Tin Pan Alley Chords
Tin Pan Alley by The Gaslight Anthem is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 5st fret. 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.
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Intro: C, G (Touches on the root note) Am, F, G (X2)
Verse 1:
Am F
The cats are all crazy, Mona Lisa
Am F
They try to say my future is stone
Am F
They say they make all the right calls
C G
To all the right numbers that the fat cats know
Verse 2:
Am F
But these wheels were made for burning
Am F
And these wings weren't meant to last
Am F
In the end it's all fireworks and smoke rings
C G
A treacherous road baby, try not to crash
F Am
And keep your singing voice golden
F C G
And put your red shoes on
C Am
I just want to sing motown, soul
F C G
And buy my baby something nice to take home
Am G F
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe
C G
I just wanna dance...
Am G F
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe
C G
I just wanna dance
Verse 3:
Am F
After all it's just a crazy dream baby
Am F
All these good cards burn up in a flash
Am F
My, my it's getting late Cinderella
C G
Not long before these dresses turn right back to rags
Verse 4:
Am F
And don't forget about my homeboy
Am F
We almost died at them gates
Am F
Thank the good Lord for sending his angels...
C G
In a '49 Mercury for a lightning fast getaways
F Am
And keep your singing voice golden
F C G
And put your red shoes on
C Am
I just want to sing motown, soul
F C G
And buy my baby something nice to take home
Am G F
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe
C G
I just wanna dance...
Am G F
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe
C G
I just wanna dance
Bridge:
G C F
And not your friends, they all want to sell your blood
G C F
And isn't that why everybody signs up
Am F
Forget it baby, keep your eyes on that Cadillac
C G
And keep your feet dancing before they say you're too old
G C F
And not your friends, they all want to sell your blood
G C F
And isn't that why everybody signs up
Am F
Forget it baby, keep your eyes on that Cadillac
C G C
And keep your feet dancing before they say you're too old (and)
F Am
And keep your singing voice golden
F C G
And put your red shoes on
C Am
I just want to sing rock and roll
F C G
And buy my baby something nice to take home
F Am
And keep your singing voice golden
F C G
And put your red shoes on
C G Am
I just want to sing motown, soul
F C G
And buy my baby something nice she can take home
F Am
And keep your singing voice golden
F C G
And put your red shoes on
C Am
I just want to sing rhythm and blues
F C G
And crack this old heart made of stone