Continental
Alkaline Trio
Standard Tuning
Intro
C#m
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------6--------4--------7--------4--------6----|
A|--4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
A B
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------6--------4--------1--1--1--2--2--2--1----|
A|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Intro x2
Verse
C#m A B
i've got a dying urge to feel the way you do
C#m
too close for comfort
A B
bed and breakfast in a spoon
C#m A
the shortest breath of your young life
B
a long walk home on friday night
A E B
you made one last stop at the store
C#m A B
so close to perfect swear to hell thought it was you
C#m A B
this bouncing baby boy's now turning baby blue
C#m A
i've got your pictures on my walls
E B
i've got a long list of calls i must make
to your existing family
Chorus
A E B
you had nine lives and one by one you chewed 'em up
A E B
your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
A E B
this won't take long you said i'm not going far
Abm/E Abm A
go wait in the car
B
go wait in the car
Intro x2
Verse
C#m A B
i often wonder what it feels like to be you
C#m A B
a mess like this stuck on your hands with krazy glue
C#m A
ran outta time no kiss goodbye
E B
wish i could learn to let this sleeping dog die
without lying to myself
Chorus
A E B
you had nine lives and one by one you chewed 'em up
A E B
your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
A E B
this won't take long you said i'm not going far
Abm/E Abm A
go wait in the car
B
go wait in the car
Bridge
C#m A B
C#m A B
Intro x2 B B
Chorus
A E B
you had nine lives and one by one you chewed 'em up
A E B
your final coffin nail's been driven far too much
A E B
this won't take long you said i'm not going far
Abm/E Abm A
go wait in the car
B E
go wait in the car