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My Friend Peter

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Alkaline Trio
My Friend Peter
Standard Tuning
|-E0-| |C#m-4-| |-B2-| |-A0-|  
|-0-| |-5-| |-4-| |-2-|  
|-1-| |-6-| |-4-| |-2-|  
|-2-| |-6-| |-4-| |-2-|  
|-2-| |-4-| |-2-| |-0-|  
|-0-| |---| |---| |---|  
Intro
E C#m B
E C#m B
E C#m B
A B A
Verse 
I don't cEare who you've been sC#mleeping with these Bdays
You're outta my hEair
It's growing just abC#move my smiling fBace that I weEar
Every night I drC#mink myself to slBeep
Not thAinking about you
Not thBinking about Aanything at Eall
  C#m B
E C#m B
Verse
I don't cEare who you've been dC#mining with these dBays
It's more than fEair
Much rather be dC#mrinking anywaBys
With my friEend Peter
Who lives so fC#mucking far awBay
Yet nAot as far as you
Even thBough you live right dAown my fucking stEreet
Chorus
And I'm tAired    Bof sleeping with myEself
I'm tAired, Ball these drinks and drugs no longer hEelp
I'm tAired of lBying about not thinking of yAou
Maybe my friend PBeter can tAell me what to dEo
  C#m B
E C#m B
I don't cEare who you've been kC#missing on these dBays
It's out of my hEands
and in my mouth with C#msuch a pleasant tBaste
I need a bEeer to wash it all awC#may without a tBrace
And then I'll drAink 23 more
To wipe this stBupid smile oAff my fucking fEace
Chorus
And I'm tAired    Bof sleeping with myEself
I'm tAired, Ball these drinks and drugs no longer hEelp
I'm tAired of lBying about not thinking of yAou
Maybe my friend PBeter can tAell me what to dEo

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My Friend Peter

by Alkaline Trio

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C#m

Alkaline Trio

My Friend Peter

Standard Tuning

E C#m B A

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

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

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

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

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

|-0-| |---| |---| |---|

Intro

E C#m B

A B A

Verse

E C#m B

I don't care who you've been sleeping with these days

You're outta my hair

C#m B E

It's growing just above my smiling face that I wear

C#m B

Every night I drink myself to sleep

Not thinking about you

B A E

Not thinking about anything at all

C#m B

E C#m B

Verse

E C#m B

I don't care who you've been dining with these days

It's more than fair

C#m B

Much rather be drinking anyways

With my friend Peter

C#m B

Who lives so fucking far away

Yet not as far as you

B A E

Even though you live right down my fucking street

Chorus

A B E

And I'm tired of sleeping with myself

A B E

I'm tired, all these drinks and drugs no longer help

A B A

I'm tired of lying about not thinking of you

B A E

Maybe my friend Peter can tell me what to do

C#m B

E C#m B

I don't care who you've been kissing on these days

It's out of my hands

C#m B

and in my mouth with such a pleasant taste

E C#m B

I need a beer to wash it all away without a trace

And then I'll drink 23 more

B A E

To wipe this stupid smile off my fucking face

Chorus

A B E

And I'm tired of sleeping with myself

A B E

I'm tired, all these drinks and drugs no longer help

A B A

I'm tired of lying about not thinking of you

B A E

Maybe my friend Peter can tell me what to do

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