Snake Oil Tanker
by Alkaline Trio
tabbed by: Darby Edelen

As always, listen to the song for the rhythm.  The intro uses left handed muting pretty intensively, but it's not hard at all. 

Chords Used:

     A      B      D      F#      E      Bii      C#      Eii      G#
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7--------------1------4--------6-------9-------------|
G|---7------9------7------4-------2------4--------6-------9--------6----|
A|---7------9------5------4-------2------2--------4-------7--------6----|
E|---5------7-------------2----------------------------------------4----|


Intro:

A B A D

Verse:

F#               D
This time you've dug yourself an anchor 

F#           D    Eii
too heavy to move ahead with

F#                  D
Resembling a faker, charming snake oil tankers

F#                        D    Bii*
Don't let them strike you dooooooown

*This is not played in the recorded version, I just happen to think it goes well with the drawn out 'down.'

Chorus:
A
I know that you wish I was dead

C#                F#           E
I know 'cause you told me last weekend 

A                                C#
And Christmas has never felt colder
     F#         E
I've never felt colder 


Outro:

D  C#  Bii  F#  G#  A


Song Structure:

Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro
Verse (Studio recording has no guitars)
Chorus
Outro