This song is a previously unreleased demo from 2008 when The Gaslight Anthem were writing The '59 Sound. The track is part of a charity compilation and you can hear it at this link: http://engineerrecords.bandcamp.com/track/our-fathers-sons-08-demo-exclusive Guitar is tuned one whole step down (DGCFAd) Intro lick: G|---0-2-3---| D|3----------| Chord progression throughout the entire song is: C C/B E Am F G (The C/B is just part of a walkdown) At the end of the song, they play the intro riff to "Great Expectations." d|-------5--------8---7------| A|-----------5-----------8---| F|----5----------------------| C|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| Help me sing All you weary strangers raise your voice In this chain gang chorus in our younger days My brothers, we were naive sailors Storms we'd all endure Oh the road, oh you who sing her praises [...] The places that she takes us, the choice is ours We wanted much more than our fathers While our mothers said their prayers Now moving on up, to the east side We finally got a piece of the pie Baby doll All you women of the travelers, your empty arms Your patient hearts in waiting, bless your hearts And your never ending patience I could not go on without you We're all the same All blue and bright white collars, we're all the same Our troubles and our sorrows and underneath Blood and bone and mixture Though we dance to different songs Not songs to sing along Not songs to sing along Every man, every woman with a burden raise your hands Raise'em up to the firmament, see those hands Meet your brothers and your sisters, use your hands We are our father's sons
