Mae Chords
Mae by The Gaslight Anthem is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G Am F (2x)
Verse 1:
C
Stay the same, don't ever change
G
Cause I'd miss your ways
Am
With your Bette Davis eyes
F G
And your mama's party dress
C
While this city pumps it's aching heart
G
For one more drop of blood,
Am
We work our fingers down to dust
F G
And we wait for kingdom come
C
With the radio on
Am F
I wanna see you tonight
C G
Would you come for a drive?
Am F
You can lean into me
C G
If you ain't been in love for a while
Repeat intro chords
Verse 2:
C
I was born beside a river
G
That flows to a raging sea
Am
That will one day serve to quell
F G
Or one day be the death of me
C
In my faded jeans and far away eyes
G
And salty carnival kiss
Am F
That all my former lovers say
G C
Was once magnificent
Am F
I wanna see you tonight
C G
Would you come for a drive?
Am F
You can lean into me
C G
And if you ain't oh if you ain't...
Am F
I wanna see you tonight
C G
Would you come for a drive?
Am F
You can lean into me
C G C
If you ain't been in love for a while
Intro
Am F
And still this city pumps it's aching heart
C G
For one more drop of blood
Am F
We work our fingers down to dust
C G
While we wait for kingdom come
C G Am
With the radio on
F C G Am
With the radio on
F C G Am
It's been so long Mae, so long
F C G Am
It's been so long Mae, so long
F C
But since the radio's on...