The Gaslight Anthem
"Great Expectations (Acoustic)"
From: "The B-Sides"
Capo II
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
A
Mary, this station is playing every sad song
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I remember like we were alive
A
I heard and sung them all from inside of these walls
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In a prison cell, where we spent those nights
A
And they burned up the diner where I always used to find her
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Licking young boys blood from her claws
A
And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew
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Her hair was raven and her heart was like a tomb
[Pre-chorus]
D E
My heart's like, like a wound
[Chorus]
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But I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
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Everybody leaves and I'd expect this much from you
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I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
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Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
[Verse 2]
A
Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life
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Better safe than making then making the party
A
And I never had a good time, I sat by my bedside
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With papers and poetry about Estella
[Pre-Chorus]
D E
Great expectations
D E
We had the greatest expectations
[Chorus]
F#m D A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m D A E
Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you?
F#m D A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
F#m D A E
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
[Bridge]
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It's funny how the night moves
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Humming a song from 1962
D E
We were always waiting
D E
We were always waiting
D E F#m E
We were always waiting for something to happen
[Chorus]
F#m D A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
F#m D A E
Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you?
F#m D A E
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
F#m D A E
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
[Outro]
A F#m A F#m
D E A
