Alkaline Trio - Nose Over Tail

alkaine trio
nose over tail ( acoustic )

standard tuning

B E C#m A Am7 Em7 F#m
| – 2 – | | – 0 – | | – 4 – | | – 5 – | | – 5 – | | – – – | | – 2 – |
| – 4 – | | – 0 – | | – 5 – | | – 5 – | | – 5 – | | – – – | | – 2 – |
| – 4 – | | – 1 – | | – 6 – | | – 6 – | | – 6 – | | – 8 – | | – 2 – |
| – 4 – | | – 2 – | | – 6 – | | – 7 – | | – 7 – | | – x – | | – 4 – |
| – 2 – | | – 2 – | | – 4 – | | – 7 – | | – 7 – | | – 6 – | | – 4 – |
| – – – | | – 0 – | | – – – | | – 4 – | | – 4 – | | – 0 – | | – 2 – |

intro
B E B E

verse
B E
crack my head open on your kitchen floor
B E
to prove to you that i have brains
B E
meanwhile tin men are led by little girls
B E
down golden roads that lead to nowhere

chorus
C#m
A Am7
fine time to fake a seizure
C#m A
feel your mouth on mine ,
B
you’re saving me

post – chorus
( very basic tab )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – 9 – 8 – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – 8 – – – 8 – – – 9 – – – – – 9 – – – – – 9 – – – – |
D | – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – – x – x – x – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – |
A | – – 2 – – – – – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 6 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – – |
E | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – | x2

verse
B E B E
B E
whatever happened to that silly dream you had?
B E
i want to make it real i’d love to rub your back
B E
like a plane crash that never hits the ground
B E
i fall in love with you i’m nose over tail for you

chorus
C#m
A Am7
your voice like the sound of sirens
C#m A
to a house on fire
B
you’re saving me

outro

e~ em7~ e~ em7~

E Em7 E Em7 A F#m

e~ em7~ e~ em7~

E Em7 E Em7 A F#m

( get a couple extra strums in every repeat until you are flailing your arm like a mad man )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – 9 – 8 – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – – 6 – – – 6 – – – 8 – – – 8 – – – 9 – – – – – 9 – – – – – 9 – – – – |
D | – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – – x – x – x – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – x – – – – – x – – – – – x – – – – |
A | – – 2 – – – – – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 6 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – – |
E | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – | x4 end with a big ol’ E