changing of the guards chords by
The Gaslight Anthem

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Key: Ab major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Verse 1

Em

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Sixteen years,

C

C

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Sixteen banners united

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over the field

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C

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D

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Where the good shepherd grieves.

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Desperate men,

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C

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desperate women divided,

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Spreading their wings 'neath

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the falling leaves.

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Fortune

Verse 2

Em

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calls.

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C

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I stepped forth from the shadows,

Em

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to the marketplace,

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C

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D

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Merchants and thieves, hungry for power,

Em

Em

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my last deal gone down.

C

C

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G

G

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She's smelling sweet like the mead

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D

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Em

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ows where she was born,

C

C

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D

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G

G

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On midsummer's eve, near the tower.

Interlude 1

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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C

C

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G

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D

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C

C

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D

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G

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The cold- blooded

Verse 3

Em

Em

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moon.

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The captain waits above

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D

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the celebration

Em

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Sending his thoughts to a

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C

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D

D

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beloved maid

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C

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Whose ebony face is beyond

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communication.

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Em

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The captain is down but still believing

C

C

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D

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that his love will be repaid.

Verse 4

G

G

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Em

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They shaved her head.

G

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She was torn between Jupiter

D

D

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and Apollo.

Em

Em

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A messenger arrived with

C

C

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a black nightingale.

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D

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Em

Em

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C

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I seen her on the stairs and I

G

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couldn't help but follow,

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C

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Follow her down past the fountain where they lifted

Interlude 2

her veil.

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G

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D

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C

C

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G

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D

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C

C

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G

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D

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C

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D

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G

G

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I stumbled to my

Verse 5

Em

Em

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feet.

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I rode past destruction in the ditches

Em

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With the stitches still mending 'neath

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D

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a heart- shaped tattoo.

Em

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C

C

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Renegade priests and

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treacherous young witches

Em

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Were handing out the flowers that

C

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I'd given to you.

Verse 6

Em

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The palace of mirrors

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Where dog soldiers are reflected,

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The endless road and the

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wailing of chimes,

Em

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The empty rooms where

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her memory is protected,

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C

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Where the angels' voices whisper to the souls of

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D

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previous times.

Interlude 3

G

G

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C

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D

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D

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D

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She wakes him up

Verse 7

Em

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G

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Forty- eight hours later,

D

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the sun is breaking

Em

Em

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Near broken chains,

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mountain laurel and rolling rocks.

Em

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C

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She's begging to know what meas

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G

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D

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ures he now will be taking.

Em

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He's pulling her down and she's clutching

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D

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G

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on to his long golden locks.

Verse 8

Em

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Gentlemen, he said,

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D

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I don't need your organization,

Em

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I've shined your shoes,

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I've moved your mountains

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and marked your cards

Em

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But Eden is burning,

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D

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either brace yourself for elimination

Em

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C

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D

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Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing

G

G

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of the guards.

Interlude 4

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Em

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Verse 9

Em

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Peace will come

C

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G

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D

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With tranquility and splendor

Em

Em

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on the wheels of fire

C

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D

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But will bring us no reward

Em

Em

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when her false idols fall

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G

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D

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And cruel death surrenders with

Em

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its pale ghost retreating

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G

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Between the King and the Queen of Swords.

Outro 1

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Em

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The original key of changing of the guards by The Gaslight Anthem is Ab major.

The primary chords used in changing of the guards are Ab, Fm, Db, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Fm, Db, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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