Meet Me By The Rivers Edge

thanks to thomas stuckelberger whose original tab served as the basis for
this tab . i just put the chords i believe to be correct on his format . this
sounds pretty perfect playing along with the song . keep in mind that they
are playing different chords , or at least with a capo on a different fret ,
as they play with their guitars a full step down , so if you tuned down your
guitar to play gaslight anthem , you would need to play this with the capo on
the 5th .

standard tuning

capo 3rd fret

intros and verses palm muted

intro :

Em
see i’ve been here for 28 years .
Bm
pounding sweat beneath these wheels .
C
we tattooed lines beneath our skin .
G D ( play chord let ring )
no surrender , my bobby jean .

verse 1 :

strum the other sections :

Em
see i’ve been here for 28 years .
Bm
pounding sweat beneath these wheels .
C
we tattooed lines beneath our skin .
G D
no surrender , my bobby jean .

Em
we’ve been burned by all our fears .
Bm
just from growing up around here .
C
our father’s factories marked our cars .
G D
while eden burned against the stars .

chorus 1 : ( play a quick triplet stroke at each chord change , emphasize the following downstroke )

G
and sally said , sally said .
Em
i can’t take no more regret .
C
it cut us deep , into our souls .
G D
came and climbed into our bed .
G
and sally said , sally said .
Em
meet me by the river’s edge .
C
we’re going to wash these sins away .
G D
or else we won’t come back again .

G – Em – C – G – D

verse 2 :

Em
you know i had these ballroom dreams .
Bm
that , as a child , came to me .
C
i was a boy in grandma’s arms .

G D
a mother’s pride and a wounded heart .
Em
and i was full with fiery wonder .
Bm
you wore audrey hepburn pearls .
C
you were the only one who understood me then
G D
and the only one who will .

chorus 2 :

bridge :

Em D C G
and now i drive the 101 on the california night .
Em D C G

and i’m amazed at all the stars beneath that old hollywood sign .
Em D C G

and we waltz , ballet up a boulevard to a place we never kept
Em D C G

and i’m not sure if we belong here , if i ever really left , or if i can go
D ( long )
home .

chorus / outro :

G ( one strum )
and sally said , sally said .
Em ( one strum )
i can’t take no more regret .
C
it cut us deep , into our souls .
G D
came and climbed into our bed .
G
and sally said , sally said .
Em
meet me by the river’s edge .
C
we’re going to wash these sins away .
G D
or else we won’t come back again .
G Em C G D ( repeat )
no retreat . no regrets .
C G C ( end )
meet me by the river’s edge .