I Remember a Rooftop Alkaline Trio
First time tabbing/chording out a song.
Alkaline198's chords are mostly right, but he's missing a lot in the chorus.
Intro:
E B (x3)
[C#m] [A]
Verse 1:
[E]I remember a [Abm]rooftop, making [C#m]out
Downstairs the [A]coppers screamed so lou[E]d
I'd waited so [Abm]long for that ni[C#m]ght
Then I just [A]turned away
Pre-Chorus 1:
[B]And I know every [C#m]street on the West[A]-Side
But I was [E]lost, [B]unfound, not [A]right
Maybe there's [E]something [B]wrong [A]inside
Verse 2:
[E]Now I've got [Abm]nowhere to g[C#m]o
My hands is [A]all that I've go[E]t
I'm so sorry for [Abm]so many thi[C#m]ngs
That I [A]haven't said ye[B]t
Pre-Chorus 2:
This is the [C#m]waiting-room I [A]spend my whole life [E]in
They gave me a [B]thousand hands so I could [A]count my sins
If I'm [E]lucky maybe I'll [B]finish before the [A]roof caves in
Chorus:
[E]I lost my [B]life on the first [A]try
Ab*
You found it miles down the line
[A]A swollen [E]face with three first [B]names
[E]You kissed the [B]taste back in my [A]tongue
Ab*
You sucked the smoke out of my lungs
[A]And then we [E]slept for days and [B]days and days
[E]When we [C#m]woke [A]up, [E]my heart all [C#m]choked [A]up
[C#m]Had to [B]say "I love you" [E]way too [A]soon
But [E]right there on your [B]couch you loved me [A]too
Right there [E]on your couch you [B]loved me [A]too
Bridge:
E B (x3)
[C#m] [A]
Verse 3:
[E]Nineteen and [Abm]sober once or twi[C#m]ce
I caught some [A]junkie's bad advic[E]e
Up to my [Abm]eyes in others' [C#m]problems
Couldn't [A]see, I'd never solve [B]them
Pre-Chorus 3:
I'm only [C#m]skin and bone and [A]p**s and pills [E]unknown
I took my [B]lousy shot at [A]public recognition
Could never [E]pull the trigger [B]if I wasn't [A]shaking
Chorus:
[E]I lost my [B]life on the first [A]try
Ab*
You found it miles down the line
[A]A swollen [E]face with three first [B]names
[E]You kissed the [B]taste back in my [A]tongue
Ab*
You sucked the smoke out of my lungs
[A]And then we [E]slept for days and [B]days and days
[E]When we [C#m]woke [A]up, [E]my heart all [C#m]choked [A]up
[C#m]Had to [B]say "I love you" [E]way too [A]soon
But [E]right there on your [B]couch you loved me [A]too
Right there [E]on your couch you [B]loved me [A]too
[---]*The Ab during the chorus is played by barring and A chord and adding the 4th fret of
the low E string (Ab)*
[---]Sounds damn near perfect to me!
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