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Mr Chainsaw

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Acoustic version of the Alkaline Trio song "Mr. Chainsaw." Enjoy.
        A    Asus4     D    Dsus4      F#  E*    E  
e---0----0------2----3-----2----0-----0---
B---2----3------3----3-----2----0-----0---
G---2----2------2----2-----2----1-----1---
D---2----2------0----0-----4----2-----2---
A---0----0-----------------4----2-----2---
E--------------------------2----x-----0---
Intro    A    Asus4     A    D    Dsus4   D    A    Asus4     A    D    Dsus4     D     F#  E*      D    Dsus4DE
AWhen was it that you Asus4lost yoAur youth or trDadedDsus4  D  
AIt for something more Asus4for thAem to use so jDadDsus4edD  
F#Why is it that you never said
E*
I love you more than just a friend
DI pray this gridlock Dsus4never endDs
EAnd when we get there just depends
AI found out Asus4recently that yAou are leaDviDsus4ngD  
AFor good I Asus4hope I Asoftly tell my DceiliDsus4ngD  
F#It's better now to be alive
E*
Sleeping is my 9 to 5
DI'm Dsus4having DnightDsus4mares aDll tDsus4he time
EOf running out of words that rhyme
AEverything that you could never sEay
Would never matter aF#nyway
I took a hammer and two Dnails to my eardrEums long ago
ABefore that steak knife took my eEyes
I looked up to the F#sky
For the last thing I would ever see
FDor the last time IE'd cry
  A    Asus4     A    D    Dsus4   D    A    Asus4     A    D    Dsus4     D     F#  E*      D    Dsus4    D    Dsus4    D    Dsus4DE
AWhen was it Asus4that you sold your liAfe or waDstedDsus4  D  
AEvery bite Asus4of that small sliAce you never tDasDsus4tedD  
F#I guess I should be one to talk
E*
There's nights that I can't even walk
DThere's days I couldn't give a fuck
EAnd in between is where I'm stuck
AFrom blocks Asus4away I heard somAebody screDamingDsus4  D  
AThat small Asus4child inside of yDou that you lDsus4eft bleeding
F#You stabbed him up not once but twice
E*
Cubicles will now suffice
DSomDsus4e say iDt's Dsus4the roDll Dsus4of the dice
EI think they're wrong I know I'm right
AEvery breath that I could barely bEreathe
Could barely make it past my tF#eeth
I took a blowtorch to bDoth of my lungs a Elong long time ago
AEvery step that I could take
EEvery one more difficult to mF#ake
Mr. Chainsaw came and took my leDgs a long, loEng time ago
A  Asus4  A   D  Dsus4  D
AIn case you're wondering
I'm singing aboDut growing up about Egiving in
AIn case you're wondering
I'm singing abouDt growing up about Egiving in
AIn case you're wondering
I'm singing abouDt growing up about Egiving in
AIn case you're wondering
We're singing about Dgrowing up about giEving in
AIn case you're wondering
We're singing about Dgrowing up about giEving in
AIn case you're wondering
We're singing about Dgiving up and givinEg Din

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Mr Chainsaw

by Alkaline Trio

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Asus4

Dsus4

Acoustic version of the Alkaline Trio song "Mr. Chainsaw." Enjoy.

A Asus4 D Dsus4 F# E E

e---0----0------2----3-----2----0-----0---

B---2----3------3----3-----2----0-----0---

G---2----2------2----2-----2----1-----1---

D---2----2------0----0-----4----2-----2---

A---0----0-----------------4----2-----2---

E--------------------------2----x-----0---

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D F# E D Dsus4

Intro * DE

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

When was it that you lost your youth or traded

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

It for something more for them to use so jaded

Why is it that you never said

I love you more than just a friend

D Dsus4 D

I pray this gridlock never ends

And when we get there just depends

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

I found out recently that you are leaving

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

For good I hope I softly tell my ceiling

It's better now to be alive

Sleeping is my 9 to 5

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4

I'm having nightmares all the time

Of running out of words that rhyme

A E

Everything that you could never say

Would never matter anyway

D E

I took a hammer and two nails to my eardrums long ago

A E

Before that steak knife took my eyes

I looked up to the sky

For the last thing I would ever see

D E

For the last time I'd cry

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D F# E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4

* DE

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

When was it that you sold your life or wasted

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

Every bite of that small slice you never tasted

I guess I should be one to talk

There's nights that I can't even walk

There's days I couldn't give a fuck

And in between is where I'm stuck

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

From blocks away I heard somebody screaming

A Asus4 D Dsus4

That small child inside of you that you left bleeding

You stabbed him up not once but twice

Cubicles will now suffice

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4

Some say it's the roll of the dice

I think they're wrong I know I'm right

A E

Every breath that I could barely breathe

Could barely make it past my teeth

D E

I took a blowtorch to both of my lungs a long long time ago

Every step that I could take

E F#

Every one more difficult to make

D E

Mr. Chainsaw came and took my legs a long, long time ago

A Asus4 A D Dsus4 D

In case you're wondering

D E

I'm singing about growing up about giving in

In case you're wondering

D E

I'm singing about growing up about giving in

In case you're wondering

D E

I'm singing about growing up about giving in

In case you're wondering

D E

We're singing about growing up about giving in

In case you're wondering

D E

We're singing about growing up about giving in

In case you're wondering

D E D

We're singing about giving up and giving in

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