The Gaslight Anthem – Great Expectations (Guitar Tab)

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Tabbed by: Sean Hummer Great novel, great movie, great song, great band. *E-mail or message me any suggestions or corrections and let me know what you think!* Tuning: Capo on 1st Fret [Chords] A - x02220 F#m - 244222 D5 - xx023x (254232 Sounds better but it's more difficult to play) E - 022100 B5 - x244xx C#5 - x466xx
[Intro/Verse Lead]
e|---2------5-4---|---2------5-4---|
B|------2-------5-|------2-------5-|
G|-2-----2--------|-2-----2--------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
A Mary, this station is playing every sad song F#m I remember like we were alive A I heard and sung them all from inside of these walls F#m In a prison cell, where we spent those nights A And they burnt up the diner where I always used to find her F#m Licking young boys blood from her claws A And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew F#m Her hair was raven and her heart was like a tomb.
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar 1
e|2~----------------0~---|
B|0~---0--0--0--0---0~---|
G|4~---4--6--7--6---1~---|
D|x----x--x--x--x---2~---|
A|2~---2--4--5--4---2~---|
E|------------------0~---|
     My heart's like a wound.
(or simply...) B5 C#5 D5 C#5 E My heart's like a wound.
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|4~---4-4-4/6-7-6-4-----|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
[Chorus] Guitar 1 F#m D5 A E I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife F#m D5 A E Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you F#m D5 A E I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old (or whole) life F#m D5 A E A Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--4-4--4/6--4--4-4--4-4---------------------------|
D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--2-2--2/4--2--2-2--2-2------x2-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I saw tail lights...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|18-18--18-18--16-16--16-16--14-14--14/16--13--13-13--13-13----------|
D|16-16--16-16--14-14--14-14--12-12--12/14--11--11-11--11-11----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I saw tail lights...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--13-13--13-13--11-11--11-11--9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--|
D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--11-11--11-11--9--9---9--9---7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Everybody leaves...
[Verse 2] A Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life F#m Better safe than making the party A And I never had a good time, I sat my bedside, F#m With papers and poetry about Estella.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Guitar 1
e|2~-------------------------2~----------------0~---|
B|0~---0--0--0--0-0--0-------0~---0--0--0--0---0~---|
G|4~---4--6--7--6\4--4-------4~---4--6--7--6---1~---|
D|x----x--x--x--x-x--x-------x----x--x--x--x---2~---|
A|2~---2--4--5--4\2--2-------2~---2--4--5--4---2~---|
E|---------------------------------------------0~---|
     With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations.
(or...) B5 C#5 D5 C#5 B5 B5 C#5 D5 C#5 E With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations.
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|4~---4-4-4/6-7-6-4-----|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|4~---4-4-4/6-7--9x8----|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
[Chorus] Guitar 1 F#m D5 A E I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife F#m D5 A E Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you F#m D5 A E I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old (or whole) life F#m D5 A E A Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--4-4--4/6--4--4-4--4-4---------------------------|
D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--2-2--2/4--2--2-2--2-2------x2-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I saw tail lights...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|18-18--18-18--16-16--16-16--14-14--14/16--13--13-13--13-13----------|
D|16-16--16-16--14-14--14-14--12-12--12/14--11--11-11--11-11----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  I saw tail lights...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--13-13--13-13--11-11--11-11--9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--|
D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--11-11--11-11--9--9---9--9---7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Everybody leaves...

[Bridge Part 1]
Guitar 1 (Strumming/Picking)
e|5-----2-----0-----0----|
B|2-----2-----2-----0----|
G|2-----2-----2-----1----| x4
D|4-----0-----2-----2----|
A|------------0-----2----|
E|------------------0----|

Guitar 2
e|5--5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2---0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2-2----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|5--5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2---9--9-9--9-9-9---7--7-7--7-7-7----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|5--5-5--5-5-5---7--7-7--7-7-7---9-7-5--7-5-2---------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
It's funny how the night moves
Humming a song from 1962
[Bridge Part 2] Guitar 1 D5 E D5 E We were always waiting... always waiting D5 E F#m E We were always waiting for something to happen.
Guitar 2
e|--------------------9-7-5------|
B|--------------------------7----| x3
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Guitar 1
  A                  F#m
e|0~-----------------2~--------------------|
B|2~-----------------2~--------------------|
G|2~-----------------2~--------------------|
D|2~-----------------4~--------------------| x2
A|0~-----------------4~--------------------|
E|-------------------2~--------------------|

  D5                 E               A
e|x------------------0~--------------0~----|
B|3~-----------------0~--------------2~----|
G|2~-----------------1~--------------2~----|
D|0~-----------------2~--------------2~----|
A|-------------------2~--------------0~----|
E|-------------------0~--------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---5-----5---5---------5-----5--5-5-5----|
G|-----2-----2---2---------2--------2------|
D|-------2---------2---------4-------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---5-----5---5---------5-----5--5-5-5---------|
G|-----2-----2---2---------2--------2-----------|
D|-------2---------2---------4------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5-----5--5-5-5---5~----|
G|---2-----2---------------2--------2-----2~----|
D|-----0------0--------------2------------2~----|
A|-------0------0-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
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