Alkaline Trio – Blue In The Face (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: Robert Karl
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Tuning: EADGBe
6/8 time
Rhythm is not included in this tab.
Intro: 8 measures. "It's about..."
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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B|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
G|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9-------|
D|6------|7------|6------|7------|6------|7------|6------|7-------|
A|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7-------|
E|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0-------|
[Verse] 0:14: 16 measures
"time... that I came clean with you no longer
1 2 3 4
e|-------|----------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|-------|----------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9---9-----|--------------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7------6------------|7------------------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4------4------------|7------------------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0------0------------|5------------------|
fine I'm no longer runnin' smooth. I thought that"
5 6 7 8
e|-------|--------|---------------|--------|
B|-------|--------|---------------|--------|
G|9------|9---9---|---------------|--------|
D|9------|6---7---|7---6----------|7-------|
A|7------|7---7---|4---4----------|7-------|
E|0------|0---0---|0---0----------|5-------|
"I found myself under something new just one more
123 456
9 10 11 12
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B|-------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9--------9---|------------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6--------7---|7------6----------|7------------------|
A|7------|7--------7---|4------4----------|7------------------|
E|0------|0--------0---|0------0----------|5------------------|
line. I repeat over and over again 'til I'm blue in the
13 14 15 16
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B|-------|----------|---------------|--------|
G|9------|9---9-----|---------------|4-------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7---6----------|4-------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4---4----------|2-------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0---0----------|0-------|
[Chorus] 0:43 (8 measures)
face with a choking re-gret as I talk in circles round you on my bed, can't say
17 18 19 20
e|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------|
B|-2--------------------|-----------------|-2-------------------|---------|
G|-2-----------1--------|-4---------------|-2--------------1----|--4------|
D|-2-----------2--------|-4---------------|-2--------------2----|--4------|
A|-0-----------2--------|-2---------------|-0--------------2----|--2------|
E|-0-----------0--------|-0---------------|-0--------------0----|--0------|
i blamed you one bit when you kept it all in-side when you left that
21 22 23 24
e|---------------------------|--------------|-----|--------------------|
B|-2-------------------------|--------------|-----|--------------------|
G|-2--------------1----------|-4------------|-4---|-5------------------|
D|-2--------------2----------|-4------------|-6---|-7----------9-------|
A|-0--------------2----------|-2------------|-6---|-7----------9-------|
E|-0--------------0----------|-0------------|-4---|-5----------7-------|night."
Measures 25-32, play through verse progression twice.
"It's about.."
"time... that you got sick of me, no longer..."
33 34 35 36
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B|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9---9-----|---------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7------6-------|7------------------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4------4-------|7------------------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0------0-------|5------------------|
"fun and so far fro-om interesting. I thought that..."
37 38 39 40
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B|-------|----------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9---9-----|-----------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7--------6-------|7------------------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4--------4-------|7------------------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0--------0-------|5------------------|
"I found me a cure fo-or feeling old, just one more..."
37 38 39 40
e|---|-------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|---|-------------|------------------|--------------------|
G|-9-|-9------9----|------------------|--------------------|
D|-9-|-6------7----|-7-------6--------|-7------------------|
A|-7-|-7------7----|-4-------4--------|-7------------------|
E|-0-|-0------0----|-0-------0--------|-5------------------|
"line... to keep me sleeping loudly and cold and dis-"
41 42 43 44
e|----|-----|------------------|--------------------|
B|----|-----|------------------|--------------------|
G|-9--|-9-9-|------------------|-4------------------|
D|-9--|-6-7-|-7-------6--------|-4------------------|
A|-7--|-7-7-|-4-------4--------|-2------------------|
E|-0--|-0-0-|-0-------0--------|-0------------------|
[Chorus] 1:38 (8 measures)
"graced with a shameful regret as I talk in tongues to myself in my bed, can't say
45 46 47 48
e|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------|
B|-2---------------------|-----------------|-2---------------------|-------------|
G|-2-------------1-------|-4---------------|-2------------1--------|-4-----------|
D|-2-------------2-------|-4---------------|-2------------2--------|-4-----------|
A|-0-------------2-------|-2---------------|-0------------2--------|-2-----------|
E|-0-------------0-------|-0---------------|-0------------0--------|-0-----------|
I blamed you one bit when you kept it all in-side when you left that night."
