----------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Slang (Acoustic) - The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang D Standard Tuning/Whole Step Down (DGCFAd) Ear Transcribed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I ear transcribed this from Brian Fallon's performance of the song on Sirius XM Alt-Nation which can be found on YouTube by simply searching the song title. Some of the other interpretations on this website are a bit incorrect so I thought I'd have a go at it and see if it does justice. I hope it helps you guys out there wanting to learn this awesome song. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords used (Named relative to standard tuning): D (xx0232) G (320033) A (x02220) Bm (x24432) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro (Played in arpeggios): D x4 G x2 A x2 ^ Play this twice ^ Verse 1:

Look what you sta^Bmrted I seem to be co^Gming right out of my s^Akin So look what you've for^Bmgotten here These bandages j^Gust don't keep me ^Ain

Pre Chorus:

Baby when it was o^Dver ^G Well I woke up al^Done ^G And when it was ov^Der, y^Geah I woke up al^Done ^G

Chorus:

Well they ^Bmcut me to r^Aibbons and ^Gtaught me to ^Ddrive I got your n^Bmame tatt^Aooed on the in^Gside of my^D arm And I c^Bmalled for my fat^Aher but my fa^Gther had di^Ded While you told me fo^Grtunes In A^American sla^Dng

Verse 2:

And looked at the d^Bmamage When the fortunes c^Game for the richer m^Aen And we left with g^Bmallows Honey waiting for us l^Giars baby, come down and h^Aang

Pre Chorus:

Baby when it was o^Dver,^G yeah yeah Well I woke up al^Done ^G And when it was ov^Der ^G I woke up al^Done ^G

Chorus:

Well they ^Bmcut me to r^Aibbons and ^Gtaught me to ^Ddrive I got your n^Bmame tatt^Aooed on the ^Ginside of my^D arm And I c^Bmalled for my fat^Aher but my fa^Gther has di^Ded And you told me fort^Gunes In A^American sla^Dng

Bridge:

^BmAnd here's where we d^Aied that time last y^Gear And where the a^Dngels and devils m^Bmeet And you can d^Aance with the queen if you n^Geed And she will al^Dways keep your ^Gcards close to he^Ar heart ^D So close to ^Gher heart,^A before they tear you a^Dpart ^G ^A

Outro:

And they ^Bmcut me to r^Aibbons and ^Gtaught me to ^Ddrive I got your n^Bmame tatt^Aooed on the^G inside of my^D arm And I c^Bmalled for my f^Aather but my ^Gfather has ^Ddied I ca^Bmlled for my f^Aather but my f^Gather has ^Ddied And you told me fo^Grtunes In American sl^Dang And you told my fo^Grtunes In Ame^Arican s^Dlang

The Gaslight Anthem - American slang acoustic