The Temptation Of St Anthony chords by Alkaline Trio

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

Alkaline Trio
The Temptation Of St. Anthony
My Shame Is True
2013 Epitaph Records
Submitted by: jingling

Key: G+G


Chords used:
E minorEm -  022000
C majorC -  x32010
G+G -  320033
D MajorD -  xx0232
A minorAm -  x02210
B minorBm -  x24432
B/Eb - x698xx
D/F#D/F# - 2x023x

Intro: Em--C-D- x2


Verse 1:
     E minorEm
My tender carrion
  G+G   D MajorD
The damage has been
  B minorBm C majorC
done  From the
E minorEm
depths of your heart
G+G    D MajorD        A minorAm B minorBm
 To the tip of my tongue
   C majorC
Not a word you can say
   G+G      D MajorD
Can erase memories
    C--
of that night
      D MajorD
That awful night


Chorus 1:
  G+G
It hides behind
your eyes
   C majorC
I can feel it in
  D MajorD     E minorEm
my bones It's come
to tenderize us
   C majorC
all Tonight with
      D MajorD
sticks and stones
  G+G
St. Anthony this agony
   C majorC      D MajorD
It's eating at my soul
   E minorEm
Much like nothing this
C majorC       D MajorD    B/Eb
world has ever known, no

Post Chorus: Em--C-D- x2


Verse 2:
     E minorEm     G+G
I found a hiding place
  D MajorD      B minorBm C majorC
Not far from here
    E minorEm        G+G
They'll never find a trace
      D MajorD    A minorAm B minorBm
Of you and I my dear
   C majorC
In a world far away
     G+G
We'd pass out
       D MajorD
from the pain
    C--
But not here
We feel it
D MajorD
loud and clear


Chorus 2:
  G+G
It hides behind
your eyes
   C majorC
I can feel it in
  D MajorD     E minorEm
my bones It's come
to tenderize us
   C majorC
all Tonight with
      D MajorD
sticks and stones
  G+G
St. Anthony this agony
   C majorC      D MajorD
It's eating at my soul
   E minorEm
Much like nothing this
C majorC       D MajorD
world has ever known
E minorEm       C majorC
 nothing this world
     D MajorD    B/Eb, E minorEm E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G/BG/B D/F#D/F# G(hold)
has ever known, no


Bass Solo: Em--G-D-, Em--


Bridge:
E minorEm
 It's over now until
        D MajorD
it happens again
C majorC
 You haven't lived
       D MajorD
until you've seen
   B/Eb
suffering like this
E minorEm
 It's over now until
        D MajorD
it happens again
C majorC
 You haven't lived
       D MajorD
until you've seen
   B/Eb     Em-C-D--
suffering like this
E minorEm
 You haven't lived
       C majorC
until you've seen
   D(hold)
suffering like-


Chorus 3:
  G+G
It hides behind
your eyes
   C majorC
I can feel it in
  D MajorD     G+G
my bones It's come
to tenderize us
   C majorC
all Tonight with
      D MajorD
sticks and stones
  E minorEm
St. Anthony this agony
   C majorC      D MajorD
It's eating at my soul
     E minorEm
Much like nothing this
C majorC       D MajorD
world has ever known
E minorEm       C majorC
 nothing this world
     D MajorD    B/Eb, Em--C--D--Bm--
has ever known, no
   Em(hold)