The Gaslight Anthem – High Lonesome (Guitar)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Hey here's an acoustic version of High Lonesome.
I saw Brian Fallon playing this one somewhere
on Youtube. Should be pretty much accurate.
Brian tuned everything half step down, but still sounds good with standard tuning.
C (032010)
C* (032013) ------------------| in the bridge
G (320033) ------------------| in the verse & chorus
Gadd11 (320013) ------------------| in the intro & bridge
G/E (055430) ------------------| before chorus
F/E (033210)
Dm (xx0231)
Am7 (002213) ------------------| in the intro & verse
Am (002210) ------------------| in the chorus
If you have trouble playing or remembering the chords, you can also play the
standard chords, still sounds good. but Brian Fallon plays it the way I tabbed it.
[Intro]
C Gadd11# F/E (x2) # played very briefly
Am7 F/E (x2)
G/E
[Verse 1]
Am7 So the ambulances came Dm G They took your pulse and packed up your things Am7 And the papers read C G Some boys forget what the heart it brings Am7 And the pounding in the street Dm G Was your heart in four four time Am7 And the taste of defeat C G F/E G/E Was was never too far from your mind
[Chorus]
Am F/E C G And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand Am F/E C G I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis Am F/E C G And in my head there's all these classic cars and outlaw cowboy bands Am F/E C G I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else
[Verse 2]
Am7 So gravity came Dm G And stole the temple that the schoolboys praised Am7 And the crowd shuffled in C You're getting drinks for the same boys G Am7 Who once bought you everything Dm And the patter on the bar G Was just this one time Am7 The patter on the bar C Was just this one night G F/E G/E Only to get by
[Chorus]
Am F/E C G And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand Am F/E C G I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis Am F/E C G And in my head there's all these classic cars and outlaw cowboy bands Am F/E C G I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else
[Bridge]
Am7 C* Gadd11 There were Southern accents Am7 C* Gadd11 On the radio As I drove home Am7 And at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet C* Gadd11 It's a pretty good song Maybe you know the rest Am7 C* G Maybe you know the rest
[Chorus]
Am F/E C G And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand Am F/E C G I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis Am F/E C G And in my head there's all these classic cars and outlaw cowboy bands Am F/E C G I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else Am F/E When our boots they hit the ground } C G } They made a high and lonesome sound } x3 Am F/E When our boots they hit the ground C G Am They made a high, a high and lonesome sound