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!
Alkaline Trio Steamer Trunk From Here To Infirmary 2001 Vagrant Records Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: A - x02220 E - 022100 F#m - 244222 D - xx0232
Intro: A--F#m-E-A--F#m-E(hold)
Verse 1: AF#m Why you turned out the way you did EA That thunderstorm F#m is still crashing E in Your cranium A Find that all these F#m funny faces look the same E I know who's to DE(hold) blame But I swore AF#mEAF#mE I wouldn't say
Verse 2: A It's time that F#mE I got moving on A As you're still burning the F#m dress you wore E to senior prom AF#m Try to forget how you've been touched E I loved you so I told you D But it didn't matter much
Chorus 1: A And I'm trying to figure out D What you're all F#m about these days I don't have much E to say to you A And I've been drunker than a D skunk Ever since the day I left you F#m With your darkest E secret safely packed away AF#mEAF#mE(hold) Up in my steamer trunk
Verse 3: AF#m Why I turned out E the way I did A Someone somewhere F#m dropped me on E my cranium A I'm sorry can F#m you repeat what you just said E My short term memory is gone D But my long term's far from dead
Chorus 2: A And I'm trying to figure out D What you're all F#m about these days I don't have much E to say to you A And I've been drunker than a D skunk Ever since the day I left you F#m With your darkest E secret safely packed away ADF#mE Up in my steamer trunk ADF#mE Up in my steamer trunk
Chorus 3: A I'm trying to figure out D What you're all F#m about these days I don't have much E to say to you A and I've been swearing like a sailor D since the day that I left her F#m With your darkest E secret safely packed away A(hold) Up in my steamer trunk