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Snake Oil Tanker

Alkaline Trio

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

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

A×○○
E○○○
D××○
F#mDiagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon
Bm×
G#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: A  E  A  D
 
 
Verse:
 
F#m 
   This time you've  
D 
   dug yourself an anchor 
F#m             D     E 
   too heavy to move ahead  
    F#m 
with   Resembling a  
     D 
faker charming  
snake oil tankers 
F#m 
   Don't let them  
           D   E 
strike you down 
 
 
 
A 
  I know that 
you wish I was dead 
C#m 
   I know cause you  
F#m          E 
told me last weekend  
A 
  And Christmas has  
never felt colder 
C#m     F#m        E     A  E  A D 
   I've never felt colder  
 
 
 
(Repeat Verse) 
 
 
A 
  I know that 
you wish I was dead 
C#m 
   I know cause you  
F#m          E 
told me last weekend  
A 
  And Christmas has  
never felt colder 
C#m     F#m        E 
   I've never felt colder 
A    E A D C#m Bm F#m G#m A 
since

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Chord set

A · E · D · F#m · C#m · Bm · G#m

Practice tip

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