Straight From The Jacket
Alkaline Trio
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Am
F
C
G
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
- Intro: Am - verse 1: Am F C G So sorry son you're worrying your mother Am F G E No explanation's gonna make it seem alright Am F C G Young boy, listen to your father Am F G E It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide F E How does it feel? F G When you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun Am Tell me how it feels - verse 2: Am F C G Did you see your life flash right before your eyes? Am F G E Stop playing games and get yourself up off the floor Am F C G young boy we're going to send you to the lions Am F G E The men all dressed in white, when you became undone F E How does it feel? F E when I might have brought you up but you are not my son Am Tell me how it feels - Solo: Am F C G Am F G E Am F C G Am F G E - Bridge: F E Am G So many times I tried to bring you up you brought me down F E Am G F E Am I won't consider you again stop looking at me like you care G F I worked my fingers to the bone E Am G I'm not your father or a friend F G You might have lived here once but this is not your home Am Tell me how it feels - verse 3: Am F C G You didn't mean much to me I didn't plant the seed Am F G E I'm not your father cause you didn't turn out right Am F C G Young boy we're gonna feed you to the fire Am F G E It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide F E How does it feel? F E How does it feel? F E How does it feel? F G When you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun
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Chord set
Am · F · C · G · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.