If I cut you up maybe I came to bear
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G
To bandage your wounds with the salt on my tongue
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-gaslight-anthem/262886.html ]
Em C
And I'm the only one not here
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12----------------------------------|
G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
So I'm waiting (so I'm waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
And she's waiting (and she's waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
For us to remember................
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12-------|
G|-------------------------------12h14----12-12-|
D|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h14---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus
So was I good to you, the wife of my youth?
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------1212-11-12-12-11-----------------|
D|------------------------14--14-12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Not another soul could love you like my rotten bones do, so
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12h14p12---12---12----12h14----12---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
I would wait on the edges in between
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-11-12----12-11-----------------|
D|-----------------------14-14-14-12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
These New York streets, where you and I would meet
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12------------------12----------------|
G|-------12-12h14-----14///////-14-----------14-12---12-|
D|-12h14------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
And only
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
I..........................................can
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Heal...............your wounds.
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-13-12----|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Only I..........................................can
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Heal...............your wounds.
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-13-12----|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
When you can't go on
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
E|-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
And can't go on
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-13-12----|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
And you can't go on
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
E|-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
When you know
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Hold on
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7-7-7h9------------7-7-7h9-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Was I good to you, the wife of my youth, not another soul could love you like
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7-7-7h9------------7-7-7h9-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
My.........
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-12-12-12-11-11-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Chorus
So was I good to you, the wife of my youth?
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------1212-11-12-12-11-----------------|
D|------------------------14--14-12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Not another soul could love you like my rotten bones do, so
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12h14p12---12---12----12h14----12---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
I would wait on the edges in between
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-11-12----12-11-----------------|
D|-----------------------14-14-14-12-12-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
And I would wait on the edges in between
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-12-11-12----12-11----------------|
D|-12h14----------------------14-14-14-12-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
And I would wait on the edges in between
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-12-11-12----12-11----------------|
D|-12h14----------------------14-14-14-12-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
These New York streets, on These New York streets
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12-----------------------------12-------|
G|-------12-12h14-----14///////-12----12///12h14----14///-|
D|-12h14--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Where you and I would meet
E|------------------------|
B|------12----------------|
G|-14----------14-12---12-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Thanks.
