Meet Me By The Rivers Edge

Meet me by the Rivers Edge by The Gaslight Anthem

Tab by: Thomas Stückelberger Location: Austria Date: 22 December 2008 Chords used: G: 320033 C: x32010 Am: x01220 Em: 022000 Cadd: x32013 Emadd: 022003 F:x33210 INTRO: Use this picking pattern: Am 2x Em 2x F 2x C 1x G 1x E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------H-------1--------------0---------------1------------------1--------------0------G---------2---2----------0----0----------2----3------------0---0---------0—0-D-----2-----2-------2------2--------3------3----------2------2-------------0---A---0--------------2---------------3-----------------3-----------------2---------E----------------------------------------------------------------------3------------

Pick the first section like above: Am See I've been here for 28 years. Em Pounding sweat beneath these wheels. F We tattooed lines beneath our skin. C G (play chord let ring) No surrender, my Bobby Jean.

Cadd – Emadd – F – C - G Verse 1: Strum the other sections: Am See I've been here for 28 years. Em Pounding sweat beneath these wheels. F We tattooed lines beneath our skin. C G No surrender, my Bobby Jean. Am We've been burned by all our fears. Em Just from growing up around here. F Our father's factories marked our cars. C G While Eden burned against the stars. Chorus 1: C And Sally said, Sally said. Am I can't take no more regret. F It cut us deep, into our souls. C G Came and climbed into our bed. C And Sally said, Sally said. Am Meet me by the River's edge. F We're going to wash these sins away.

C G Or else we won't come back again. Cadd – Emadd – F – C - G Verse 2: Am You know I had these ballroom dreams. Em That, as a child, came to me. F I was a boy in Grandma's arms. C G A mother's pride and a wounded heart. Am And I was full with fiery wonder. Em You wore Audrey Hepburn pearls. F C You were the only one who understood me then G and the only one who will. Chorus 2: C And Sally said, Sally said. Am I can't take no more regret. F It cut us deep, into our souls. C G Came and climbed into our bed. C And Sally said, Sally said. Am Meet me by the River's edge. F

We're going to wash these sins away. C G Or else we won't come back again. Bridge: Am G F C And now I drive the 101 on the California night. Am G F C And I'm amazed at all the stars beneath that old Hollywood sign. Am G F C And we waltz, ballet up a boulevard to a place we never kept Am G F C And I'm not sure if we belong here, if I ever really left, or If I can go G (hold chord) home.

Chorus / Outro: C (one strum) And Sally said, Sally said. Am (one strum) I can't take no more regret. F It cut us deep, into our souls. C G Came and climbed into our bed. C And Sally said, Sally said. Am Meet me by the River's edge. F We're going to wash these sins away. C G Or else we won't come back again. C – Am – F – C – G (repeat) No retreat. No regrets. C G C (end) Meet me by the river's edge.