Great Expectations

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  • Tuning: Capo on 1st Fret
     
    Chords:
  • A - x02220
    F#m - 244222
    D5 - xx023x (254232 Sounds better but it's more difficult to play)
  • E - 022100
    B5 - x244xx
    C#5 - x466xx
  •  
    Intro/Verse Lead-
    e|---2------5-4---|---2------5-4---|
  • B|------2-------5-|------2-------5-|
    G|-2-----2--------|-2-----2--------|
    D|----------------|----------------|
  • A|----------------|----------------|
    E|----------------|----------------|
     
  • A
    Mary, this station is playing every sad song
    F#m
  • I remember like we were alive
    A
    I heard and sung them all from inside of these walls
  • F#m
    In a prison cell, where we spent those nights
    A
  • And they burnt up the diner where I always used to find her
    F#m
    Licking young boys blood from her claws
  • A
    And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew
    F#m
  • Her hair was raven and her heart was like a tomb.
     
    Prechorus-
  • Guitar 1
    e|2~----------------0~---|
    B|0~---0--0--0--0---0~---|
  • G|4~---4--6--7--6---1~---|
    D|x----x--x--x--x---2~---|
    A|2~---2--4--5--4---2~---|
  • E|------------------0~---|
    My heart's like a wound.
     
  • (or simply...)
    B5 C#5 D5 C#5 E
    My heart's like a wound.
  •  
    Guitar 2
    e|-----------------------|
  • B|-----------------------|
    G|4~---4-4-4/6-7-6-4-----|
    D|-----------------------|
  • A|-----------------------|
    E|-----------------------|
     
  • Chorus-
    Guitar 1
    F#m D5 A E
  • I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
    F#m D5 A E
    Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
  • F#m D5 A E
    I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old (or whole) life
    F#m D5 A E A
  • Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
     
    Guitar 2
  • e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--4-4--4/6--4--4-4--4-4---------------------------|
  • D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--2-2--2/4--2--2-2--2-2------x2-------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • I saw tail lights...
    e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • G|18-18--18-18--16-16--16-16--14-14--14/16--13--13-13--13-13----------|
    D|16-16--16-16--14-14--14-14--12-12--12/14--11--11-11--11-11----------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I saw tail lights...
    e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--13-13--13-13--11-11--11-11--9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--|
    D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--11-11--11-11--9--9---9--9---7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7--|
  • A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Everybody leaves...
  •  
    Verse 2-
    A
  • Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life
    F#m
    Better safe than making the party
  • A
    And I never had a good time, I sat my bedside,
    F#m
  • With papers and poetry about Estella.
     
    Prechorus 2-
  • Guitar 1
    e|2~-------------------------2~----------------0~---|
    B|0~---0--0--0--0-0--0-------0~---0--0--0--0---0~---|
  • G|4~---4--6--7--6\4--4-------4~---4--6--7--6---1~---|
    D|x----x--x--x--x-x--x-------x----x--x--x--x---2~---|
    A|2~---2--4--5--4\2--2-------2~---2--4--5--4---2~---|
  • E|---------------------------------------------0~---|
    With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations.
     
  • (or...)
    B5 C#5 D5 C#5 B5 B5 C#5 D5 C#5 E
    With great expectations, we had the greatest expectations.
  •  
    Guitar 2
    e|-----------------------|
  • B|-----------------------|
    G|4~---4-4-4/6-7-6-4-----|
    D|-----------------------|
  • A|-----------------------|
    E|-----------------------|
     
  • e|-----------------------|
    B|-----------------------|
    G|4~---4-4-4/6-7--9x8----|
  • D|-----------------------|
    A|-----------------------|
    E|-----------------------|
  •  
    Chorus-
    Guitar 1
  • F#m D5 A E
    I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my first wife
    F#m D5 A E
  • Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you
    F#m D5 A E
    I saw tail lights last night in a dream about my old (or whole) life
  • F#m D5 A E A
    Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?
     
  • Guitar 2
    e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--4-4--4/6--4--4-4--4-4---------------------------|
    D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--2-2--2/4--2--2-2--2-2------x2-------------------|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I saw tail lights...
    e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|18-18--18-18--16-16--16-16--14-14--14/16--13--13-13--13-13----------|
    D|16-16--16-16--14-14--14-14--12-12--12/14--11--11-11--11-11----------|
  • A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I saw tail lights...
  • e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|6-6--6-6--9-9--9-9--13-13--13-13--11-11--11-11--9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9--|
  • D|4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--11-11--11-11--9--9---9--9---7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7--|
    A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • Everybody leaves...
     
    Bridge Part 1-
  • Guitar 1 (Strumming/Picking)
    e|5-----2-----0-----0----|
    B|2-----2-----2-----0----|
  • G|2-----2-----2-----1----| x4
    D|4-----0-----2-----2----|
    A|------------0-----2----|
  • E|------------------0----|
     
    Guitar 2
  • e|5--5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2---0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------|
    B|------------------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2-2----|
    G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
  • D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|5--5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2---9--9-9--9-9-9---7--7-7--7-7-7----|
    B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  • G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  • E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     
    e|5--5-5--5-5-5---7--7-7--7-7-7---9-7-5--7-5-2---------------------|
  • B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  • A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    It's funny how the night moves
  • Humming a song from 1962
     
    Bridge Part 2-
  • Guitar 1
    D5 E D5 E
    We were always waiting... always waiting
  • D5 E F#m E
    We were always waiting for something to happen.
     
  • Guitar 2
    e|--------------------9-7-5------|
    B|--------------------------7----| x3
  • G|-------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------|
  • E|-------------------------------|
     
    (Chorus)
  •  
    Outro-
    Guitar 1
  • A F#m
    e|0~-----------------2~--------------------|
    B|2~-----------------2~--------------------|
  • G|2~-----------------2~--------------------|
    D|2~-----------------4~--------------------| x2
    A|0~-----------------4~--------------------|
  • E|-------------------2~--------------------|
     
    D5 E A
  • e|x------------------0~--------------0~----|
    B|3~-----------------0~--------------2~----|
    G|2~-----------------1~--------------2~----|
  • D|0~-----------------2~--------------2~----|
    A|-------------------2~--------------0~----|
    E|-------------------0~--------------------|
  •  
    Guitar 2
    e|-----------------------------------------|
  • B|---5-----5---5---------5-----5--5-5-5----|
    G|-----2-----2---2---------2--------2------|
    D|-------2---------2---------4-------------| x2
  • A|-----------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------|
     
  • e|----------------------------------------------|
    B|---5-----5---5---------5-----5--5-5-5---------|
    G|-----2-----2---2---------2--------2-----------|
  • D|-------2---------2---------4------------------|
    A|----------------------------------------------|
    E|----------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e|----------------------------------------------|
    B|-----------------------5-----5--5-5-5---5~----|
  • G|---2-----2---------------2--------2-----2~----|
    D|-----0------0--------------2------------2~----|
    A|-------0------0-------------------------------|
  • E|----------------------------------------------|
     
    | / slide up
  • | \ slide down
    | h hammer-on
    | p pull-off
  • | ~ vibrato
    | + harmonic
    | x Mute note
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