Wherefore Art Thou Elvis
The Gaslight AnthemVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
: 244322 or x4432x
/ : 42444x
I cut my teeth on the stone of a teenage romance
I was the salt of the earth, I was hard, and the last of the independents.
And in the breath from my chest I was blowing kerosene,
My lips and fingertips were stone, I wore my heart on my jeans.
I sang the blues like the dogs left too long in the street,
I still sing the blues with the dogs.
And I got half a mind to let it all burn up in this fire,
I've had been burning through my veins since I first learned to cry.
I'd watch this whole night come down and never miss her again.
I never felt right and never fit in,
Walking in my own skin.
played the same):
Now I got scars like the number of stars, my head's full of vipers.
I got the dust of the desert in my bones, coming through the amplifiers.
Between the minor chord fall and the fourth and the fifth,
It's a broken Hallelujah and a pain in my fist.
I wash my hands like the man with the blood on his teeth,
Over and over without relief.
And I got nothing for you darling but a story to tell,
About the rain on the pavement and the sound as it fell.
I'd watch this whole night come down and never miss her again.
I never felt right and never fit in.
When Brian plays this part slowly, he uses the same chord shapes from the verse
(B, F, G#m), instead of just holding the B chord and changing the root note.
Also, notice the "Say a Prayer for my soul, Senorita" is different on the last go round.
Walking in my old man shoes, with my scientist heart.
I got a fever and a beaker and a shot in the dark.
I need a Cadillac ride, I need a soft summer night,
Say a prayer for my soul Se?orita.
Because I've been dying out here in the cold and the snow.
I got a picture of you, Mama, to remind me of home.
On the hood of a Dodge on a Saturday night,
Say a prayer for my soul, Se?orita.
Intro chords X3
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Readable chord sheet for Wherefore Art Thou Elvis by The Gaslight Anthem
[F#] : 244322 or x4432x [B]/[Ab] : 42444x [Abm] [F#] [E] [F#] [Abm]I cut my teeth on the [B]stone of a t[F#]eenage romance[Abm] [B] [F#] [Abm]I was the salt of the earth, I was[B] hard, and the [F#]last of the independ[Abm]ents. [B] [F#] [E5]And in the breath from my[F#5] chest I was [Ab5]blowing kerosene, [E5]My lips and fingertips were [F#5]stone, I wore my [Ab5]heart on my jeans. [E5]I sang the blues like the [F#5]dogs left too l[Ab5]ong in the street, [E5]I still sing the [F#5]blues with the [Ab5]dogs. [E]And I got half a mind to [F#]let it all b[Abm]urn up in this fire, [E]I've had been burning through my [F#]veins since I [Abm]first learned to cry. [E]I'd watch this whole night come [F#]down and never m[Abm]iss her again. [E]I never felt right and never f[F#]it in, Walking in my own skin. played the same): Now I got scars like the number of stars, my head's full of vipers. I got the dust of the desert in my bones, coming through the amplifiers. Between the minor chord fall and the fourth and the fifth, It's a broken Hallelujah and a pain in my fist. I wash my hands like the man with the blood on his teeth, Over and over without relief. And I got nothing for you darling but a story to tell, About the rain on the pavement and the sound as it fell. I'd watch this whole night come down and never miss her again. I never felt right and never fit in. When Brian plays this part slowly, he uses the same chord shapes from the verse (B, F Also, notice the "Say a Prayer for my soul, Senorita" is different on the last go round. Walking in my [B]old man [B]shoes, with [B]my[Ab] scientist heart. I got a [B]fever and a [B]beaker and[B] a[Ab] shot in the dark. I need a [B]Cadillac [B]ride, I need[B] a[Ab] soft summer night, [E]Say a prayer for my soul[F#] Se?orita. Because I've been [Abm]dying out [F#]here in the [E]cold and the snow. I got a [Abm]picture of you,[F#] Mama, to [E]remind me of home. On the [Abm]hood of a [F#]Dodge on a [E]Saturday night, Say a [B]prayer for my soul, [F#]Se?orita. Intro chords X3 followed by [B] [F#] [Abm]