------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUE IN THE FACE - Alkaline Trio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: robert Email: rskjr@spymac.com Tuning: EADGBe 6/8 time I don't include rhythm in this tab. only the chords that you play during a certain are here. Intro: 8 measures. "It's about..." 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------| |-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------| |9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9-------| |6------|7------|6------|7------|6------|7------|6------|7-------| |7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7-------| |0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0-------| Verse: 0:14: 16 measures "time... that I came clean with you no longer 1 2 3 4 |-------|----------|--------------------|-------------------| |-------|----------|--------------------|-------------------| |9------|9---9-----|--------------------|-------------------| |9------|6---7-----|7------6------------|7------------------| |7------|7---7-----|4------4------------|7------------------| |0------|0---0-----|0------0------------|5------------------| fine I'm no longer runnin' smooth. I thought that" 5 6 7 8 |-------|--------|---------------|--------| |-------|--------|---------------|--------| |9------|9---9---|---------------|--------| |9------|6---7---|7---6----------|7-------| |7------|7---7---|4---4----------|7-------| |0------|0---0---|0---0----------|5-------| "I found myself under something new just one more 123 456 9 10 11 12 |-------|-------------|------------------|-------------------| |-------|-------------|------------------|-------------------| |9------|9--------9---|------------------|-------------------| |9------|6--------7---|7------6----------|7------------------| |7------|7--------7---|4------4----------|7------------------| |0------|0--------0---|0------0----------|5------------------| line. I repeat over and over again 'til I'm blue in the 13 14 15 16 |-------|----------|---------------|--------| |-------|----------|---------------|--------| |9------|9---9-----|---------------|4-------| |9------|6---7-----|7---6----------|4-------| |7------|7---7-----|4---4----------|2-------| |0------|0---0-----|0---0----------|0-------| Chorus: 0:43 (8 measures) face with a choking re-gret as I talk in circles round you on my bed, can't say 17 18 19 20 |----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------| |----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------| |-2-----------1--------|-4---------------|-2--------------1----|--4------| |-2-----------2--------|-4---------------|-2--------------2----|--4------| |-0-----------2--------|-2---------------|-0--------------2----|--2------| |-0-----------0--------|-0---------------|-0--------------0----|--0------| i blamed you one bit when you kept it all in-side when you left that 21 22 23 24 |---------------------------|--------------|-----|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------|-----|--------------------| |-2--------------1----------|-4------------|-4---|-5------------------| |-2--------------2----------|-4------------|-6---|-7----------9-------| |-0--------------2----------|-2------------|-6---|-7----------9-------| |-0--------------0----------|-0------------|-4---|-5----------7-------| night." Measures 25-32, play through verse progression twice. "It's about.." "time... that you got sick of me, no longer..." 33 34 35 36 |-------|----------|---------------|-------------------| |-------|----------|---------------|-------------------| |9------|9---9-----|---------------|-------------------| |9------|6---7-----|7------6-------|7------------------| |7------|7---7-----|4------4-------|7------------------| |0------|0---0-----|0------0-------|5------------------| "fun and so far fro-om interesting. I thought that..." 37 38 39 40 |-------|----------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------|----------|-----------------|-------------------| |9------|9---9-----|-----------------|-------------------| |9------|6---7-----|7--------6-------|7------------------| |7------|7---7-----|4--------4-------|7------------------| |0------|0---0-----|0--------0-------|5------------------| "I found me a cure fo-or feeling old, just one more..." 37 38 39 40 |---|-------------|------------------|--------------------| |---|-------------|------------------|--------------------| |-9-|-9------9----|------------------|--------------------| |-9-|-6------7----|-7-------6--------|-7------------------| |-7-|-7------7----|-4-------4--------|-7------------------| |-0-|-0------0----|-0-------0--------|-5------------------| "line... to keep