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The 59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem
The 59 Sound
fast downstrokes for the whole song.
CAPO ON 3RD FRET
intro:
E-------3----------3----------0----------2----------0----------|
B-------0----------0----------0----------3----------1----------|
G-------0----------0-(x16)----0----------2----------0----------|
D-------0-(x16)----2----------2-(x8)-----0-(x8)-----2-(X16)----|
A-------2----------3----------2----------0----------3----------|
E-------3---------------------0----------3----------0----------|
Verse:
E-------0---------------------0----------0----------|
B-------0----------3----------0----------1----------|
G-------0----------4----------0----------0----------|
D-------2-(X16)----4-(X16)----2-(X16)----2-(X16)----|
A-------2----------2----------2----------3----------|
E-------0---------------------0----------0----------|
Pre-chorus:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------/
B----------------------------------------------------------------------/
G-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----/
D----------2-------2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---/
A-----2--------2-----3-------3-------2-------2-------------------------/
E---0--------0---------------------------------------2-------2---------/
CHORUS IS SAME AS INTRO.
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.
'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life.
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
See, I was playing a show down the road
When your spirit left your body.
And they told me on the front lawn.
I'm sorry I couldn't go,
But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons.
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang.
[Chorus]
Young boys, young girls, ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night.
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version 2
Tuning: A full step down
Intro-
Guitar 1 (Fast downstrokes)
e|0-------1-------0-------------1--------------|
B|1-------1-------1------1------1--------------|
G|0-x16---2-x16---2-x8---0-x8---2-x16----------|
D|2-------3-------2------0------3--------------|
A|3---------------0------2------3--------------|
E|-----------------------3---------------------|
Guitar 2 (Comes in after guitar 1 plays it's riff once)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|13-13-13--13--15-15-15--15--17-17-17--17--15-15-15--15--------------|
G|x--x--x---x---x--x--x---x---x--x--x---x---x--x--x---x-------x2------|
D|10-10-10--10--12-12-12--12--14-14-14--14--12-12-12--12--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|13-13-13--15-15-15-15--12--12-12-12--13--13-13-13--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------|
G|x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x---x--x--x---x---x--x--x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
D|10-10-10--12-12-12-12--9---9--9--9---10--10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
or for those who prefer a simpler way...
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|5-5-5--5--7-7-7--7--9-9-9--9--7-7-7--7---x2--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-5-5--7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4--5--5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Verse-
Guitar 1
Am E
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go
Am F
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow
Am E
when we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
Am F
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life
Am F C G
'cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10----x3----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------10^10------10-12-10----10---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------12-----------12------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------9-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--10---10-9------x3----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------10^10------10-12-10----10---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------12-----------12------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Prechorus)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------------------|
G|------------------------0---0-------------------------|
D|2---2---3---3--------------------------x2-------------|
A|----------------3---3---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus-
Guitar 1
C F
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Am G F
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
C F
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Am G F
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|17-----------16-16-16-16--17-17-17-17--19-19-19-19--17-17-17-17---12-------|
D|x----x32-----x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x----x---x16--|
A|15-----------14-14-14-14--15-15-15-15--17-17-17-17--15-15-15-15---10-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|17---------17\16-16---17---------------------------------------------------|
D|x----x14---x--x--x----x----x16---------------------------------------------|
A|15---------15\14-14---15---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|16-16-16-16--17-17-17-17--19-19-19-19--17-17-17-17---12--------------------|
D|x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x----x---x16---------------|
A|14-14-14-14--15-15-15-15--17-17-17-17--15-15-15-15---10--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse-
Guitar 1
Am E
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
Am
See, I was playing a show down the road
F
when your spirit left your body
Am
And they told me on the front lawn
E
I'm sorry I couldn't go,
Am F
but I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons
Am F C G
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
Am F C G
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10----x3----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------10^10------10-12-10----10---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------12-----------12------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------9-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--10---10-9------x3----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------10^10------10-12-10----10---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------12-----------12------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Prechorus)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------------------|
G|------------------------0---0-------------------------|
D|2---2---3---3--------------------------x2-------------|
A|----------------3---3---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus)
Bridge-
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2-2-2-2---------0-0-0--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-------------------x8-(Fast, downstroked)---------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2x--2-2-2---------------palm mutes--------------|
E|------------1-1-1-1--------3x--3-3-3---------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Young boys, young girls
Young boys, young girls
Young boys...
(These are the chords he basically palms mutes throughout the bridge
shown above)
Am F C G
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Well they ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13-------13-------13-------12-------12------------------------------|
G|-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12----x8-(Fast palm mutes)---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Chorus)
Outro-
Guitar 1
Am F C G
Young boys
Am F C G
Young girls
Am F C G
Young boys
Am F C G C
Young girls
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|17-17-17--19-19-19-19--21-21-21-21--19-19-21-19\17-------------------------|
D|x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x-----------x4-------------|
A|15-15-15--17-17-17-17--19-19-19-19--17-17-19-17\15-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-(Ends on)-----------|
B|---------------------|
G|--17~----------------|
D|--x------------------|
A|--15~----------------|
E|---------------------|
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.
'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life.
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
See, I was playing a show down the road
When your spirit left your body.
And they told me on the front lawn.
I'm sorry I couldn't go,
But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons.
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang.
