stupid kid

alkaline trio

standard tuning

intro

B E G#m F#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – – – – – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – |
D | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – – – |
A | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | x2

( verse )
B F# E
there are things that used to make me smile
B F# E
one of them was you for just a little while
B
you left me for dead so far away
F# E
i replaced you with fear and shame
B F# E
you’ll be happy on the day i die

B E G#m F#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – – – – – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – |
D | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – – – |
A | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | x2

B F# E
there are things that used to make me laugh
B F# E
but now they’re deeply buried in the past
B
i left them there so far away
F# E
replaced my humor with my pain
B F# E
i’ll be happy on the day it dies

( chorus )
B G#m F#
remember when i said i love you
B G#m F# B
well , forget it i take it back
G#m F# E
i was just a stupid kid back then
F# E B
i take back every word that i said

B E G#m F#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – – – – – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – |
D | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – – – |
A | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | x2

( verse )
B F# E
there are things that used to make you cry
B F# E
one of them was me for just a little while
B
why is it that you had to say
F# E B
goodbye in your special way
F# E
you slashed the tires on my car

( chorus )
B G#m F#
remember when i said i love you
B G#m F# B
well , forget it i take it back
G#m F# E
i was just a stupid kid back then
F# E B
i take back every word that i said

( bridge )
B E G#m F#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – – – – – – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – – – – |
D | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – x – x – x – x – x – x – – – – |
A | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | x2

B E G#m F# B E G#m F#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 9 – 9 – 9 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 6 – 6 – |
D | – – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x – |
A | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 4 – 4 – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

( chorus )
B G#m F#
remember when i said i love you
B G#m F# B
well , forget it i take it back
G#m F# E
i was just a stupid kid back then
F# E B
i take back every word that i said