Hiya!
It's been a long time since I've heard the original recording, but I always play
this on the fourth fret..so Capo 4
INTRO
e---3--3^2^0---2-2---------------------------------|
B---0----------3-1---------------------------------|
G---0----------2-2---------------------------------|
D---0----------0-0---------------------------------|
A---2----------------------------------------------|
E--3-----------------------------------------------| x2
G D D7 G
I am a lovesick gentleman
D D7 G
who pines and pines over the smallest things
D D7 G
most of them are truly inconsequential
D D7
they are inconsequential things
BRIDGE:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/said_the_whale/gentleman_crd.html ]
C D G
so I'll write you the longest letter
Em Am
describing my feelings and other stupid things
C D
i'll cross my fingers that your heart melts
G
and you look at me, and tell me
Em Am D
"darling, where have you been?"
i am an uncool canadian kid
awed and inspired by all the popular guys
most of them are truly irresponsible
they do irresponsible things
BRIDGE:
but i'm just a heart broke gentleman
a gentleman never seems to get gentle women
I need a small town girl
to follow me home and teach me how to be a real man
G D D7 G
i Am a gentleman
D D7 G
an old soul gentleman
D D7 G
a plain jane gentleman
D D7 G
hold-the-door-for-you gentleman
D D7 G
a stupid born gentleman
D D7 G
a gentle, gentle, gentleman.
