The Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound

the gaslight anthem
59 sound
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key : A#

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
Gm – 355333
D – xx0232
D# – x68886
F – 133211
A# – x13331
A#/D – x587

xxintro : A# – – D# – – Gm – F – D# – – x2

verse 1 :
Gm
well i wonder which song they’re
D
going to play when we go
Gm
i hope it’s something quiet
D#
mannered peaceful and slow
Gm
when we float out into the ether
D
into the everlasting arms
Gm
i hope we don’t hear
D#
marley’s chains before july

refrain 1 :
Gm
cause the chains i’ve been
D# A#/D A#
hearing now for most of my life
Gm D#
and the chains i’ve been hearing
A#/D A#
now for most of my life

chorus :
A#
did you hear the 59 sound coming
D#
through our grandfather’s radio?
Gm
did you hear the rattling
F D#
chains in the hospital walls?
A#
did you hear the old gospel choir
D#
when they came to carry you over?
did you hear your
Gm F D#
favorite song one last time?

verse 2 :
Gm
and i wonder were you scared
D
when the metal hit the glass
Gm
see i was playing a show down the
D#
road when your spirit left your body
Gm
and they told me on the front
D
lawn i’m sorry i couldn’t go
Gm
but i still know the song and

the words and the
D#
name and the reasons

refrain 2 :
Gm
and i know cause we were
D# A#/D A#
kids and we used to hang
Gm
and i know cause we were
D# A#/D A#
kids and we used to hang

( repeat chorus )

bridge :
Gm D# A# F
young boys
Gm D# A# F
young girls
Gm D# A# F
young boys
Gm D# A# F
young girls
Gm D#
ain’t supposed to die
A# F
on a saturday night
Gm D#
ain’t supposed to die
A# F
on a saturday night
Gm D#
ain’t supposed to die
A# F
on a saturday night
Gm D#
ain’t supposed to die
A# F
on a saturday night

( repeat chorus )

outro :
Gm D# A# F
young boys
Gm D# A# F
young girls
Gm D# A# F
young boys
Gm D# A# F A# ( hold )
young girls