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Alkaline Trio
Calling All Skeletons
Agony And Irony/Damnesia
2008/2011
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: G for Agony And Irony album

Key: F# for Damnesia album

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Em -   02200
C -    x32010
G -    320033
D -    xx0232
Am -   x02210
B -    x24442
Bm -   x24432
D/F# - 2x023x

Verse 1:
            Em
Here it is again yet it 
 G
stings like the first time
      Em
Seems it never ends double 
   G
nickels on your dime
  Em
I thought we were friends
        C
I guess it just 
  G
depends who you ask
Em
These feelings tend to leave 
D
me with a hole in my chest
G
  ohh   the hole in my chest
G
yeah  ohh   the hole in my chest


Verse 2:
        Em
Now the time has come I 
          G
just wish I could erase
        Em
All the damage done to 
          G
your name and your keepsake
          Em
It's Only just begun it's been 
    G
fun we were blind deaf and dumb
Em
There's a party in my 
   D   
closet calling all skeletons oh
G
  ske-he-he-he all skeletons
        C
calling all oh oh oh

Chorus 1:
              Em
Where did you go once
    G
the lights when black?
Am
  Look what's become of me
              Em
I've grown to love
          D/F#
your disappearing acts
   B
Do one more pretty please


Post chorus: G-


Verse 3:
    Em
Now the time has come I
          G
just wish I could erase
    Em
All the damage done all
          G
this pain all this heartache
  Em
Only just begun it's been fun
G
  we were fucked up and numb
Em
There's a killer on the 
   C
corner and he's
D
looking for love
D
  ohh ho ho looking
    G
for love
     C
yeah he's looking for


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge:
D
  And to tell you the truth
                   Em
I lost my faith in you
you gotta stop speaking
C
off on me And these 
         D
unspoken lies
                    Em
appear at the worst times
you gotta stop speaking
Bm
off on me 
D
  They're hiding just
            D
behind your eyes

Em-C-G-D-Em-C-G-D-C--


Chorus 3:
      Em
Where did you go once
    G
the lights when black?
Am
  Look what's become of me
              Em
I've grown to love
          D/F#
your disappearing acts
   G
Do one more pretty please


Chorus 4:
              Em
Where did you go once
    G
the lights when black?
C
  You nearly gave us
  Am
a heart attack
Em
  We thought you 
           D/F#
might swim out to sea
G
  You gotta stop
         B
sneaking off on me
C
  You gotta stop
         Em(hold)