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Key: E  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 C#m-  x46654
 B-    x24442
 A-    x02220
 G#m-  466444
 B/Eb- x698xx
Intro: E--C#m--B--A-- x2, E--G#m-A- x2
Verse 1:
You Ehit me just like heroinG#m  A  
I feel you Ecoursing through my veinsG#m  A  
I once Etried to kick this addictionG#m  A  
I swear I'll Enever kick again
won't Bever kick aEgain B/Ebno
Chorus 1:
C#mThis adAdiction
  ECan't seem to 
Blive without you
C#mThis adAdiction
  ENow going Bclean
C#mThis adAdiction
  EI go through 
withBdrawal 
without Ayou
Sick with Bthis 
adAdiction in me
Post chorus: E--G#m-A- x2
Verse 2:
Well those Eothers 
were like methadoneG#m  A  
I took to Eget me 
through the dayG#m  A  
Now I'm Etrying to 
find my way back homeG#m  A  
Staying Eclean 
along the way
Hold out Bfor the 
real tEhing B/Ebyeah
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: E--C#m--B--A-- x2
Chorus 2:
C#mThis adAdictionE  B  
C#mThis adAdictionE  B  
C#mThis adAdiction
  EI Go off the Broads 
without Ayou
Sick with Bthis 
adAdiction in me
Outro: E--G#m-A- x2

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This Addiction

by Alkaline Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

B/Eb

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

C#m

- x46654

- x24442

- x02220

G#m

- 466444

B/Eb

- x698xx

E C#m B A E G#m A

Intro: -------- x2, ---- x2

Verse 1:

E G#m A

You hit me just like heroin

E G#m A

I feel you coursing through my veins

E G#m A

I once tried to kick this addiction

I swear I'll never kick again

B E B/Eb

won't ever kick again no

Chorus 1:

C#m A

This addiction

Can't seem to

live without you

C#m A

This addiction

E B

Now going clean

C#m A

This addiction

I go through

withdrawal

without you

Sick with this

addiction in me

E G#m A

Post chorus: ---- x2

Verse 2:

Well those others

G#m A

were like methadone

I took to get me

G#m A

through the day

Now I'm trying to

G#m A

find my way back home

Staying clean

along the way

Hold out for the

E B/Eb

real thing yeah

(Repeat Chorus 1)

E C#m B A

Interlude: -------- x2

Chorus 2:

C#m A E B

This addiction

C#m A E B

This addiction

C#m A

This addiction

E B

I Go off the roads

without you

Sick with this

addiction in me

E G#m A

Outro: ---- x2

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