American Slang (Acoustic) - The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
D Standard Tuning/Whole Step Down (DGCFAd)
Ear Transcribed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder)
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.
Chords used (Named relative to standard tuning):
D (xx0232)
G (320033)
A (x02220)
Bm (x24432)
[Intro]
(played in arpeggios)
D (x4) G (x2) A (x2)
(x2)
[Verse 1]
Bm
Look what you started
G A
I seem to be coming right out of my skin
Bm
So look what you've forgotten here
G A
These bandages just don't keep me in
[Pre-Chorus]
D G
Baby when it was over
D G
Well I woke up alone
D G
And when it was over, yeah
D G
I woke up alone
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Well they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
Bm A G D
I got your name tattooed on the inside of my arm
Bm A G D
And I called for my father but my father had died
G
While you told me fortunes
A D
In American slang
[Verse 2]
Bm
And looked at the damage
G A
When the fortunes came for the richer men
Bm
And we left with gallows
G A
Honey waiting for us liars baby, come down and hang
[Pre-Chorus]
D G
Baby when it was over, yeah yeah
D G
Well I woke up alone
D G
And when it was over
D G
I woke up alone
[Chorus]
Bm A G D
Well they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
Bm A G D
I got your name tattooed on the inside of my arm
Bm A G D
And I called for my father but my father has died
G
And you told me fortunes
A D
In American slang
[Bridge]
Bm A G
And here's where we died that time last year
D Bm
And where the angels and devils meet
A G
And you can dance with the queen if you need
D G A D
And she will always keep your cards close to her heart
G A D G A
So close to her heart, before they tear you apart
[Outro]
Bm A G D
And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive
Bm A G D
I got your name tattooed on the inside of my arm
Bm A G D
And I called for my father but my father has died
Bm A G D
I called for my father but my father has died
G
And you told me fortunes
D
In American slang
G
And you told my fortunes
A D
In American slang