[Chorus]
Young boys, young girls, ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night.
| PM palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Tuned Half-Step Down
Intro: Am, Fmaj7/C, Am, G, Fmaj7/C x2
Am E
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
Am Fmaj7/C
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
Am E
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
Am Fmaj7/C
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.
Am Fmaj7/C C G
See these chains I been hearing now for most of my life,
Am Fmaj7/C C G
These chains I been hearing now for most of my life.
C Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmama's radio?
Am G Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
C Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Am G Fmaj7/C
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Am E
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
Am Fmaj7/C
See, I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body.
Am E
And they told me on the front lawn. I'm sorry I couldn't go,
Am Fmaj7/C
But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons.
Am Fmaj7/C C G
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
Am Fmaj7/C C G
I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
C Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmama's radio?
Am G Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
C Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Am G Fmaj7/C
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Am Fmaj7/C C G Am Fmaj7/C C G
Tell all the young boys, young girls,
Am Fmaj7/C C G Am Fmaj7/C C G
all the Young boys, young girls,
Am Fmaj7/C C G
That you ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
Am Fmaj7/C C G
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
Am Fmaj7/C C G
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
Am Fmaj7/C C G
You weren't supposed to leave my life,
C Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmama's radio?
Am G Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
C Fmaj7/C
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Am G Fmaj7/C
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Am Fmaj7/C C G Am Fmaj7/C C G
Tell all the young boys, all the young girls,
Am Fmaj7/C C G Am Fmaj7/C C G C
All the young boys, all the young girls.
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version 4
Tuning: Standard (Capo on 3rd fret)
Intro/Chorus: (Em and D get 2 beats each, the rest of the chords get 4)
G C Em D C
Verse:
Em Bm Em C
Em C G D
The chains I've been hearing now for most of my life
The bridge (Young boys...... ain't supposed to die.....) is played the same as the last
line of the verses
Lyrics:
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.
'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life,
The chains I been hearing now for most of my life.
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmother's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
See, I was playing a show down the road
When your spirit left your body.
And they told me on the front lawn.
I'm sorry I couldn't go,
But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons.
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmother's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Young boys, young girls,
Young boys, young girls,
Young boys, young girls,
Young boys, young girls,
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandfather's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
Young boys, young girls,
Young boys, young girls.
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version 5
Tuning: Standard
Capo 2 Fret
Chords
C F Am G Em F (Barre)
e|-0----0----0----0----0-| e|-1-|
B|-1----1----1----1----0-| B|-1-|
G|-0----2----2----0----0-| G|-2-|
D|-2----3----2----0----2-| D|-3-|
A|-3----0----0----2----2-| A|-3-|
E|-0----0----0----3----0-| E|-1-|
Intro
C F Am G F
(During half of the last G and F the 3rd fret on the e string is held)
Am Em
Well I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go
Am F (Barre)
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow
Am Em
And as we float out into the ether into the everlasting arms
Am F (Barre)
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life
Am F C G
'Cause these chains I've been hearin' now for most of my life
Am F C G
And these chains I've been hearin' now for most of my life
C
Did you hear the '59 sound
F
Coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Am G
Did you hear the rattlin' chains
F
In the hospital walls?
C
Did you hear the old gospel choir
F
When they came to carry you over?
Am G
And did you hear your favorite song
F
One last time?
Am Em
And I wonder, were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
Am F (Barre)
Well I was playing a show down the road when your spirit left your body
Am Em
And they told me when I was on the front lawn, and I'm sorry that I couldn't go
Am F (Barre)
But I still know the song and the words and her name and every reason
Am F C G
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
Am F C G
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang
C
Did you hear the '59 sound
F
Coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Am G
Did you hear the rattlin' chains
F
In the hospital walls?
C
Did you hear the old gospel choir
F
When they came to carry you over?
Am G
Did you hear your favorite song
F
One last time?
Am F C G
Young boys
Am F C G
Young girls
Am F C G
Young boys
Am F C G
Young girls
Am F C G
Well you ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Am F C G
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Am F C G
Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night
Am F C G
You ain't supposed to leave my life
C
Did you hear the '59 sound
F
Coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Am G
Did you hear those rattlin' chains
F
In the hospital walls?
C
Did you hear the old gospel choir
F
When they came to carry your body over?
Am G
Did you hear your favorite song
F
One last time?
C
Did you hear the old gospel choir
F
When they came to carry you over?
Am G
Did you hear your favorite song
F
One last time?
Am F C G
Young boys
Am F C G
Young girls
Am F C G
Young boys
Am F C G C
Young girls
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version 6
Tuning:standard
intro/chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---------8--------------------10--8---------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------8----------5---------10--8---------------------------------------------|
A|--1---------6----------5---------8---6---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
verse. palm muted, all downstroks. all x 16
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-----------------8-------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---------7--------5--------8-------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---------5--------5--------6-------------------------------------------------|
E|---3------------------3----------------------------------------------------------|
pre,chours
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow.
When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms,
I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life.
'Cause the chains I been hearing now for most of my life.
Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on Grandmama's radio?
Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls?
Did you hear the old gospel choir when they came to carry you over?
Did you hear your favorite song one last time?
And I wonder were you scared when the metal hit the glass?
See, I was playing a show down the road
When your spirit left your body.
And they told me on the front lawn.
I'm sorry I couldn't go,
But I still know the song and the words and her name and the reasons.
And I know 'cause we were kids and we used to hang.
[Chorus]
Young boys, young girls, ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night.
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