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American Slang

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 3

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Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Am- x02210
 F-  133211
 G-  320003
 C-  x32010
Intro: C--F-G- x4
Guitar 2:
e|-3h5p3----------3h5p3------------3h5p3----------3-----3-----3---|
B|--------3h5p3----------3h5p3---3--------3h5p3-------3-----3---3-|
G|--------------5--------------5----------------5---5-----5-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Look what you sAmtarted
I seem to be Fcoming out of my sGkin
Look what you've forAmgotten here
The bandages Fjust don't keep me Gin
And when it was Cover FI woke up aCloneF  
And when it was Cover FI woke up aCloneF  
Chorus 1:
And they Amcut me to Gribbons
and Ftold me to Cdrive
I got your Amname tatGtooed
inFside of my Carm
I Amcalled for my Gfather
but my Ffather had Cdied
While you told me Ffortunes
in AGmerican Slang
Verse 2:
And look at the Amdamage
The fortunes Fcame
for the richer Gmen
with Amgallows
Just waiting for us Fliars
to come down and Ghang
And when it was CoverF  
I woke up aCloneF  
And when it was CoverF  
I woke up aCloneF  
Chorus 2:
And they Amcut me to Gribbons
and Ftold me to Cdrive
I got your Amname tatGtooed
inFside of my Carm
I Amcalled for my Gfather
but my Ffather had Cdied
While you told me Ffortunes
    G        C--
Bridge:
  AmAnd here's where we Gdied
that time last Fyear
And where the Cangels
and devils Ammeet
And you can Gdance with
the queen if you Fneed
And she will Calways keep your
Fcards close to Gher heart
  COh so close to her Fheart
before they tear you aCpartF  
Chorus 3:
And they Amcut me to Gribbons
and Ftold me to Cdrive
I got your Amname tatGtooed
inFside of my Carm
I Amcalled for my Gfather
but my Ffather had Cdied
And we Amcalled for our Gfathers
but our Ffathers had Cdied
While you told me Ffortunes
in AGmerican SClang
While you told me Ffortunes
            G  C(hold)
in American Slang

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American Slang

by The Gaslight Anthem

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02210

- 133211

- 320003

- x32010

C F G

Intro: ---- x4

Guitar 2:

e|-3h5p3----------3h5p3------------3h5p3----------3-----3-----3---|

B|--------3h5p3----------3h5p3---3--------3h5p3-------3-----3---3-|

G|--------------5--------------5----------------5---5-----5-------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Look what you started

F G

I seem to be coming out of my skin

Look what you've forgotten here

F G

The bandages just don't keep me in

C F C F

And when it was over I woke up alone

C F C F

And when it was over I woke up alone

Chorus 1:

Am G

And they cut me to ribbons

F C

and told me to drive

Am G

I got your name tattooed

F C

inside of my arm

Am G

I called for my father

F C

but my father had died

While you told me fortunes

in American Slang

Verse 2:

And look at the damage

The fortunes came

for the richer men

with gallows

Just waiting for us liars

to come down and hang

C F

And when it was over

C F

I woke up alone

C F

And when it was over

C F

I woke up alone

Chorus 2:

Am G

And they cut me to ribbons

F C

and told me to drive

Am G

I got your name tattooed

F C

inside of my arm

Am G

I called for my father

F C

but my father had died

While you told me fortunes

G C--

Bridge:

Am G

And here's where we died

that time last year

And where the angels

and devils meet

And you can dance with

the queen if you need

And she will always keep your

F G

cards close to her heart

C F

Oh so close to her heart

C F

before they tear you apart

Chorus 3:

Am G

And they cut me to ribbons

F C

and told me to drive

Am G

I got your name tattooed

F C

inside of my arm

Am G

I called for my father

F C

but my father had died

Am G

And we called for our fathers

F C

but our fathers had died

While you told me fortunes

G C

in American Slang

While you told me fortunes

G C

(hold)

in American Slang

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