The Gaslight Anthem - We Came To Dance Acoustic

we came to dance – the gaslight anthem

intro :

verse 1 :
Em G
we are the last of the jukebox romeos ,
D C
we are romantics by the light of the fourway
Em G
came to sing out a chorus , reinvent the good times
D C
bring’in it all back home again

[ chorus : ]
Em
honey we came to dance with the girls with the stars in their eyes
G
do the jump back jack stop and slide to the right
D C
never break their hearts , never make ’em cry , come on
Em
strike up the band , play a song that everybody knows
G
if i’m not your kind then don’t tell a soul
D C
i’m not the one who hates being alone , so come on

interlude : Em G D C

verse 2 :
Em
and in the sun – stabled arena
G
of what’s left or become of my america
D C
i’m asking this dance , so come take my hand , come on
Em
and in the sun – stabled arena
G
of what’s left or become of my america
D C
i’m asking this dance , so come take my hand , come on

chorus :
Em
honey we came to dance with the girls with the stars in their eyes
G
do the jump back jack stop and slide to the right
D C
never break their hearts , never make ’em cry , come on
Em
strike up the band , play a song that everybody knows
G
if i’m not your kind then don’t tell a soul
D C
i’m not the one who hates being alone , so come on

bridge :
( one strum – * )

Em * G *
and if they end it all by the end of tonight
D * C
if the big bomb drops down over this quiet edison sky
Em G
we’ll blow one last kiss to all the beautiful nights like this
D ( Dsus4 hammer ) C
under the central jersey sky

chorus :
Em ( staccato )
honey we came to dance with the girls with the stars in their eyes
G ( staccato )
do the jump back jack stop and slide to the right
D ( staccato ) C ( staccato )
never break their hearts , never make ’em cry , come on
Em
strike up the band , play a song that everybody knows
G
if i’m not your kind then don’t tell a soul
D C
i’m not the one who hates being alone , so come on

outro :
Em
’cause you ain’t never had a night on the town
G
like i could show you such a night on the town
D
and you ain’t never had a song you could sing
C
well it’s a deep , dark night , and i hear you , i’ve been there
Em
but these are the songs that we sing
G
whoa – oh , these are the songs that we sing
D D
you’ve never seen a two step ( two – step )
C
like when you seen it from your mama’s house
Em
when the kids flash like lightning to the very best dancers around
G
we learned from the very best dancers around
D
we learned from the very best dancers in town
C
come take my hand
G
’cause mama we came to dance