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My Standard Break From Life (acoustic)

Alkaline Trio

RockMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E○○○
A×○○
BDiagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon
D××○
G○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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           E 
I've got a regular problem 
      A                              E      B  E 
So my standard break from life is in order 
           E 
I'm having trouble making sentences 
    A                         E      B  E 
I'm older but I don't feel any smarter 
          A 
You see I don't know what I said to you 
    B 
And now you're pissed at you know who 
    E            A 
And I guess I deserve it 
               E                     B                E 
I wish I could waste my time without wasting all your time 
         E 
I try to leave a good impression 
         A                             E     B  E 
But it's hard when my obsession's in a wine glass 
                E 
And when you're only 23 
         A                                 E     B  E 
It's not attractive to complain about your sore back 
          A 
Yes I can bitch until my eyes are blue 
    B 
And you're in bed with someone new 
    E              A 
And I guess you deserve him 
             E                     B                E         A 
Wish I could waste my time without wasting all your time 
A           B 
You say I'm fixable 
  E             C#m 
A classic case, lack of will 
A 
I say I don't wanna try 
           B 
I'd rather stay here all night 
 
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e|-000----------------| 
B|-000---------2------| 
G|-111---1--4----4----|  3x    
D|-222----------------| 
A|-222----------------| 
E|-000----------------| 
 
 
e|-222----000---------| 
B|-444----222---------| 
G|-444----222---------| 
D|-444----222---------| 
A|-222----000---------| 
E|-xxx----000---------| 
 
 
e|-000----------------| 
B|-000---------2------| 
G|-111---1--4----4----|  3x    
D|-222----------------| 
A|-222----------------| 
E|-000----------------| 
 
 
e|-22222---| 
B|-44444---| 
G|-44444---| 
D|-44444---| 
A|-22222---| 
E|-xxxxx---| 
 
 
           E 
I've got a motivation problem 
      A                                   E     B  E 
So my standard break from life is getting longer 
           E 
Spent over 30 hours in this bed 
   A                            E     B  E 
In two days, I guess I could've phoned her 
             A 
But now that I'm awake 
                  B 
I'd rather take a drink 
B 
And walk down to the lake 
    E               A 
And beg the sky for lightning bolts 
        E                     B                E        A 
I can't waste my time without wasting all your time 
             B 
You say it's fixable 
  E             C#m 
A classic case, lack of will 
A 
I say I don't wanna try 
           B 
I'd rather sit here all night 
 
 
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e|-000----------------| 
B|-000---------2------| 
G|-111---1--4----4----|  3x    
D|-222----------------| 
A|-222----------------| 
E|-000----------------| 
 
 
e|-222----000---------| 
B|-444----222---------| 
G|-444----222---------| 
D|-444----222---------| 
A|-222----000---------| 
E|-xxx----000---------| 
 
 
e|-000----------------| 
B|-000---------2------| 
G|-111---1--4----4----|  3x    
D|-222----------------| 
A|-222----------------| 
E|-000----------------| 
 
 
e|-22222---| 
B|-44444---| 
G|-44444---| 
D|-44444---| 
A|-22222---| 
E|-xxxxx---|

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Chord set

E · A · B · C#m · D · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.