Alkaline Trio - My Friend Peter

alkaline trio
my friend peter

standard tuning

E C#m B A
| – 0 – | | – 4 – | | – 2 – | | – 0 – |
| – 0 – | | – 5 – | | – 4 – | | – 2 – |
| – 1 – | | – 6 – | | – 4 – | | – 2 – |
| – 2 – | | – 6 – | | – 4 – | | – 2 – |
| – 2 – | | – 4 – | | – 2 – | | – 0 – |
| – 0 – | | – – – | | – – – | | – – – |

intro

E C#m B
E C#m B
E C#m B
A B A

verse
E C#m B
i don’t care who you’ve been sleeping with these days
E
you’re outta my hair
C#m B E
it’s growing just above my smiling face that i wear
C#m B
every night i drink myself to sleep
A
not thinking about you
B A E
not thinking about anything at all

C#m B
E C#m B

verse
E C#m B
i don’t care who you’ve been dining with these days
E
it’s more than fair
C#m B
much rather be drinking anyways
E
with my friend peter
C#m B
who lives so fxxking far away
A
yet not as far as you
B A E
even though you live right down my fxxking street

chorus
A B E
and i’m tired of sleeping with myself
A B E
i’m tired , all these drinks and drugs no longer help
A B A
i’m tired of lying about not thinking of you
B A E
maybe my friend peter can tell me what to do

C#m B
E C#m B

E C#m B
i don’t care who you’ve been kissing on these days
E
it’s out of my hands
C#m B
and in my mouth with such a pleasant taste
E C#m B
i need a beer to wash it all away without a trace
A
and then i’ll drink 23 more
B A E
to wipe this stupid smile off my fxxking face

chorus
A B E
and i’m tired of sleeping with myself
A B E
i’m tired , all these drinks and drugs no longer help
A B A
i’m tired of lying about not thinking of you
B A E
maybe my friend peter can tell me what to do