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 Trucks And Trains From Here To Infirmary 2001 Vagrant Records Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: Bm - x24432 G - 320033 D - xx0232 A - x02220 D/F# - 2x023x
Intro: BmGA x2
Verse 1: Bm These days go by GA like trucks and trains Bm Some hit so hard you GA barely feel a thing Bm Lights out right now GA back then and forevermore Bm Lights out left now these robots marching GA To the nearest liquor store
Chorus 1: D There's something A green that's leaving town G Always thought it was blue Always knew I was wrong D Where it goes hell knows A maybe somewhere better than GD here And what they say of the A grass on the other side is true G Too much time looking up is turning everything blue AG Including me including ABmGA x2 you Including you
Verse 2: Bm These times count GA down like boats and planes Bm Some wash away in undertow GA Some plummet down in flames Bm Lights out right now GA back then and forevermore Bm With sirens on this G ambulance is racing A to the west coast shore
Chorus 2: D There's something A green that's leaving town G Always thought it was blue Always knew I was wrong D Where it goes hell knows A maybe somewhere better than GD here And what they say of the A grass on the other side is true G Too much time looking up is turning everything blue A Including me including GABmGA x2 the ocean Including you
Bridge: BmAGD/F#D Feel the ocean blue BmAGD/F#D Engulfing you BmAGD/F#D I view the deep blue sea BmA It's turning red GA right in front of me
Chorus 3: D There's something A green that's leaving town G Always thought it was blue Always knew I was wrong D Where it goes hell knows A maybe somewhere better than GD here And what they say of the A grass on the other side is true G Too much time looking up is turning everything blue A Including me including GAD(hold) the pilots Including you