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High Lonesome by The Gaslight Anthem
High Lonesome
Brian tuned everything half step down, but still sounds good with standard tuning.
C (032010)
C 2 (032013) -----------------> in the bridge
G (320033) ------------------| in the verse & chorus
G 2 (320013) ------------------| in the intro & bridge
G/E (055410) ------------------| before chorus
F/E (033210)
Dm (xx0231)
Am7 (002213) ------------------| in the intro & verse
Am (002210) ------------------| in the chorus
Intro:
C G 2* F/E (2x) * played very briefly
Am7 F/E (2x)
G/E
Verse:
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:
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 2 G 2
There were Southern accents
Am7 C 2 G 2
On the radio As I drove home
Am7
And at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
C 2 G 2
It's a pretty good song Maybe you know the rest
Am7 C 2 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 { 3x
Am F/E
When our boots they hit the ground
C G Am
They made a high, a high and lonesome sound
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version 2
Tuning: Half-step Down!!
Intro:
| B | E | B | E | G#m | E | G#m | E F# |
Verse 1:
G#m
So the ambulances came,
C#m F#
They took your pulse and packed up your things.
G#m
And the papers read,
B F#
Some boys forget what heartache brings.
G#m
And the pounding in the streets
C#m F#
Was your heart in four/four time.
G#m
And the taste of defeat
B F# E F#
Was never too far from your mind.
Chorus:
G#m E B F#
And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand,
G#m E B F#
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis.
G#m E
And in my head there's all these classic cars,
B F#
And outlaw cowboy bands
G#m E B F#
I always kinda sorta wished I was someone else.
Verse 2:
G#m
So gravity came,
C#m F#
And stole the temple that the school boys praised
G#m,
And the crowds shuffled in.
B F# G#m
You're getting drinks for the same boys who once bought you everything.
C#m
And the powder on the bar
F# G#m
Was just this one time, the powder on the bar
B F# E F#
Was just this one night, and only to get by.
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
G#m E F#
There were southern accents
G#m E F#
On the radio as I drove home.
G#m
And at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
E F# G#m
It's a pretty good song, maybe you know the rest...
E F#
Maybe you know the rest.
Repeat Chorus
Outro:
G#m E
When our boots they hit the ground, |
B F# |<--x3
They made a high and lonesome sound |
G#m E B
When our boots they hit the ground down from the clouds,
F#
They made a high and lonesome sound.
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version 3
standard tuning
A
So the ambulances came
Dm G
They took your pulse and packed up your things
A
And the papers read
C G
Some boys forget what the heart it brings
A
And the pounding in the street
Dm C
Was your heart in four four time
A
And the taste of defeat
C G F G
Was was never too far from your mind
Am F C G
And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand
Am F C G
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis
Am F
And in my head there's all these classic cars
C G
And outlaw cowboy bands
Am F C G
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else
A
So gravity came
Dm G
And stole the temple that the schoolboys praised
A
And the crowd shuffled in
C
You're getting drinks for the same boys
G A
Who once bought you everything
And the patter on the bar
Dm G
Was just this one time
A
The patter on the bar
C
Was just this one night
G F G
Only to get by
Am F C G
And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand
Am F C G
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis
Am F
And in my head there's all these classic cars
C G
And outlaw cowboy bands
Am F C G
I always kinda sorta wish I'm someone else
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