Rooftops

Alkaline Trio

RockAdvanced for beginners4 chords

How to play it

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

F#mDiagram coming soon

C#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
 
 
Intro: A  F#m  D x2 
 
 
verse 1: 
A 
  I got the scars to 
         F#m 
remind me   I've watched 
    D 
the clocks go round 
A 
  I've walked myself 
through some days 
F#m          D 
   That have put me 
          A 
where I am In another 
time in another place 
F#m           D 
   All things might have 
        A 
been in place But for 
now I'm finding myself 
F#m 
Out here standing on 
  D 
a rooftop screaming 
 
 
Chorus 1: 
A 
  Hey world are 
    C#m 
you listening? 
F#m                A 
   Listening to me? 
A 
  I'm here and 
    C#m 
I'm hurting 
F#m          D   C#m A F#m D A F#m D 
   To begin again 
 
 
verse 2: 
A 
  It's another time 
it's another place 
F#m       D 
   We are making more 
    A 
old days but for now 
I'm finding myself 
F#m 
Out here standing on 
    D 
the doorstep screaming 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
A 
  Hey world are 
    C#m 
you listening? 
F#m                A 
   Listening to me? 
A 
  I'm here and 
    C#m 
I'm hurting 
F#m          D   C#m 
   To begin again 
A 
  Hey world I'm 
         C#m 
ready to listen 
F#m 
   Learn something 
   A 
new I'm here 
        C#m 
and I'm willing 
F#m              D      C#m 
   To get myself through 
 
 
Outro: Guitar Solo 
A  F#m D  x3, A  F#m(hold) F#m(hold)

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Chord set

A · F#m · D · C#m

Practice tip

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