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Alkaine Trio
Nose Over Tail (Acoustic)
Standard Tuning
|-B2-| |-E0-| |C#m-4-| |-A5-| AMaj7|-5-| EMaj7|---| |F#m-2-|
|-4-| |-0-| |-5-| |-5-| |-5-| |---| |-2-|
|-4-| |-1-| |-6-| |-6-| |-6-| |-8-| |-2-| 
|-4-| |-2-| |-6-| |-7-| |-7-| |-x-| |-4-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-7-| |-7-| |-6-| |-4-| 
|---| |-0-| |---| |-5-| |-4-| |-0-| |-2-| 
  Intro
  B E B E
  Verse
  BCrack my head open   Eon your kitchen floor
  BTo prove to you that EI have brains
  BMeanwhile tin men   Eare led by little girls
  BDown golden roads that lEead to nowhere
   Chorus  
C#m
        AFine timAMaj7e to fake a seizure
   C#mFeel your mouth on mAine, 
   BYou're saving me
Post-Chorus
   (Very Basic Tab)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-----9-8-4-----4-----4---6---6---8---8---9-----9-----9----|
D|--2-----x-----x-x-x-----x-----x---x---x---x---x---x-----x-----x----|
A|--2-----7-7-7-7-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2
  Verse
  B E B E
  BWhatever happened   Eto that silly dream you had?
  BI want to make it real   EI'd love to rub your back
  BLike a plane crash that   Enever hits the ground
  BI fall in love with you I'm   Enose over tail for you
   Chorus
C#m
  AYour voice like the sAMaj7ound of sirens 
  C#mTo a house on fAire
  BYou're saving me
Outro
E~ EMaj7~ E~ EMaj7~
E EMaj7 E EMaj7 A F#m
E~ EMaj7~ E~ EMaj7~
E EMaj7 E EMaj7 A F#m
(Get a couple extra strums in every repeat until you are flailing your arm like a mad man)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-----9-8-4-----4-----4---6---6---8---8---9-----9-----9----|
D|--2-----x-----x-x-x-----x-----x---x---x---x---x---x-----x-----x----|
A|--2-----7-7-7-7-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x4 End with a big ol' E

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Nose Over Tail

by Alkaline Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

AMaj7

EMaj7

F#m

Alkaine Trio

Nose Over Tail (Acoustic)

Standard Tuning

B E C#m A AMaj7 EMaj7 F#m

|-2-| |-0-| |-4-| |-5-| |-5-| |---| |-2-|

|-4-| |-0-| |-5-| |-5-| |-5-| |---| |-2-|

|-4-| |-1-| |-6-| |-6-| |-6-| |-8-| |-2-|

|-4-| |-2-| |-6-| |-7-| |-7-| |-x-| |-4-|

|-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-7-| |-7-| |-6-| |-4-|

|---| |-0-| |---| |-5-| |-4-| |-0-| |-2-|

Intro

B E B E

Verse

B E

Crack my head open on your kitchen floor

B E

To prove to you that I have brains

B E

Meanwhile tin men are led by little girls

B E

Down golden roads that lead to nowhere

Chorus

C#m

A AMaj7

Fine time to fake a seizure

C#m A

Feel your mouth on mine,

You're saving me

Post-Chorus

(Very Basic Tab)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------9-----9-8-4-----4-----4---6---6---8---8---9-----9-----9----|

D|--2-----x-----x-x-x-----x-----x---x---x---x---x---x-----x-----x----|

A|--2-----7-7-7-7-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2

Verse

B E B E

B E

Whatever happened to that silly dream you had?

B E

I want to make it real I'd love to rub your back

B E

Like a plane crash that never hits the ground

B E

I fall in love with you I'm nose over tail for you

Chorus

C#m

A AMaj7

Your voice like the sound of sirens

C#m A

To a house on fire

You're saving me

Outro

E EMaj7 E EMaj7

~ ~ ~ ~

E EMaj7 E EMaj7 A F#m

E EMaj7 E EMaj7

~ ~ ~ ~

E EMaj7 E EMaj7 A F#m

(Get a couple extra strums in every repeat until you are flailing your arm like a mad man)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------9-----9-8-4-----4-----4---6---6---8---8---9-----9-----9----|

D|--2-----x-----x-x-x-----x-----x---x---x---x---x---x-----x-----x----|

A|--2-----7-7-7-7-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x4 End with a big ol' E

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