Blue In The Face Tab
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BLUE IN THE FACE - Alkaline Trio
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Tabbed by: Robert Karl
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Tuning: EADGBe
6/8 time
Rhythm is not included in this tab.
Intro: 8 measures. "It's about..."
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
B|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|
G|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9------|9-------|
D|6------|7------|6------|7------|6------|7------|6------|7-------|
A|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7------|7-------|
E|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0------|0-------|
[Verse] 0:14: 16 measures
"time... that I came clean with you no longer
1 2 3 4
e|-------|----------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|-------|----------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9---9-----|--------------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7------6------------|7------------------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4------4------------|7------------------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0------0------------|5------------------|
fine I'm no longer runnin' smooth. I thought that"
5 6 7 8
e|-------|--------|---------------|--------|
B|-------|--------|---------------|--------|
G|9------|9---9---|---------------|--------|
D|9------|6---7---|7---6----------|7-------|
A|7------|7---7---|4---4----------|7-------|
E|0------|0---0---|0---0----------|5-------|
"I found myself under something new just one more
123 456
9 10 11 12
e|-------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-------|-------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9--------9---|------------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6--------7---|7------6----------|7------------------|
A|7------|7--------7---|4------4----------|7------------------|
E|0------|0--------0---|0------0----------|5------------------|
line. I repeat over and over again 'til I'm blue in the
13 14 15 16
e|-------|----------|---------------|--------|
B|-------|----------|---------------|--------|
G|9------|9---9-----|---------------|4-------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7---6----------|4-------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4---4----------|2-------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0---0----------|0-------|
[Chorus] 0:43 (8 measures)
face with a choking re-gret as I talk in circles round you on my bed, can't say
17 18 19 20
e|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------|
B|-2--------------------|-----------------|-2-------------------|---------|
G|-2-----------1--------|-4---------------|-2--------------1----|--4------|
D|-2-----------2--------|-4---------------|-2--------------2----|--4------|
A|-0-----------2--------|-2---------------|-0--------------2----|--2------|
E|-0-----------0--------|-0---------------|-0--------------0----|--0------|
i blamed you one bit when you kept it all in-side when you left that
21 22 23 24
e|---------------------------|--------------|-----|--------------------|
B|-2-------------------------|--------------|-----|--------------------|
G|-2--------------1----------|-4------------|-4---|-5------------------|
D|-2--------------2----------|-4------------|-6---|-7----------9-------|
A|-0--------------2----------|-2------------|-6---|-7----------9-------|
E|-0--------------0----------|-0------------|-4---|-5----------7-------|
night."
Measures 25-32, play through verse progression twice.
"It's about.."
"time... that you got sick of me, no longer..."
33 34 35 36
e|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
B|-------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9---9-----|---------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7------6-------|7------------------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4------4-------|7------------------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0------0-------|5------------------|
"fun and so far fro-om interesting. I thought that..."
37 38 39 40
e|-------|----------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------|----------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|9------|9---9-----|-----------------|-------------------|
D|9------|6---7-----|7--------6-------|7------------------|
A|7------|7---7-----|4--------4-------|7------------------|
E|0------|0---0-----|0--------0-------|5------------------|
"I found me a cure fo-or feeling old, just one more..."
37 38 39 40
e|---|-------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|---|-------------|------------------|--------------------|
G|-9-|-9------9----|------------------|--------------------|
D|-9-|-6------7----|-7-------6--------|-7------------------|
A|-7-|-7------7----|-4-------4--------|-7------------------|
E|-0-|-0------0----|-0-------0--------|-5------------------|
"line... to keep me sleeping loudly and cold and dis-"
41 42 43 44
e|----|-----|------------------|--------------------|
B|----|-----|------------------|--------------------|
G|-9--|-9-9-|------------------|-4------------------|
D|-9--|-6-7-|-7-------6--------|-4------------------|
A|-7--|-7-7-|-4-------4--------|-2------------------|
E|-0--|-0-0-|-0-------0--------|-0------------------|
[Chorus] 1:38 (8 measures)
"graced with a shameful regret as I talk in tongues to myself in my bed, can't say
45 46 47 48
e|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------|
B|-2---------------------|-----------------|-2---------------------|-------------|
G|-2-------------1-------|-4---------------|-2------------1--------|-4-----------|
D|-2-------------2-------|-4---------------|-2------------2--------|-4-----------|
A|-0-------------2-------|-2---------------|-0------------2--------|-2-----------|
E|-0-------------0-------|-0---------------|-0------------0--------|-0-----------|
I blamed you one bit when you kept it all in-side when you left that night."
