Handwritten chords by
The Gaslight Anthem

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Key: G minor•

Intro 1

Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Verse 1

G

G

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Pull it out, turn it

C

C

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Em

Em

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up, what's your favorite song?

That's mine,

G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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I've been crying to it since I was young

I know there's someone out

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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there feeling just like I feel

C

C

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I know they're waiting up,

I know they're waiting to heal

Em

Em

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D

D

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And I've been holding my breath

C

C

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Are you holding your breath

G

G

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D

D

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For too many years to count?

Em

Em

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Too many years to count

C

C

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Verse 2

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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And we waited for the sirens

Em

Em

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that never come

C

C

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G

G

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And we only write by the moon

D

D

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Em

Em

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Every word handwritten

C

C

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G

G

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And to ease the loss of youth

D

D

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Em

Em

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And how many years I've missed you

C

C

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G

G

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Pages plead forgiveness

D

D

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Em

Em

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Every word handwritten

G

G

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C

C

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Interlude 1

Em

Em

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G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Verse 3

G

G

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Let it out, let me in,

C

C

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Em

Em

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take a hold of my hand

G

G

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There's nothing like another soul

C

C

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that's been cut up the same

Em

Em

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And did you want to drive

D

D

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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without a word in between?

I can understand,

Em

Em

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you need a minute to breathe

Dsus4

Dsus4

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And to sew up the seam

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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s after all this defeat

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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All this defeat

Interlude 2

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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And we waited

Verse 4

G

G

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D

D

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for the sirens

Em

Em

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that never come

C

C

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G

G

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And we only write by the moon

D

D

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Em

Em

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Every word handwritten

C

C

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G

G

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And to ease the loss of youth

D

D

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And the many,

Em

Em

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many years I've missed you

C

C

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G

G

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Pages plead forgiveness

D

D

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Every word handwritten

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 5

G

G

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C

C

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Here in the dark,

G

G

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I cherish the moonlight

C

C

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I'm in love with the way you're

Em

Em

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in love with the night

C

C

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And it travels from heart to

limb to pen

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 6

Dsus4

Dsus4

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And we waited for

D

D

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C

C

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the sirens that never come

Dsus4

Dsus4

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And we only write by the moon

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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Every word handwritten

Em

Em

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Every word handwritten

C

C

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Verse 7

G

G

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D

D

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And with this pen, I thee wed

Em

Em

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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Em

Em

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From my heart to

Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Em

Em

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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your distress

Verse 8

C

C

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G

G

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Every word handwritten

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Chords

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Dsus4

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Handwritten by The Gaslight Anthem is G minor.

The primary chords used in Handwritten are Gm, Bb, Eb, F, Fsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, Bb, Eb, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Handwritten is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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