The Blues Mary by The Gaslight Anthem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Blues, Mary - Brian Fallon Standard Tuning (EADGBe) CAPO 4th FRET Transcribed by Aaron Simpson (Largebehind) and Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This tab was a group effort by Aaron Simpson and Jack Cookson, with usernames displayed above. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro (Played in arpeggios): Em C G D x1 Verse 1: Em I learned how to hammer, G In the burning August sun, I learned how to lie and cheat, Em How to steal and just how to run, I fell asleep most nights, G Somebody elses blood on my tongue, your tongue, D You learn just how to run. Chorus: Em C But It's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em swirl it around my head like your dreams ignoring these shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Verse 2: Em I learned how to cry, G In them lonesome September nights, I learned to get by, Em With the dogs and the dirt and the charm of the street I fell asleep most nights, G With your pictures right behind my eyes, your eyes, D The killer and the victim, alright, D Right at the same time. Chorus: Em C But It's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em swirl it around my head like your dreams ignoring these shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Em C But It's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em swirl it around my head like your dreams ignoring these shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Bridge: F#m D A And cause your smile, (And cause your smile) E F#m is pride like a rebel on the 4th of july, D A And my baby swings like a boxer, E F#m And sends her right hooks under my chin, D A She crys like a baby,(She crys like a baby) E F#m And she wears me just like a ring, D A crys like a baby,(crys like a baby) E D And she wears me just like a ring. [Intro Chords x2] Verse 3: Em I learned how to swagger, G I learnd how to hold you while your body burned, I learned how to compromise, Em While this world went hurrciane turn, We fell asleep most nights, G With eachothers blood on our tongues, My love, D If you ever just had enough. Chorus: Em C But It's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em swirl it around my head like your dreams ignoring these shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Em C But It's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em swirl it around my head like your dreams ignoring these shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. Em C But It's just the blues, Mary the blues G D Em swirl it around my head like your dreams ignoring these shoes, C G D I'm somewhere over the rainbow for you. [Repeat Till Fade] www.TAB6.com