The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Intro: Guitar 1 (Rhythm) C x 16, F x 8, G x 8 x4
Guitar 2 (Lead)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-----5--3-----------5--5-3------------5--3--------3---3-5-----3------|
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3-----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3----|
G|---------------5----------------5---------------5-0-------0----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: Guitar 1: C Look what you started, F G I seem to be coming out of my skin C Look what you’ve forgotten here F G The bandages just don’t keep me in C And when it was over F G I woke up alone C And when it was over F G I woke up alone
Guitar 2: 
 "Started" ... "Coming" ... "Skin"  ...    "Forgotten" ... "Just" ... "In"
e|--8------------8-----8-----------------------8------------8-----8---------|
B|--8------------10------10--------------10----8------------10--------------|
G|--9------------10----------12-----10h12------9------------10-----10s12-12/|
D|--10-----------10----------------------------10-----------10--------------|
A|--10-----------8-----------------------------10-----------8---------------|
E|--8------------------------------------------8----------------------------|

   "Over"                            "Alone"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55--5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1, 2: Am G F C Am G F And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive Am G F C Am G F I got your name tattooed inside of my arm Am G F C Am G I called for my father but my father had died F G C While you told me fortunes, in American Slang Interlude: Guitar 1 C x 16, F x 8, G x 8
e|-----5--3-----------5--5-3------------5--3--------3---3-5-----3------|
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3-----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3----|
G|---------------5----------------5---------------5-0-------0----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: C Look at the damage, F G the fortunes came for the richer men. C while we’re left with gallows, F G waiting for us liars to come down and hang. C And when it was over F G I woke up alone C And when it was over F G I woke up alone
Guitar 2: 
 "Damage" ... "Came" ...    "Men"  ...       "Gallows" ... "Liars" ... "Hang"
e|--8------------8-----8-----------------------8------------8-----8---------|
B|--8------------10------10--------------10----8------------10--------------|
G|--9------------10----------12-----10h12------9------------10-----10s12-12/|
D|--10-----------10----------------------------10-----------10--------------|
A|--10-----------8-----------------------------10-----------8---------------|
E|--8------------------------------------------8----------------------------|

   "Over"                            "Alone"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55--5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----5--3-----------5--5-3------------5--3--------3---3-5-----3------|
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3-----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3----|
G|---------------5----------------5---------------5-0-------0----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2: Guitar 1,2: Am G F C Am G F And they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive Am G F C Am G F I got your name tattooed inside of my arm Am G F C Am G I called for my father but my father had died F G C F While you told me fortunes, in American Slang Bridge: Guitar 1: F G F And here’s where we died that time last year, G F And here’s where the angels and devils meet. G F And you can dance with the queen if you need, G F And she will always keep your cards G C Close to her heart oooh F G So close to her heart C before they tear you apart F, G
Guitar 2:
         ...      "died"    ...    "year"   ...    "angels"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-101010101010101012121212121212121010101010101010-------------------|
D|-101010101010101012121212121212121010101010101010-------------------| x2
A|-8------------------------------------------------10-7--7-7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------10--8-8-|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-10101010101010101212121212121212-|
D|-10101010101010101212121212121212-|
A|-8--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Chorus 3: The first two lines are a different progression and palm muted F G Am C when they cut me to ribbons and taught me to drive F G Am C I got your name tattooed inside of my arm Am G F C Am, G, F And I called for my father but my father had died Am G F C Am, G I called for my father but my father had died F G C you told us fortunes, in American Slang
At this point guitar 2 plays:
e|-----5--3-----------5--5-3---------|
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3----|
G|---------------5----------------5--|
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
F G C You told me fortunes, in American Slang