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WHILE YOU'RE WAITING - Alkaline Trio 
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By:Nate Bechle (alk3aholic27@cliffhanger.com) 

This song is typical Alkaline Trio, which means 
get that repeat button on your cd player fixed. 

You might want to get comfy because this is a long tab. 
here's the key: 

~=let ring 
PM___=Palm Muted 
x=left hand mute 
/=slide down 

Intro:(clean) 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------let this--| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------note ring-| 
G|--77777777---------------------------77777777---------------------as you----| 
D|--77777777-77777777-5555444455555555-77777777-77777777-555544445~-tap your--| 
A|--55555555-77777777-5555444455555555-55555555-77777777-555544445~-distortion| 
E|-----------55555555-2222222233333333----------55555555-222222223~-pedal-----| 

Filler Riff:(distortion) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-777----------------777----------------777----------------777--------------| 
D|-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555 
A|-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555 
E|-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333 

1st Verse: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------7~~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
D|-----------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
A|-----------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
There's a hope in my head that's been cut and bled, dry as your bloodshot 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|~~~~~7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|~~~~~7---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|~~~~~5---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
eyes, and there's smoke in the air and it's soon to clear... 

Filler riff: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--777----------------777---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555------------------------------------| 
A|--555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555------------------------------------| 
E|------55555-22233333-----55555-22233333------------------------------------| 

2nd Verse: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
D|-------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
A|-------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Now I don't know how you feel but I'll make you a deal if you make it out 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|~~~~~~77-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|~~~~~~77-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|~~~~~~55-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
alive, my shoulders and ears are all yours my dear, I hope it comes as no 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
D|-----------------------x---------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
surprise you've been known to say that you're a-ok when you're feeling sick 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
inside I just want you to know I got no place to go until the day you die 

Chorus1: 

PM____ ______ ______ ______ ____ ___ _ ______ ___ _ 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---77777~-7777777~-7777777~-7777777~7~-------------------------------------| 
D|---77777~-7777777~-7777777~-7777777~7~-55555~-5555~55~-5555555~-5555~55~---| 
A|---55555~-5555555~-5555555~-5555555~5~-55555~-5555~55~-5555555~-5555~55~---| 
E|---------------------------------------33333~-3333~33~-3333333~-3333~33~---| 

PM____ ______ ______ ___ _ ____ ______ ________ 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---22222~-2222222~-2222222~-2222~22~-55555~-5555555~-555555557~------------| 
A|---22222~-2222222~-2222222~-2222~22~-55555~-5555555~-555555557~------------| 
E|---00000~-0000000~-0000000~-0000~00~-33333~-3333333~-333333335~-pick slide!| 

Filler riff: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|777----------------777----------------777----------------777---------------| 
D|777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555| 
A|555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555| 
E|----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333| 

3rd Verse 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
D|---------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
A|---------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
And there's a hope in my head that's been cut and bled, dry as your 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~let ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
D|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~x----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
bloodshot eyes, and there's smoke in the air and it's soon to clear, 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------7----------------------------------------------------| 
A|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5----------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
revealing our demise, you've been known to say that you're a-ok... 

Chorus2: 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7-(36x)--5--------2--------5--------7-------------------------------------| 
A|-5--------5-(36x)--2-(36x)--5-(24x)--7-(8x)--------------------------------| 
E|----------3--------0--------3--------5-------------------------------------| 

Bridge:(4x) 
PM___________________________________ 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---77777777----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---55555555-77777777-55555555-55555555-------------------------------------| 
E|------------55555555-22222222-33333333-------------------------------------| 

Chorus 2: 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--7-(36x)--5--------2--------5--------7------------------------------------| 
A|--5--------5-(36x)--2-(36x)--5-(24x)--7-(8x)-------------------------------| 
E|-----------3--------0--------3--------5------------------------------------| 

Filler riff: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-777----------------777----------------777---------------------------------| 
D|-777-77777-55555555-777-77777-55555555-777-77777---------------------------| 
A|-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555-555-77777-55555555------------------| 
E|-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333-----55555-22233333------------------| 

Ending: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-777---------------------7~~~~~-7/-----------------------------------------| 
D|-777-77777-5~~~~~-5~~~~~-7~~~~~-7/-----------------------------------------| 
A|-555-77777-5~~~~~-5~~~~~-5~~~~~-5/-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----55555-2~~~~~-3~~~~~---------------------------------------------------| 

Sorry this tab is king of hard to read, the chorus especially. Any chord 
that is underlined above it is palm muted. I tried putting the lyrics with 
it, but the tempos are completely different, or whatever. It's getting late. 
Enjoy my tab, email me with any questions or comments. 

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