Great Expectations Chords
Great Expectations by The Gaslight Anthem is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords C, Am, Fmaj7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Am C Am Fmaj7 C
C
Mary, this station is playing every sad song
Am
I remember like we were alive
C
I heard and sung them all from inside of these walls
Am
In a prison cell, where we spent those nights
C
And they burned up the diner where I always used to find her
Am
Licking young boys blood from her claws
C
And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew
Am
Her hair was raven and her heart was like a tomb
Fmaj7 G
My heart's like, like a wound
Am Fmaj7 C G
But I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
Am Fmaj7 C G
Everybody leaves and I'd expect this much from you
Am Fmaj7 C G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
Am Fmaj7 C G C
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
C
Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life
Am
Better safe than making then making the party
C
And I never had a good time, I sat by my bedside
Am
With papers and poetry about Estella
Fmaj7 G
Great expectations
Fmaj7 G
We had the greatest expectations
Am Fmaj7 C G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
Am Fmaj7 C G
Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you?
Am Fmaj7 C G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
Am Fmaj7 C G Am Fmaj7 C G
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
Am Fmaj7 C G
It's funny how the night moves
Am Fmaj7 C G
Humming a song from 1962
Fmaj7 G
We were always waiting
Fmaj7 G
We were always waiting
Fmaj7 G Am G
We were always waiting for something to happen
Am Fmaj7 C G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
Am Fmaj7 C G
Everybody left me Mary, why wouldn't you?
Am Fmaj7 C G
I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old life
Am Fmaj7 C G C Am C Am Fmaj7 G C
Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?