The Gaslight Anthem - Mae

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mae – the gaslight anthem – handwritten
full step down tuning ( dgcfad )
transcribed by jack cookson ( torn_asunder )
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chords used :

C ( 332010 )
G ( 320033 )
Am ( x02210 )
F ( x33210 ) C , G , Am , F x2

verse one :
C
stay the same , don’t ever change
G
cause i’d miss your ways
Am
with your bette davis eyes
F G
and your mama’s party dress
C
while this city pumps it’s aching heart
G
for one more drop of blood ,
Am
we work our fingers down to dust
F G
and we wait for kingdom come
C
with the radio on

chorus :
Am F
i wanna see you tonight
C G
would you come for a drive?
Am F
you can lean into me
C G
if you ain’t been in love for a while

repeat intro chords

verse 2 :
C
i was born beside a river
G
that flows to a raging sea
Am
that will one day serve to quell
F G
or one day be the death of me
C
in my faded jeans and far away eyes
G
and salty carnival kiss
Am F
that all my former lovers say
G C
was once magnificent

chorus :
Am F
i wanna see you tonight
C G
would you come for a drive?
Am F
you can lean into me
C G
and if you ain’t oh if you ain’t . . .

Am F
i wanna see you tonight
C G
would you come for a drive?
Am F
you can lean into me
C G C
if you ain’t been in love for a while

repeat intro chords again

outro chorus :
Am F
and still this city pumps it’s aching heart
C G
for one more drop of blood
Am F
we work our fingers down to dust
C G
while we wait for kingdom come
C G Am
with the radio on
F C G Am
with the radio on
F C G Am
it’s been so long mae , so long
F C G Am
it’s been so long mae , so long
F C
but since the radio’s on . . .