The Gaslight Anthem - The Navesink Banks

capo 4th fret

Em C Em C
“all hope abandon , ye who enter here”
G D Em
said the sign i read that was hanging above her bed
C
and the siren’s all willing
Em C
but a man can’t ignore the signs
G D Em
you gotta keep a good eye on the winding road ahead

G D C
and my first sin was a young american girl
G D C
and my first sin was a young american girl

interlude : Em , C , Em , C , G , D , Em

Em C
and i spent time ’neath the trestles
Em C
with the punks and the dimestore saints
G D Em
we kept faith and a switchblade tucked beneath my coat
C
and i ran with dirty angels
Em C
slept out in the rain
G D Em
we were scared and tired and barely seventeen

G D C
and my first sin was the fear that made me old
G D C
and my first sin was the fear that made me old

interlude : Em , C , Em , C , G , D , Em

C
and now i walk down by the shipyards
D
near the place where i was born
G C
saying , “oh maria , if you’da known me when”
Em C Em C
but she only smiles by the light on the navesink banks
G D Em
saying , “listen baby , i know you now”

Em C
then she steps into the river
Em C
and i just stand by the moon
G D Em
thinking ’bout a ghost i hear at night
G D C
and she says , “your first sin was a lie you told yourself .
G D C
“and your first sin was a lie you told yourself .