Handwritten Chords
Handwritten by The Gaslight Anthem is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am C F (4x)
Verse 1
Am C F
Pull it out, turn it up, what's your favorite song?
Am C F
That's mine, I've been crying to it since I was young
Am C F
I know there's someone out there feeling just like I feel
G
I know they're waiting up, I know they're waiting to heal
Am C
And I've been holding my breath
F
Are you holding your breath
G C G
For too many years to count?
Am F
Too many years to count
Am C F G
And we waited for the sirens that never come
Am C F
And we only write by the moon
G
Every word handwritten
Am C F
And to ease the loss of youth
G Am
And how many years I've missed you
C F
Pages plead forgiveness
G
Every word handwritten
Am C F (2x)
Verse 2
Am C F
Let it out, let me in, take a hold of my hand
Am C F
There's nothing like another soul that's been cut up the same
Am C F
And did you want to drive without a word in between?
G Am
I can understand, you need a minute to breathe
C F G C
And to sew up the seams after all this defeat
G Am F
All this defeat
Am C F G
And we waited for the sirens that never come
Am C F
And we only write by the moon
G
Every word handwritten
Am C F
And to ease the loss of youth
G Am
And how many years I've missed you
C F
Pages plead forgiveness
G
Every word handwritten
Bridge/Outro C Am G F (2x)
C Am G F
Here in the dark, I cherish the moonlight
C Am G F C
I'm in love with the way you're in love with the night
Am G F C Am G F
And it travels from heart to limb to pen
C G Am
And we waited for the sirens that never come
F
And we only write by the moon