The Gaslight Anthem - High Lonesome

hey here’s an acoustic version of high lonesome .
have fun and feel free to comment . i saw brian fallon playing this one somewhere on
should be pretty much accurate .

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

if you have trouble playing or remembering the chords , you can also play the standard
still sounds good . but brian fallon plays it the way i tabed it .

intro :

C G 2 * F/E ( 2x ) * played very briefly

Am7 F/E ( 2x )

G

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 { 3

x Am F/E
when our boots they hit the ground
C G Am
they made a high , a high and lonesome sound