49 50 51 52
e|---------------------------|--------------|-----|----------------------|
B|-2-------------------------|--------------|-----|----------------------|
G|-2--------------1----------|-4------------|-4---|-5--------------------|
D|-2--------------2----------|-4------------|-6---|-7----------9---------|
A|-0--------------2----------|-2------------|-6---|-7----------9---------|
E|-0--------------0----------|-0------------|-4---|-5----------7---------|
[Bridge] 1:58
"And all that followed fell, like mercury to hell. some-
53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
e|---|---|---|-----|-----------------|-----------|------------|----|
B|---|---|---|-----|-----------------|-----------|------------|----|
G|-9-|-9-|-9-|-9---|-9---------------|-9---------|-4----------|-2--|
D|-6-|-7-|-6-|-7---|-9---------------|-9---------|-4----------|-2--|
A|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7---|-7---------------|-6---------|-2----------|-0--|
E|-0-|-0-|-0-|-0---|-0---------------|-0---------|-0----------|-0--|
-how we lost our heads for the last time. And
61 62 63 64
e|---------------|------------------|---|-----------|
B|---------------|------------------|---|-----------|
G|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-2---------|
D|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-2---------|
A|-7-------------|-6----------------|-2-|-0---------|
E|-0-------------|-0----------------|-0-|-0---------|
all that followed fell, like mercury to hell. Some
65 66 67 68
e|-----------------|----------|------------|----|
B|-----------------|----------|------------|----|
G|-9---------------|-9--------|-4----------|-2--|
D|-9---------------|-9--------|-4----------|-2--|
A|-7---------------|-6--------|-2----------|-0--|
E|-0---------------|-0--------|-0----------|-0--|
-how we lost our heads for the last time."
69 70 71 72
e|---------------|------------------|---|-----------|
B|---------------|------------------|---|-----------|
G|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-4---------|
D|-9-------------|-9----------------|-4-|-4---------|
A|-7-------------|-6----------------|-2-|-2---------|
E|-0-------------|-0----------------|-0-|-0---------|
2:26 [modified Verse]
"And I don't dream since I quit sleeping and I
73 74 75 76 77
e|--------------|---------------|---------|-------|
B|--------------|---------------|---------|-------|
G|-9------------|-9-------------|-4-------|5------|
D|-6------------|-7-------------|-6-------|7------|
A|-7------------|-7-------------|-6-------|7------|
E|-0------------|-0-------------|-4-------|5------|
haven't slept since I met you and
78 79 80 81 82
e|------------|-------------|---------|-------|
B|------------|-------------|---------|-------|
G|-9----------|-9------9----|-4-------|5------|
D|-6----------|-7------6----|-6-------|7------|
A|-7----------|-7------7----|-6-------|7------|
E|-0----------|-0------0----|-4-------|5------|
you can't breathe without coughing in daytime neither can
83 84 85 86 87 88
e|-------------|-----------------------|---------|------------|
B|-------------|-----------------------|---------|------------|
G|-9-----------|-9-------9-------------|-4-------|5-----------|
D|-6-----------|-7-------6-------------|-6-------|7-----------|
A|-7-----------|-7-------7-------------|-6-------|7-----------|
E|-0-----------|-0-------0-------------|-4-------|5-----------|
I so what do you say your coffin or mine?"
89 90 91 92 93
e|---|------------------|---|------------------|-0-------|
B|---|------------------|---|------------------|-0-------|
G|-0-|-0----------------|---|------------------|-1-------|
D|-9-|-9----------------|-7-|-9----------------|-2-------|
A|-9-|-9----------------|-7-|-9----------------|-2-------|
E|-7-|-7----------------|-5-|-7----------------|-0-------|
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8 comments
This is indeed all correct, although the intro really sounds much better just playing the open chord E and then just adding the two on the G string. Other than that, this tab is very well writen. It looks like you put a lot of time and effort into it. Very nice job.
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I agree with Greenfinger182. I believe Matt plays an open E.
I saw this song transcribed about a couple years ago on a different website when Good Mourning was released, and whoever did the tab, just gave the chords.
I'm giving you credit for taking the time to sit down and neatly tab out the song in order, instead of just giving the chords. Not that there's a problem with giving just the chords, it's just easier for most people to play from a tab like yours.
Good job
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Yay, another Cardiff concertgoer! And thanks, this tab was great!
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