49 50 51 52
e|---------------------------|--------------|-----|----------------------|
B|-2-------------------------|--------------|-----|----------------------|
G|-2--------------1----------|-4------------|-4---|-5--------------------|
D|-2--------------2----------|-4------------|-6---|-7----------9---------|
A|-0--------------2----------|-2------------|-6---|-7----------9---------|
E|-0--------------0----------|-0------------|-4---|-5----------7---------|
[Bridge] 1:58
"And all that followed fell, like mercury to hell. some-
53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
e|---|---|---|-----|-----------------|-----------|------------|----|
B|---|---|---|-----|-----------------|-----------|------------|----|
G|-9-|-9-|-9-|-9---|-9---------------|-9---------|-4----------|-2--|
D|-6-|-7-|-6-|-7---|-9---------------|-9---------|-4----------|-2--|
A|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7---|-7---------------|-6---------|-2----------|-0--|
E|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0---|-0---------------|-0---------|-0----------|-0--|
-how we lost our heads for the last time. And
61 62 63 64
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G|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-2---------|
D|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-2---------|
A|-7-------------|-6----------------|-2-|-0---------|
E|-0-------------|-0----------------|-0-|-0---------|
all that followed fell, like mercury to hell. Some
65 66 67 68
e|-----------------|----------|------------|----|
B|-----------------|----------|------------|----|
G|-9---------------|-9--------|-4----------|-2--|
D|-9---------------|-9--------|-4----------|-2--|
A|-7---------------|-6--------|-2----------|-0--|
E|-0---------------|-0--------|-0----------|-0--|
-how we lost our heads for the last time."
69 70 71 72
e|---------------|------------------|---|-----------|
B|---------------|------------------|---|-----------|
G|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-4---------|
D|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-4---------|
A|-7-------------|-6----------------|-2-|-2---------|
E|-0-------------|-0----------------|-0-|-0---------|2:26 [modified Verse]
"And I don't dream since I quit sleeping and I
73 74 75 76 77
e|--------------|---------------|---------|-------|
B|--------------|---------------|---------|-------|
G|-9------------|-9-------------|-4-------|5------|
D|-6------------|-7-------------|-6-------|7------|
A|-7------------|-7-------------|-6-------|7------|
E|-0------------|-0-------------|-4-------|5------|
haven't slept since I met you and
78 79 80 81 82
e|------------|-------------|---------|-------|
B|------------|-------------|---------|-------|
G|-9----------|-9------9----|-4-------|5------|
D|-6----------|-7------6----|-6-------|7------|
A|-7----------|-7------7----|-6-------|7------|
E|-0----------|-0------0----|-4-------|5------|
you can't breathe without coughing in daytime neither can
83 84 85 86 87 88
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G|-9-----------|-9-------9-------------|-4-------|5-----------|
D|-6-----------|-7-------6-------------|-6-------|7-----------|
A|-7-----------|-7-------7-------------|-6-------|7-----------|
E|-0-----------|-0-------0-------------|-4-------|5-----------|
I so what do you say your coffin or mine?"
89 90 91 92 93
e|---|------------------|---|------------------|-0-------|
B|---|------------------|---|------------------|-0-------|
G|-0-|-0----------------|---|------------------|-1-------|
D|-9-|-9----------------|-7-|-9----------------|-2-------|
A|-9-|-9----------------|-7-|-9----------------|-2-------|
E|-7-|-7----------------|-5-|-7----------------|-0-------|
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