The Torture Doctor
Alkaline Trio
RockMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
Am
G
F
Em
BDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: C Am G F verse 1: G The torture C doctor is in Back here to Am confess his sins G Knowing damn well F he was dead wrong G C And I can't believe my eyes Am Trouble and regret haunt my mind G I'll let you take the whole thing down brick F G by brick Tonight Em F And there's a devil C G/B dancing in my head Am As I'm hovering F G above your bed Am C G Hey, ho We know F how this story goes Am C G Hey, ho The plot F it thickens and grows Am C G Hey, ho There's F nothing left to hide Am C G Hey, ho Down here C Am G F on the south side verse 2: G C I was the worst of my kind Am I left me old life behind G Can't believe I got F away with it so long G C At the end of the day Am There is nothing to say G So tired of being F wired wrong All my life (Repeat Refrain) Am C G Hey, ho We know F how this story goes Am C G Hey, ho The plot F it thickens and grows Am C G Hey, ho There's F nothing left to hide Am C G Hey, ho Down here F C G Am Em F C G on the south side F C G Am Em F G on the south side Interlude: Am C G (2x) Am C G Hey, ho We know F how this story goes Am C G Hey, ho The plot F it thickens and grows Am C G Hey, ho There's F nothing left to hide Am C G Hey, ho Down here C Am G C Am on the south side F G C Am G C Am on the south side F G C on the south side
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Chord set
C · Am · G · F · Em · B
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.