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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A It's been a long day living with this F#mD It's been a long time since I felt so sick A I took a long walk straight back home F#mD I could've walked back to San Francisco A I used to long for time alone F#mD I used to long for a place of my own A And I'm losing faith in everything F#mD I'm lost, so lost, I'm lost at sea, you see
AF#mD x2
A I used to long for broken bones F#mD I used to long for a casket to call my own A I never had a problem facing fear F#mD But I'm done, over and done, my dear, and
F#mD Oh mercy me AE God bless catastrophe F#mD There's no way in hell AE We'll ever live to see through this so F#mED Drive yourself insane tonight F#mED It's not that far away and F#mEDA I just filled up your tank earlier today
EAD (Yeah!)
( C#BA ) [This quick progression is there on the album, but I'd skip it in an open-chord acoustic and just hold the D a bit longer or something.]
A It's been a long day living with this F#mD It's been a long time since I felt so sick A I took a long walk straight back home F#mD I could've walked back to Chicago A I used to long for time alone F#mD I used to long for a place of my own A And I've lost faith in everything F#mD I'm lost, so lost, I'm lost without you
F#mD Oh mercy me AE God bless catastrophe F#mD There's no way in hell AE We'll ever live to see through this so F#mED Drive yourself insane tonight F#mED It's not that far away and F#mEDA I just filled up your tank earlier today
EAD (Yeah!)
( C#BA )
AF#mD x2
F#mED So drive yourself insane tonight F#mED It's not that far away and F#mEDA I just filled up your tank earlier today
EAEAD (Yeah! Yeah!)
( C#BA ) [Again, this quick progression isn't *really* necessary. You can just stick to the D a wee bit and end with an A.]