Alkaline Trio
Calling All Skeletons
Agony And Irony/Damnesia
2008/2011
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: G for Agony And Irony album

Key: F# for Damnesia album

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Em -   02200
C -    x32010
G -    320033
D -    xx0232
Am -   x02210
B -    x24442
Bm -   x24432
D/F# - 2x023x

Verse 1:
            EmHere (022000@1)it is again yet it 
 C (x32010@1)            Gstings (320003@1)like the first time
      D (xx0232@1)      EmSeems (022000@1)it never ends double 
   C (x32010@1)     Gnickels (320003@1)on your dime
  D (xx0232@1)             EmI (022000@1)thought we were friends
        CI (x32010@1)guess it just 
  Gdepends (320003@1)who you ask
D (xx0232@1)   EmThese (022000@1)feelings tend to leave 
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)             Dme (xx0232@1)with a hole in my chest
Em (022000@1) CG         D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1) CG
  ohh   the hole in my chest
D (xx0232@1)   EmC G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)        Em (022000@1) CG
yeah  ohh   the hole in my chest

Verse 2:
        D (xx0232@1)      EmNow (022000@1)the time has come I 
          C (x32010@1)      Gjust (320003@1)wish I could erase
        D (xx0232@1)    EmAll (022000@1)the damage done to 
          C (x32010@1)      Gyour (320003@1)name and your keepsake
          D (xx0232@1)    EmIt's (022000@1)Only just begun it's been 
    C (x32010@1)     Gfun (320003@1)we were blind deaf and dumb
D (xx0232@1)       EmThere's (022000@1)a party in my 
   C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1) 
closet calling all skeletons oh
Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)CG
  ske-he-he-he all skeletons
        Ccalling (x32010@1)all oh oh oh

Chorus 1:
              EmWhere (022000@1)did you go once
    Gthe (320003@1)lights when black?
C (x32010@1)                     Am (x02210@1) Look what's become of me
              EmI've (022000@1)grown to love
          D/F#your (200232@1)disappearing acts
   G (320003@1)             BDo (x2444x@1)one more pretty please

Post chorus: Em-C-G-D-Em-C-G-

Verse 3:
    D (xx0232@1)          EmNow (022000@1)the time has come I
          C (x32010@1)     Gjust (320003@1)wish I could erase
    D (xx0232@1)        EmAll (022000@1)the damage done all
          C (x32010@1)      Gthis (320003@1)pain all this heartache
  D (xx0232@1)       EmOnly (022000@1)just begun it's been fun
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1) we were fucked up and numb
D (xx0232@1)       EmThere's (022000@1)a killer on the 
   Ccorner (x32010@1)and he's
G (320003@1)             Dlooking (xx0232@1)for love
Em (022000@1)  C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1) ohh ho ho looking
    Em (022000@1)CG
for love
     D (xx0232@1)  Cyeah (x32010@1)he's looking for

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:
C (x32010@1)                   D (xx0232@1) And to tell you the truth
                   EmI (022000@1)lost my faith in you
you gotta stop speaking
Bm (x24432@1)     Coff (x32010@1)on me And these 
         Dunspoken (xx0232@1)lies
                    Emappear (022000@1)at the worst times
you gotta stop speaking
Bmoff (x24432@1)on me 
C (x32010@1)              D (xx0232@1) They're hiding just
            Em (022000@1)CG DEm CG Dbehind (xx0232@1)your eyes

Em-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D-C--

Chorus 3:
      B (x2444x@1)     EmWhere (022000@1)did you go once
    Gthe (320003@1)lights when black?
C (x32010@1)                     Am (x02210@1) Look what's become of me
              EmI've (022000@1)grown to love
          D/F#your (200232@1)disappearing acts
   C (x32010@1)             GDo (320003@1)one more pretty please

Chorus 4:
              EmWhere (022000@1)did you go once
    Gthe (320003@1)lights when black?
C (x32010@1) You nearly gave us
  Ama (x02210@1)heart attack
Em (022000@1) We thought you 
           D/F#might (200232@1)swim out to sea
G (320003@1) You gotta stop
         Bsneaking (x2444x@1)off on me
C (x32010@1) You gotta stop
         D (xx0232@1)      Em(hold)
sneaking off on me