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Calling All Skeletons

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Eminor

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Key: G for Agony And Irony album
Key: F# for Damnesia album
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Em-   022000
 C-    x32010
 G-    320033
 D-    xx0232
 Am-   x02210
 B-    x24442
 Bm-   x24432
 D/F#- 2x023x
Verse 1:
Here it is aEmgain yet it 
sCtings like the Gfirst time
Seems Dit never Emends double 
nicCkels on Gyour dime
I Dthought we were Emfriends
I guess Cit just 
deGpends who you ask
DThese Emfeelings tend to leave 
Cme with a Ghole in my chestD  
  Emohh  C   Gthe hole Din my EmchestC  G  
Dyeah  Emohh  C   Gthe Dhole in my EmchestC  G  
Verse 2:
Now the Dtime has Emcome I 
just wish CI could eGrase
All the Ddamage Emdone to 
your name Cand your Gkeepsake
It's Only Djust beEmgun it's been 
fun Cwe were Gblind deaf and dumb
DThere's a Emparty in my 
cloCset calling Gall skeleDtons oh
  Emske-Che-Ghe-he all sDkeleEmtonsC  G  
calling Call oh oh oh
Chorus 1:
Where did you Emgo once
the Glights went black?
  CLook what's become of Amme
I've grown to Emlove
your disapD/F#pearing acts
Do Gone more pretty Bplease
Post-chorus:
Em C G D Em C G
Verse 3:
Now Dthe time has Emcome I
just wish CI could Gerase
All Dthe damage Emdone all
this pain Call this Gheartache
OnDly just beEmgun it's been fun
  Cwe were Gfucked up and numb
DThere's a Emkiller on the 
corCner and he's
Glooking for loveD  
  Emohh Cho Gho looDking
for EmloveC  G  
yeah Dhe's Clooking for
Chorus 2:
Where did you Emgo once
the Glights went black?
  CLook what's become of Amme
I've grown to Emlove
your disapD/F#pearing acts
Do Gone more pretty Bplease
Bridge:
  CAnd to tell you the Dtruth
I lost my faith in Emyou
you gotta stop speaking
Bmoff on me CAnd these 
unspoken Dlies
appear at the worst Emtimes
you gotta stop speaking
Bmoff on me 
  CThey're hiding Djust
behind your EmeyesC  G  D  Em  C  G  D  
Em C G D Em C G D C
Chorus 3:
Where Bdid you Emgo once
the Glights went black?
  CLook what's become of Amme
I've grown to Emlove
your disapD/F#pearing acts
Do Cone more pretty Gplease
Chorus 4:
Where did you Emgo once
the Glights went black?
  CYou nearly gave us
a Amheart attack
  EmWe thought you 
might swim D/F#out to sea
  GYou gotta stop
sneaking Boff on me
  CYou gotta stop
sneaking Doff on meEm  

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Calling All Skeletons

by Alkaline Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Key: G for Agony And Irony album

Key: F# for Damnesia album

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022000

- x32010

- 320033

- xx0232

- x02210

- x24442

- x24432

D/F#

- 2x023x

Verse 1:

Here it is again yet it

C G

stings like the first time

D Em

Seems it never ends double

C G

nickels on your dime

D Em

I thought we were friends

I guess it just

depends who you ask

D Em

These feelings tend to leave

C G D

me with a hole in my chest

Em C G D Em C G

ohh the hole in my chest

D Em C G D Em C G

yeah ohh the hole in my chest

Verse 2:

D Em

Now the time has come I

C G

just wish I could erase

D Em

All the damage done to

C G

your name and your keepsake

D Em

It's Only just begun it's been

C G

fun we were blind deaf and dumb

D Em

There's a party in my

C G D

closet calling all skeletons oh

Em C G D Em C G

ske-he-he-he all skeletons

calling all oh oh oh

Chorus 1:

Where did you go once

the lights went black?

C Am

Look what's become of me

I've grown to love

D/F#

your disappearing acts

G B

Do one more pretty please

Post-chorus:

Em C G D Em C G

Verse 3:

D Em

Now the time has come I

C G

just wish I could erase

D Em

All the damage done all

C G

this pain all this heartache

D Em

Only just begun it's been fun

C G

we were fucked up and numb

D Em

There's a killer on the

corner and he's

G D

looking for love

Em C G D

ohh ho ho looking

Em C G

for love

D C

yeah he's looking for

Chorus 2:

Where did you go once

the lights went black?

C Am

Look what's become of me

I've grown to love

D/F#

your disappearing acts

G B

Do one more pretty please

Bridge:

C D

And to tell you the truth

I lost my faith in you

you gotta stop speaking

Bm C

off on me And these

unspoken lies

appear at the worst times

you gotta stop speaking

off on me

C D

They're hiding just

Em C G D Em C G D

behind your eyes

Em C G D Em C G D C

Chorus 3:

B Em

Where did you go once

the lights went black?

C Am

Look what's become of me

I've grown to love

D/F#

your disappearing acts

C G

Do one more pretty please

Chorus 4:

Where did you go once

the lights went black?

You nearly gave us

a heart attack

We thought you

D/F#

might swim out to sea

You gotta stop

sneaking off on me

You gotta stop

D Em

sneaking off on me

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