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I Coulda Been A Contender - The Gaslight Anthem
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Tabbed by: thesluss
Tuning: Full Step Down
Chords:
C - x032010
Am - x002210
F - x003211
G - x320030
Intro -
Am G
I'm broke and I'm hungry, hard up and I'm lonely
Am G F
I've been dancing on this killing floor for years
Am G
Of the few things I am certain, the captain of my burden
Am G F
I'm sorry doll, I could never stop the rain
Interlude -
Am - G - Am - G - F (x2)
Verse 1-
Am G
Once you said I was your hero, you would dance with me on a dime
Am G
We could spin this world right right right round,
F
And catch back up on the flip side
Am
I was gonna get this real big engine,
G
I was gonna get them Broadway Stars
Am G
You were gonna be my Judy Garland,
F
We were gonna share your Tin Man heart
Chorus -
C G Am
There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in
F
There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight
C G Am
Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now
F G Am G Am
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
Interlude -
Am - G - Am - G - F
Verse 2 -
Am G
We used to drive all night, all over town
Am G F
We'd go waltzing Matilda when Matilda came around
And I'd sing them blues to you
Chorus -
C G Am
There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in
F
There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight
C G Am
Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now
F G Am G Am
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
Interlude -
Am
Chorus -
C G Am
There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in
F
There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight
C G Am
Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now
F G Am G Am
It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight
F G Am G
And heart attacks and broken dreams
F G C G Am
Atlantis is my only dream tonight
