• Song:

    Blue In The Face

  • Artist:

    Alkaline Trio

  • Album:

    Damnesia

Alkaline Trio
Blue In The Face
Good Mourning/Damnesia
2003/2011
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
E      022100 or 079900
B (x2444x@1)    x24442
C#m    x46654
A (x02220@1)    x02220
A/C#   x476xx
E/G#   476xxx
B/D#   x698xx

Intro: E  A/C# C#m A  x2

Verse 1:
           E (022100@1)       A/C#It's (042220@1)about time that I 
     C#m (x13321@4)      Acame (x02220@1)clean with you
              EI'm (022100@1)no longer fine I'm 
   A/C# (042220@1) C#m (x13321@4)    Ano (x02220@1)longer running smooth
               EI (022100@1)thought that I found 
       A/C# (042220@1)name="chord_x13321@4">C#m          Amyself (x02220@1)under   something new
              EJust (022100@1)one more line I repeat 
A/C# (042220@1)   C#m (x13321@4) Bover (x2444x@1)and over again

Chorus 1:
                    ATil (x02220@1)I'm blue in the face 
       E (022100@1)       Bwith (x2444x@1)a choking regret
                  ABecause (x02220@1)I talk in circles 
 E (022100@1)             Baround (x2444x@1)you on my bed
            A (x02220@1)           ECan't (022100@1)say I blame you one bit 
         B (x2444x@1)           E/G# (143121@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A
when you kept it all inside
         BWhen (x2444x@1)you left that night

Post Chorus: E  A/C# C#m A  x2

Verse 2:
           EIt's (022100@1)about time that 
A/C# (042220@1) C#m (x13321@4)      Ayou (x02220@1)got   sick of me
          E (022100@1)        A/C#No (042220@1)longer fun and so far 
     C#m (x13321@4)  Afrom (x02220@1)interesting
               EI (022100@1)thought that I found me 
  A/C# (042220@1)  C#m (x13321@4)      Aa (x02220@1)cure for   feeling old
              E (022100@1)     A/C#Just (042220@1)one more line to keep me 
 C#m (x13321@4)   Bsleeping (x2444x@1)loudly and cold

Chorus 2:
      A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)        BIn (x2444x@1)disgrace with a shameful regret
              A (x02220@1) 
As I speak in tongues 
     E (022100@1)        Bto (x2444x@1)myself in my bed
            A (x02220@1)           ECan't (022100@1)say I blame you one bit 
         B (x2444x@1)           E/G# (143121@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A
when you kept it all inside
         BWhen (x2444x@1)you left that night

Interlude: E  B/D#  B  A   x2

Bridge:
    EAnd (022100@1)all that followed 
B/D# (x2544x@1)    B (x2444x@1)        Afell (x02220@1)like mercury to hell
    ESomehow (022100@1)we lost our 
B/D# (x2544x@1)            B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
heads for the last  time
    EAnd (022100@1)all that followed 
B/D# (x2544x@1)    B (x2444x@1)        Afell (x02220@1)like mercury to hell
    ESomehow (022100@1)we lost our 
A (x02220@1)               Bheads (x2444x@1)for the last  time

Outro:
    EAnd (022100@1)I don't dream since 
        E/G# (143121@4) AI (x02220@1)quit sleeping
     ENo (022100@1)I haven't slept 
            E/G# (143121@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A
since I met you
    EAnd (022100@1)you can't breathe 
                    E/G# (143121@4) Awithout (x02220@1)coughing at daytime
                BAnd (x2444x@1)neither can I
                   ASo (x02220@1)what do you say?
B(hold) B (x2444x@1)       E(hold)
  Your  coffin or mine?
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