Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: A augmentedA
Difficulty: Intermediate
Song: Sweet Vampires
Album: Is This Thing Cursed (2018)
Artist: Alkaline Trio
Sweet Vampires
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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SKIP TO NEXT ROW BEFORE FIRST CHORUS
e|-----------------------------|----------|
BB|-----------------------------|----------|
G+G|-----------------------------|----------|
D MajorD|-----9-----7-----6-----7---6-|---x8---x8|
A augmentedA|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---|-7----9---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|----------|
... ... ... ... . . .
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9-----7-----6-----7---6-|
A augmentedA|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
... ... ... ... .
Chorus 1:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
If we should live forever
BB A augmentedA
Like sweet vampires
E MajorE
When we can reign together
BB G#G# A augmentedA
Our own empire
E MajorE
Now we should try to sever
BB
All our past ties
A augmentedA
But it’s me and you
A augmentedA
And the skies are blue
BB
Both bleeding from our eyes
Instrumental:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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SKIP TO NEXT ROW BEFORE FIRST CHORUS
e|-----------------------------|----------|
BB|-----------------------------|----------|
G+G|-----------------------------|----------|
D MajorD|-----9-----7-----6-----7---6-|---x8---x8|
A augmentedA|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---|-7----9---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|----------|
... ... ... ... . . .
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9-----7-----6-----7---6-|
A augmentedA|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
... ... ... ... .
Chorus 1:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
If we should live forever
BB A augmentedA
Like sweet vampires
E MajorE
When we can reign together
BB G#G# A augmentedA
Our own empire
E MajorE
Now we should try to sever
BB
All our past ties
A augmentedA
But it’s me and you
A augmentedA
And the skies are blue
BB
Both bleeding from our eyes
Bridge:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E MajorE|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-|
D MajorD|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-|
A augmentedA|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-|
E MajorE|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-|
Chorus 1:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
If we should live forever
BB A augmentedA
Like sweet vampires
E MajorE
When we can reign together
BB G#G# A augmentedA
Our own empire
E MajorE
Now we should try to sever
BB
All our past ties
A augmentedA
But it’s me and you
A augmentedA
And the skies are blue
BB
Both bleeding from our eyes
Outro:
e|-----------------------------|---|
BB|-----------------------------|---|
G+G|-----------------------------|-9-|
D MajorD|-----9-----7-----6-----7---6-|-9-|
A augmentedA|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7---|-7-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|---|
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