Theory Of A Deadman - Gentleman

artist : theory of a deadman
song : gentleman
tuning : standard eadgbe

i tabbed this using open/Barre chords , but power chords work very will .

intro : G , G , G A# , A

E | – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 6655 |
B | – 3 – 3 – – 6/8 – 6h83 – 3 – 56 – 5h6 – 3 – 3 – – 6/8 – 6h8 – 6655 |
G | – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – 7766 | * not perfect , but close enough
D | – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – 8877 |
A | – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – 8877 |
E | – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 – 5 – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 6655 |

verse 1 :

G
i let the door , hit you right in the face ,
C A#
and when the check comes i’ll make you pay .
G
don’t have a car , guess you’re picking me up ,
C A#
and in the back seat we’ll be falling in love .
G
my only job is . . . to lie on this couch ,
C A#
and while you’re workin’ i’ll be hangin’ out .
G
now don’t get mad cause you knew from the start ,
C
i was an asshole who would never go far .

pre chorus :

D# A#
cause when you’re really good to girls , give them your entire world
C G
they end up walking away . ( hey , hey )
D# A#
they don’t want a stand up guy , rather have you cheat and lie ,
D
and do something they hate . . .

chorus

G
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A#
they say they do but in the end ,
C
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A# A
they want a loser like me .
G
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A#
they say they do but in the end ,
C
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A# A
they want a loser like me .

G , G , G , G , A# , A

verse 2 :

G
your parents cry when you bring me around ,
C A#
they raised you up just so i can take you down .
G
there goes your life right before their eyes ,
C
i’ll have you bare foot pregnant , going out of your mind .

pre chorus :

D# A#
cause when you’re really good to girls , give them your entire world
C G
they end up walking away . ( hey , hey )
D# A#
they don’t want a stand up guy , rather have you cheat and lie ,
D
and do something they hate . . .

chorus

G
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A#
they say they do but in the end ,
C
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A# A
they want a loser like me .
G
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A#
they say they do but in the end ,
C
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A# A
they want a loser like me .

bridge :

D# F
i used to be a nice guy ,
G F D#
but that don’t get you anywhere .
D
so now i’m just a piece of shit , idiot ,

who’s too stupid to care .

guitar solo ( G , G , G , A# , A )

G A# C
if you give a girl respect , treat her like she’s the best ,
A# C
you’re nothing to her .

G A# D
she’d rather have you playing games , piss her off and make her wait ,

if you want it to work . . .

chorus :

G
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A#
they say they do but in the end ,
C
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A# A
they want a loser like me .
G
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A#
they say they do but in the end ,
C
girls don’t want a gentleman ,
A# A
they want a loser like me .

outro : G , G , G A# , A