alkaline trio
midnight blue
my shame is true
2012 epitaph records
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com

key : E

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
E – 022100
B – x24442
C#m – x46654
A – x02220

intro : E – – x2

verse 1 :
E
and it came
A
just like
B
the rising sun
E
the shame
A
of everything
B
i’ve done
E
and the pain
A
blew in just
B
like a storm
E
and now it
A
rains and will
B
forever more

chorus 1 :
C#m B A
what’s a boy to do?
C#m B A
i had nobody but you
C#m B
my heart is sad but
A B ( hold ) E – A – B – – x2
true in midnight blue

verse 2 :
E
and it died
A
out there in
B E
the sun a dead rose
A
from the ceiling
B E
it hung and you cried
A
you cried out your
B
fxxking eyes
E
before you sang
A
me happy birthday
B
one last time

chorus 2 :
C#m B A
what’s a girl to do?
C#m B A
i had nobody but you
C#m B
your heart is sad but
A B ( hold ) E A
true in midnight blue
B A
midnight blue
E A
midnight blue
B
midnight blue
woah oh woah

interlude : C#m – B – A – – x3 , B – –

bridge :
E
i keep a photograph
A B E
in a drawer since
the day you left
A B
me at my door
E
and now there’s
nothing left
A B
of you and me
E
i’m a total wreck
A B ( hold )
i’m smoldering

chorus 3 :
C#m B A
what’s a boy to do?
C#m B A
i had nobody but you
C#m B
my heart is sad but
A B ( hold ) E A B
true in midnight blue
E A B
midnight blue
E A B
midnight blue
E A
midnight blue
B
now our hearts
E ( hold )
are midnight blue