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).
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Chords used: C x32010 Em 022000 F 133211 G 320003 Am x02210
Intro:
Guitar: CEmF x4
Bass: CC (hold)
Verse 1: CEmF Wide eyed Knee deep in surprise C Just below your thighs EmF the temperature drops 5 degrees Am (hold) AmCEmF x2 Your stand by flight has just arrived
Verse 2: CEmF Tongue tied bleeding from your eyes C Even Christ himself would cringe EmF at the sight of your scars Am (hold) Am While you're counting your sheep F I'll count my lucky stars G(hold) You were the last good thing I ever saw
Chorus: AmEmFGAmEmFG I lost it all CEmF x4 I lost it all
Verse 2: C Burned out on 2 EmF hours of shut eye C Eyes glazed at the thought EmF of the next 8 hours Am (hold) AmCEmF x2, Headwind cold rain to wake me
Am hold AmFG
Interlude: CAmGF x2, C x4 C hold C hold F hold G hold Am hold Am
Outro: FG(hold) You were the last good C(hold) thing I ever saw