Prevent This Tragedy chords by Alkaline Trio

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


🎸 Intro:

Dm Am Bb Dm C Bb
Dm Am Bb Dm C Bb



🎸 Verse:

        Dm             Am           Bb
Here we are again with handguns for hearts
           Dm                     C        Bb
They had a master plan, wanted to tear us apart
   Dm
Nothing to hold I'll hope to lead it
Am             Bb             Dm
Our demise has been completed now
        Bb      C
Nowhere left to go but

🎸 Chorus:

F C Am    Bb
Down, the flames of hell they give me hope
  F C Am     Bb
I drowned in oceans of this tragic part of
F C Am      Bb
Town, where nothing's heard for miles but the
F C Am            Bb                C           Dm
Sound of children wishing they were safely underground


🎸 Interlude:

Dm Am Bb Dm C Bb


🎸 Verse 2:

           Dm                           Am           Bb
We are the walking burned, we hold this close to our arms
            Dm                         C       Bb
We take our daily breath and thank our unlucky scars
      Dm
Tried to get by on bread and water
Am                   Bb             Dm
Craving blood poured from the alter now
         Bb      C
Not much left to do but


🎸 Chorus 2:

F C Am   Bb
Drown in flames of miscommunication
F C Am       Bb
Down and out and often in search for someone
F C Am    Bb
Proud to translate what we truly dream
F C Am    Bb                C           Dm    C# C
About, as we lay in this bed thinking out loud


🎸 Bridge:

Dm
Dreaming uncle mercy me

In my broken telepathy
                  C#
For I'm left with nothing but this
C               B
Bloodless river bank, West Memphis
Bb                                F C Am Bb
Please, may you start praying for me


🎸 Chorus 3:

F C Am    Bb
Down, the flames of hell they give me hope
  F C Am     Bb
I drowned in oceans of this tragic part of
F C Am      Bb
Town, where nothing's heard for miles but the
F C Am            Bb                C           Dm
Sound of children wishing they were safely underground