Alkaline Trio – Every Thug Needs A Lady (Guitar)

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The Alkaline Trio were the band that started it all for me. Many times I have tried to cover a song and many times I have failed until I stumbled across a YouTube video of the band playing a intimate Record Shop Acoustic session. The song Every Thug Needs a Lady starts at 23:55. This is the kind of Acoustic I like to play so I got straight on with transcribing. I'm pretty much certain I have this nailed and it sounds sick! it standard or like I do capo up on 2nd. The Chord names are just there for reference but these are the actual finger positions. On the D Chord I like to hang my thumb over the neck to mute the E string. Moving your ring finger around between the 1st, and 3rd frets on the B string lets you play the lead on the intro too which takes a little practice but definitly adds a more dynamic sound. Hope it all makes sense :) G 32003x Asus4 x0223x D5 x0023x Em7 02203x Cadd2 x3203x Bm#5 x2003x [Intro] Riff (G, Asus4, Em7, Cadd2) [Verse]
            G                        Asus4
I know it's dark here, you know that I'm scared too

    Em7                       Cadd2
For some reason right now, of everything but you

G                D5         C
Right now you're all that I recognize

           G                Asus4
You know I came here when I needed your soft voice

  Em7                           Cadd2
I needed to hear something that sounded like an answer

      G              D5          Cadd2
Now I wait here, and sometimes I get one
[Bridge]
D5                Cadd2
It's nothing I'll forget when the moon gets tired

D5                       Cadd2
You are stuck to me everyday

D5                                Cadd2   Bm#5   Em7
Believe in what I am because it's all   I have today

      Cadd2              D5        G     Bm#5  Em7
And tomorrow who knows where we'll be

Cadd2  Bm#5       Asus4   Cadd2   D5  G
From   here I can hardly  see     a   thing

    Cadd2         Em7                     Cadd2
But I will follow anyone who brings me to you

    Bm#5    Asus4     Cadd2  D
For now, forever, for on and on and on
Intro Riff again (G, Asus4, Em7, Cadd2) [Verse]
            G                    Asus4
You know it starts here, outside waiting in the cold

        Em7                          Cadd2
Kiss me once in the snow, I swear it never gets old

           G                 D5             Cadd2
But I will promise you I can make it warmer next year

           G                Asus4
You know I came here when I needed your soft voice

  Em7                           Cadd2
I needed to hear something that sounded like an answer

      G              D5         Cadd2
Now I stay here, and everyday I get one
[Bridge]
D5                Cadd2
It's nothing I'll forget when the moon gets tired

D5                       Cadd2
You are stuck to me everyday

D5                                Cadd2   Bm#5   Em7
Believe in what I am because it's all   I have today

      Cadd2            D5          G     Bm#5  Em7
And tomorrow who knows where we'll be

Cadd2 Bm#5       Asus4  Cadd2   D5  G
From  here I can hardly see     a   thing

    Cadd2         Em7                     Cadd2
But I will follow anyone who brings me to you

    Bm#5    Asus4     Cadd2  D
For now, forever, for on and on and on
Intro Riff again (G, Asus4, Em7, Cadd2) [Verse]
      G             D5      Cadd2
So go plug in your electric blanket

       G                 D5              Cadd2
We can stay in 'till our southern summer wedding day

   G             D5      Cadd2
Go plug in your electric blanket

D5     G    D5    Cadd2  D5    G
We can stay here
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