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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Alkaline Trio I Pessimist My Shame Is True 2013 Epitaph Records Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: Am - x02210 F - 133211 C - x32010 G - 320003 Em - 022000 Dm - xx0231
Intro: Am---Dm- x2
Verse 1: AmEm I Give thanks to FC the way you know AmG Cause I'm working FEm for eternal blackout AmEm The sun used to be FCAm one of my favorite drugs GF Looks like that one's Em gonna kill us-
Chorus 1: FAm -all Disappear disappear C I don't need this body FC It's so clear way too clear Dm I'm not hear with my mind
Verse 2: AmEm I'm running on a FCAmG great big tank again FEmAm But how long until I crash? EmF And then this back's CAm gonna burst again GF Bring my down on Em my bare-
Chorus 2: FAm -knees Disappear disappear C I don't need this body FC It's so clear way too clear Dm I'm not hear with my mind FAm Disappear disappear C I don't need this body FC It's so clear way too clear Dm I'm not hear with my mind
Bridge: G And they say my soul C is still alive FG In the eyes of God Maybe living is FC not enough for me G And they say my soul C is still alive FG In the eyes of God Maybe living is F not enough for me so
Interlude: Am-- x2, Am---Dm-, Am-G-F-Em- x4
Chorus 3: FAm Disappear disappear C I don't need this body FC It's so clear way too clear Dm I'm not hear with my mind FAm Disappear disappear C I don't need this body FC It's so clear way too clear DmAm-- x4 I'm not hear with my mind