me sleeping loudly and cold and dis-" 41 42 43 44 |----|-----|------------------|--------------------| |----|-----|------------------|--------------------| |-9--|-9-9-|------------------|-4------------------| |-9--|-6-7-|-7-------6--------|-4------------------| |-7--|-7-7-|-4-------4--------|-2------------------| |-0--|-0-0-|-0-------0--------|-0------------------| Chorus: 1:38 (8 measures) "graced with a shameful regret as I talk in tongues to myself in my bed, can't say 45 46 47 48 |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------| |-2-------------1-------|-4---------------|-2------------1--------|-4-----------| |-2-------------2-------|-4---------------|-2------------2--------|-4-----------| |-0-------------2-------|-2---------------|-0------------2--------|-2-----------| |-0-------------0-------|-0---------------|-0------------0--------|-0-----------| I blamed you one bit when you kept it all in-side when you left that night." 49 50 51 52 |---------------------------|--------------|-----|----------------------| |---------------------------|--------------|-----|----------------------| |-2--------------1----------|-4------------|-4---|-5--------------------| |-2--------------2----------|-4------------|-6---|-7----------9---------| |-0--------------2----------|-2------------|-6---|-7----------9---------| |-0--------------0----------|-0------------|-4---|-5----------7---------| Bridge: 1:58 "And all that followed fell, like mercury to hell. some- 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 |---|---|---|-----|-----------------|-----------|------------|----| |---|---|---|-----|-----------------|-----------|------------|----| |-9-|-9-|-9-|-9---|-9---------------|-9---------|-4----------|-2--| |-6-|-7-|-6-|-7---|-9---------------|-9---------|-4----------|-2--| |-7-|-7-|-7-|-7---|-7---------------|-6---------|-2----------|-0--| |-0-|-0-|-0-|-0---|-0---------------|-0---------|-0----------|-0--| -how we lost our heads for the last time. And 61 62 63 64 |---------------|------------------|---|-----------| |---------------|------------------|---|-----------| |-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-2---------| |-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-2---------| |-7-------------|-6----------------|-2-|-0---------| |-0-------------|-0----------------|-0-|-0---------| all that followed fell, like mercury to hell. Some 65 66 67 68 |-----------------|----------|------------|----| |-----------------|----------|------------|----| |-9---------------|-9--------|-4----------|-2--| |-9---------------|-9--------|-4----------|-2--| |-7---------------|-6--------|-2----------|-0--| |-0---------------|-0--------|-0----------|-0--| -how we lost our heads for the last time." 69 70 71 72 |---------------|------------------|---|-----------| |---------------|------------------|---|-----------| |-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-4---------| |-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-4---------| |-7-------------|-6----------------|-2-|-2---------| |-0-------------|-0----------------|-0-|-0---------| 2:26 modified verse "And I don't dream since I quit sleeping and I 73 74 75 76 77 |--------------|---------------|---------|-------| |--------------|---------------|---------|-------| |-9------------|-9-------------|-4-------|5------| |-6------------|-7-------------|-6-------|7------| |-7------------|-7-------------|-6-------|7------| |-0------------|-0-------------|-4-------|5------| haven't slept since I met you and 78 79 80 81 82 |------------|-------------|---------|-------| |------------|-------------|---------|-------| |-9----------|-9------9----|-4-------|5------| |-6----------|-7------6----|-6-------|7------| |-7----------|-7------7----|-6-------|7------| |-0----------|-0------0----|-4-------|5------| you can't breathe without coughing in daytime neither can 83 84 85 86 87 88 |-------------|-----------------------|---------|------------| |-------------|-----------------------|---------|------------| |-9-----------|-9-------9-------------|-4-------|5-----------| |-6-----------|-7-------6-------------|-6-------|7-----------| |-7-----------|-7-------7-------------|-6-------|7-----------| |-0-----------|-0-------0-------------|-4-------|5-----------| I so what do you say your coffin or mine?" 89 90 91 92 93 |---|------------------|---|------------------|-0-------| |---|------------------|---|------------------|-0-------| |-0-|-0----------------|---|------------------|-1-------| |-9-|-9----------------|-7-|-9----------------|-2-------| |-9-|-9----------------|-7-|-9----------------|-2-------| |-7-|-7----------------|-5-|-7----------------|-0-------| ^