The Gaslight Anthem – I Coulda Been A Contender (Guitar)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: thesluss Chords: C - x032010 Am - x002210 F - x003211 G - x320030 Intro -
    Am                    G
I'm broke and I'm hungry, hard up and I'm lonely

          Am              G                 F
I've been dancing on this killing floor for years

       Am                           G
Of the few things I am certain, the captain of my burden

    Am                  G              F     
I'm sorry doll, I could never stop the rain
Interlude - Am - G - Am - G - F (x2) Verse 1-
         Am                              G
Once you said I was your hero, you would dance with me on a dime

         Am                    G
We could spin this world right right right round,

    F
And catch back up on the flip side

            Am
I was gonna get this real big engine,

            G
I was gonna get them Broadway Stars

               Am         G
You were gonna be my Judy Garland,

              F
We were gonna share your Tin Man heart
Chorus -
C                       G                                  Am
There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in

           F
There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight

C                  G                      Am
Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now

                        F       G         Am     G        Am     
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
Interlude - Am - G - Am - G - F Verse 2 -
           Am               G
We used to drive all night, all over town

        Am         G            F
We'd go waltzing Matilda when Matilda came around
And I'd sing them blues to you Chorus -
C                       G                                  Am
There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in

                         F
There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight

C                  G                      Am
Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now

                        F       G         Am     G        Am       
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
Interlude - Am Chorus -
C                       G                                  Am
There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in

                         F
There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight

C                  G                      Am
Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now

                      F       G         Am     G        Am                  
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight

    F       G         Am     G
And heart attacks and broken dreams

  F      G     C    G       Am
Atlantis is my only dream tonight