---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Coulda Been A Contender - The Gaslight Anthem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: thesluss Tuning: Full Step Down Chords: C - x032010 Am - x002210 F - x003211 G - x320030 Intro - Am G I'm broke and I'm hungry, hard up and I'm lonely Am G F I've been dancing on this killing floor for years Am G Of the few things I am certain, the captain of my burden Am G F I'm sorry doll, I could never stop the rain Interlude - Am - G - Am - G - F (x2) Verse 1- Am G Once you said I was your hero, you would dance with me on a dime Am G We could spin this world right right right round, F And catch back up on the flip side Am I was gonna get this real big engine, G I was gonna get them Broadway Stars Am G You were gonna be my Judy Garland, F We were gonna share your Tin Man heart Chorus - C G Am There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in F There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight C G Am Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now F G Am G Am It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight Interlude - Am - G - Am - G - F Verse 2 - Am G We used to drive all night, all over town Am G F We'd go waltzing Matilda when Matilda came around And I'd sing them blues to you Chorus - C G Am There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in F There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight C G Am Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now F G Am G Am It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight Interlude - Am Chorus - C G Am There's a dirty wind blowin', there's a storm front comin' in F There's an S.O.S. on the seas tonight C G Am Steady now, Steady now, soldier hold fast now F G Am G Am It's heads or tails and heart attacks and broken dreams tonight F G Am G And heart attacks and broken dreams F G C G Am Atlantis is my only dream tonight