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 Take Lots With Alcohol 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 A/C# - x476xx
Intro: A--D-E- x2
Verse 1: A Hello what the hell DE am I doing here A That's a really nice suit This is a really DE comfortable chair A See I don't know D if you can help E me or not Cause I don't feel sick D I don't feel sick Refrain 1: A/C# But the pains in E my head have almost ADE put me Underground Verse 2: A And I don't really care DE if I am healthy or not A Just clean my head up doc I'll give you DEA anything you want See I don't know why DE I don't fall in love A Well maybe I know D why and maybe you could make it- Refrain 2: A/C# -stop Then we'll cut E it up and bury it and AD leave it Underground A/C# And I'll take to wishing E and fall under Sleeping ADE safe and sound Chorus 1: AED Just give me medicine EAE prescribe me anything D Just knock me out and E walk me through the AED door And I have no desire EA to see through my own EDEADEADE eyes anymore anymore Verse 3: A Hello what the hell DE are you doing here D You made a really strange face This is a really DE uncomfortable air A I see I'm boring you DE maybe I bore myself A too That's why I need help I'm cleaning D blood off dusty- Refrain 3: A/C# -shelves I been cut up E in this room so many AD times it might take days A/C# And those stress cracks E in the wood How nicely ADE the soak up the stains Chorus 2: AED Just give me medicine EAE prescribe me anything D Just knock me out and E walk me through the AED door And I have no desire EA to see through my own EDEAEF#mEAEF#mE eyes anymore anymore Outro: AE Been telling myself these F#mE jokes for so long well so A long I'm a has been who EF#mE is heckled on the stage AE Been telling myself these F#mE jokes for so long well so A long I'm a has been who EF#mE(hold) is heckled on the stage