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Calling All Skeletons

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Alkaline Trio are a punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Matt Skiba (guitar/vocals), Dan Andriano (bass/vocals), and Derek Grant (drums/backing vocals). Their music is characterized by dark lyrics, catchy hooks, fast tempos and recurring subjects of alcoholism, depression, shattered relationships, drugs and death.

The band formed in December of 1996, originally consisting of Skiba, Rob Doran (bass/vocals), and Glenn Porter (drums/vocals).

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Verse 1:
Em
Here it is again yet it
C G
stings like the first time
D Em
Seems it never ends double
C G
nickels on your dime
D Em
I thought we were friends
C
I guess it just
G
depends who you ask
D Em
These feelings tend to leave
C G D
me with a hole in my chest
Em C G D Em C G
ohh the hole in my chest
D Em C G D Em C G
yeah ohh the hole in my chest

Verse 2:
D Em
Now the time has come I
C G
just wish I could erase
D Em
All the damage done to
C G
your name and your keepsake
D Em
It's Only just begun it's been
C G
fun we were blind deaf and dumb
D Em
There's a party in my
C G D
closet calling all skeletons oh
Em C G D Em C G
ske-he-he-he all skeletons
C
calling all oh oh oh

Chorus 1:
Em
Where did you go once
G
the lights when black
C Am
Look what's become of me
Em
I've grown to love
D/F#
your disappearing acts
G B
Do one more pretty please

Post chorus: Em-C-G-D-Em-C-G-

Verse 3:
D Em
Now the time has come I
C G
just wish I could erase
D Em
All the damage done all
C G
this pain all this heartache
D Em
Only just begun it's been fun
C G
we were fucked up and numb
D Em
There's a killer on the
C
corner and he's
G D
looking for love
Em C G D
ohh ho ho looking
Em C G
for love
D C
yeah he's looking for

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:
C D
And to tell you the truth
Em
I lost my faith in you
you gotta stop speaking
Bm C
off on me And these
D
unspoken lies
Em
appear at the worst times
you gotta stop speaking
Bm
off on me
C D
They're hiding just
Em C G D Em C G D
behind your eyes

Em-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D-C--

Chorus 3:
B Em
Where did you go once
G
the lights when black
C Am
Look what's become of me
Em
I've grown to love
D/F#
your disappearing acts
C G
Do one more pretty please

Chorus 4:
Em
Where did you go once
G
the lights when black
C
You nearly gave us
Am
a heart attack
Em
We thought you
D/F#
might swim out to sea
G
You gotta stop
B
sneaking off on me
C
You gotta stop
D Em(hold)
sneaking off on me