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Alcohol And Altar Boys

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Key: A  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 Bm-   x24432
 E/G#- 476xxx
 C#-   x46664
Intro:  F#m   A  D-- x4
Verse 1:
There's a F#mvoice in my Ahead
telling Dme why I should Ehate
you But I   F#mhate myAself insDteadE  
There's a F#mpair of dead Aeyes
in the Dmirror looking Eback
at me I   F#mguess its Awrong
to live Dlife Eso DlifelesslyE  
Chorus 1:
   F#mScars are E/G#tearing open
  Aalong my Dpalms and knees
   F#mI guess thats Ewhat I
should get  Bmfor crawling Dback
at your feet   F#mAnd now
I'm E/G#feeling so down Athat
there's Dno God above
   F#mAnd No Emercy for a Bmsoul
that's just Dway too fucked F#mupA  D  F#m  A  D  
Verse 2:
There's a F#mpain in my
Achest growing Dstronger
with Eevery heartbeat
   F#mNow there's Anothing
left of Dme Ebut   F#mempty
Abottles of Dpills
and BaEcardi. Yes
I   F#mguess it is
Awrong to live DrightE  
Chorus 2:
   F#mScars are E/G#tearing open
  Aalong my Dpalms and knees
   F#mI guess thats Ewhat I
should get  Bmfor crawling Dback
at your feet   F#mAnd now
I'm E/G#feeling so down Athat
there's Dno God above
   F#mAnd No Amercy for a BmsoulD  
Breakdown:  F#m   E   F#m   D   A/C#A-Bm  A  C#-- x4
Bridge:
DLeave F#mme
Ahere to C#die
DLeave Eme
F#mhere Bmto C#die
Chorus 3:
   F#mScars are E/G#tearing open
  Aalong my Dpalms and knees
   F#mI guess thats Ewhat I
should get  Bmfor crawling Dback
at your feet   F#mAnd now
I'm E/G#feeling so down Athat
there's Dno God above
   F#mAnd No Emercy for a Bmsoul
                          D   F#m   E  F#m(hold)
that's just way too fucked up

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Alcohol And Altar Boys

by Bayside

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

A/C#

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- x02220

- 022100

- x24432

E/G#

- 476xxx

- x46664

F#m A D

Intro: -- x4

Verse 1:

F#m A

There's a voice in my head

D E

telling me why I should hate

F#m A D E

you But I hate myself instead

F#m A

There's a pair of dead eyes

D E

in the mirror looking back

F#m A

at me I guess its wrong

D E D E

to live life so lifelessly

Chorus 1:

F#m E/G#

Scars are tearing open

A D

along my palms and knees

F#m E

I guess thats what I

Bm D

should get for crawling back

F#m

at your feet And now

E/G# A

I'm feeling so down that

there's no God above

F#m E Bm

And No mercy for a soul

D F#m A D F#m A D

that's just way too fucked up

Verse 2:

F#m

There's a pain in my

A D

chest growing stronger

with every heartbeat

F#m A

Now there's nothing

D E F#m

left of me but empty

A D

bottles of pills

and Bacardi. Yes

F#m

I guess it is

A D E

wrong to live right

Chorus 2:

F#m E/G#

Scars are tearing open

A D

along my palms and knees

F#m E

I guess thats what I

Bm D

should get for crawling back

F#m

at your feet And now

E/G# A

I'm feeling so down that

there's no God above

F#m A Bm D

And No mercy for a soul

F#m E F#m D A/C# A C#

Breakdown: A-Bm -- x4

Bridge:

D F#m

Leave me

A C#

here to die

D E

Leave me

F#m Bm C#

here to die

Chorus 3:

F#m E/G#

Scars are tearing open

A D

along my palms and knees

F#m E

I guess thats what I

Bm D

should get for crawling back

F#m

at your feet And now

E/G# A

I'm feeling so down that

there's no God above

F#m E Bm

And No mercy for a soul

D F#m E F#m

(hold)

that's just way too fucked up

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