Alkaline Trio – Mercy Me (Guitar Tab)

Versions (4)
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[Intro/Main Riff] 
(Gtr 1)
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7|6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

(Gtr 2) 
(Played under riff)
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|

[Verse 1 &2] 
(Palm mute all notes on low E except during slide.)
  It's been a long day...
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|----7-------7-------7-----7/9\7----| (x3)
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5|5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5/7\5----|

                                   Don't palm mute here.
                                   I'm lost so lost...
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| 
A|--------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|

[Chorus]
Oh mercy me, god bless catastrophy
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----| (x2)
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|

[Chorus pt. 2]
Drive yourself insane tonight...
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------|

                                   Yeahhhhhh
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------9-9-9-9---|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---|
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-7-7-7|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|

[Verse 3]
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-7~------------------------7/9\7|7~----------------------------7/9\7-|
A|-7~-----------------------------|7~----------------------------------|
E|-5~------------------------5/7\5|5~----------------------------5/7\5-|

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|----7-------7-------7-----7/9\7----|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5|5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5/7\5----|

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|-----7-------7-------7-------7--|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| x1
A|--------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|

[Chorus]
Oh mercy me, god bless catastrophy
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----| (x2)
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|

[Chorus pt. 2]
Drive yourself insane tonight...
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------|

                                   Yeahhhhhh
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------9-9-9-9---|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---|
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-7-7-7|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7|6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7-9-9-6-6-7-7----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| (x2)
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

[Chorus Pt. 2]
Drive yourself insane tonight...
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------|

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------9-9-9-9---|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---|
A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-----------------7\\\--------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-----------------5\\\--------------|