Blue Dahlia Chords & Tabs
Blue Dahlia : By The Gaslight Anthem
Tuning: Half Step
Intro
E--G#-A (B)
Verse
E
What a hot and sultry summer,
C
The steam just slides up off them streets
G
You got to stay inside and wait for the night,
D
And then come on over and see me
E
There's a poetry about these streets,
C
It just slips from your skin and goes right underneath
G
And mama always knew I'd meet a girl like you,
D
But me, I never believed
E D C D
Cuz I've been so lonely I can't imagine that kind of sympathy [x2]
Chorus
E
Where'd you get them scars?
C#
How blue is your heart?
A
Is it sad enough to break?
E B
She said, "it's sad enough to break"
E
How long was your life?
C#
Was it cold and strange like mine?
A
Are you man enough to lay here?
E B
She said, "I'm man enough my baby, come see about me"
E--G#-A X2 B (Palm mute)
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Verse
E C
I had a dream about you once, and I could barely see your form
G
And I met you between the wax and the needle,
D
In the words of my favorite song
E C
Your black hair was like a raven, with your tan skin on the beach
G D
Your backdrop were the auroras and my sidekick was all this grief
E D C D
I've been so low down, I'm almost level with the ground
Chorus
E
Where'd you get them scars?
C#
How blue is your heart?
A
Is it sad enough to break?
E B
She said, "it's sad enough to break"
E
How long was your life?
C#
Was it cold and strange like mine?
A
Are you man enough to lay here?
E B
She said, "I'm man enough my baby, come see about me"
Bridge
E -- C# - B X2
E C# B
Did they take you to the carnival to get locked up on a ride?
E
Me, I got caught up with the fortuen tellers
C# B
And the ladies with the sleepy eyes
A B C# A
It took years my baby just to come clean Every streetlight a reminder
B C#
And all those apologies
A B C#
And the night was lonely next to me
A B E
Even the night was lonely next to me
Chorus
E
Where'd you get them scars?
C#
How blue is your heart?
A
Is it sad enough to break?
E B
She said, "it's sad enough to break"
E
How long was your life?
C#
Was it cold and strange like mine?
A
Are you man enough to lay here?
E B
She said, "I'm man enough my baby, come see about me"
E C# A
Come see about me,
E
Come see about me,