The Spirit of Jazz The Gaslight Anthem
This is done by ear, so apologies if not 100% accurate. Sounds ok to me though.....
Just a note , on the chorus, the notes on the riff coincide with the lyrics, so play
that note on that lyric, just to make it a bit easier for coordination.
Any improvements, let me know thelibertine1986@hotmail.co.uk
Power chords for verses (palm muted!!!)
[G] [C] [Em]
E|-| |-| |-|
B|-| |-| |-|
G|-| |-| |-|
D|-| |5| |-|
A|5| |3| |2|
E|3| |-| |0|
Intro - Play through twice
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------| B|----12-12----12------12---12----12-13-13-12----| G|-14-------14------14---------14-------------14-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------| B|----12-12----12------12---12----12-15-15-12----| G|-14-------14------14---------14-------------14-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------|
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------| B|----12-12----12------12---12----12-13-13-12----| G|-14-------14------14---------14-------------14-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
GI
E|-----------------------------------------------| B|----12-12-12-12--------------------------------| G|-14--------------14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
GII
E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------------|
Verse (Palm-Muting)
The [G]cool is dead, baby go on and sleep
[C]Rest your weary head and lover bury me
[G]And in the morning we'll start over again
[Em]That's how they do it up on the [C]screen
(Then second guitar plays the riff below palm muted, rhythm no longer palm muted)
See [G]me and my baby we would dance all night
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
And [C]I would know the steps in my baby's time
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
To [G]do it like they do for the girls uptown
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
I [Em]heard they light 'em up like the [C]blues
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------------------| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
So I'm waiting (so I'm waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
And she's waiting (and she's waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
For us to remember................
E|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------12-------| G|-------------------------------12h14----12-12-| D|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h14---------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus
So was I good to you, the wife of my youth?
E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------1212-11-12-12-11-----------------| D|------------------------14--14-12-12-12-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
Not another soul could love you like my rotten bones do, so
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12h14p12---12---12----12h14----12---------------------------| A|-------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
I would wait on the edges in between
E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-12-12-11-12----12-11-----------------| D|-----------------------14-14-14-12-12-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
These New York streets, where you and I would meet
E|------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------12------------------12----------------| G|-------12-12h14-----14///////-14-----------14-12---12-| D|-12h14------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
Then play intro again.
Verse 2 (Palm muting)
For [G]twenty nine years we loved that line
And [C]I would take it easy if I had your mind
But [G]I'm a cannonball to a house on fire
(no chord here)
And you're slow like Motown soul
(Then second guitar plays the riff below palm muted, rhythm no longer palm muted)
So w[G]hat man wouldn't love her with her long black hair?
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
If [C]I cut you up maybe I came to bear
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
To [G]bandage your wounds with the salt on my tongue
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------14-15-14----| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-14-12-14-12----------12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
An[Em]d I'm the only one not [C]here
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12----------------------------------| G|-14-12-14-12----12-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
So I'm waiting (so I'm waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
And she's waiting (and she's waiting)
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
For us to remember................
E|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------12-------| G|-------------------------------12h14----12-12-| D|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12h14---------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus
So was I good to you, the wife of my youth?
E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------1212-11-12-12-11-----------------| D|------------------------14--14-12-12-12-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
Not another soul could love you like my rotten bones do, so
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12h14p12---12---12----12h14----12---------------------------| A|-------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
I would wait on the edges in between
E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-12-12-11-12----12-11-----------------| D|-----------------------14-14-14-12-12-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
These New York streets, where you and I would meet
E|------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------12------------------12----------------| G|-------12-12h14-----14///////-14-----------14-12---12-| D|-12h14------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
And only
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
I..........................................can
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Heal...............your wounds.
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-13-12----| G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------14-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Only I..........................................can
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Heal...............your wounds.
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-13-12----| G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------14-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
When you can't go on
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------| D|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------| E|-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
And can't go on
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-13-12----| G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------14-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
And you can't go on
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------| D|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------| E|-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
When you know
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Hold on
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-7-7-7h9------------7-7-7h9-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Was I good to you, the wife of my youth, not another soul could love you like
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-7-7-7h9------------7-7-7h9-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
My.........
E|----------------| B|----------------| G|-12-12-12-11-11-| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
Chorus
So was I good to you, the wife of my youth?
E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------1212-11-12-12-11-----------------| D|------------------------14--14-12-12-12-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
Not another soul could love you like my rotten bones do, so
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12h14p12---12---12----12h14----12---------------------------| A|-------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
I would wait on the edges in between
E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-12-12-11-12----12-11-----------------| D|-----------------------14-14-14-12-12-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
And I would wait on the edges in between
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-11-12----12-11----------------| D|-12h14----------------------14-14-14-12-12-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
And I would wait on the edges in between
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------12-12-11-12----12-11----------------| D|-12h14----------------------14-14-14-12-12-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
These New York streets, on These New York streets
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------12-----------------------------12-------| G|-------12-12h14-----14///////-12----12///12h14----14///-| D|-12h14--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Where you and I would meet
E|------------------------| B|------12----------------| G|-14----------14-12---12-| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
Thanks.
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