Alkaline Trio - Sadie Acoustic

an acoustic version i made of the song “sadie” by alkaline trio ( from the album
’crimson’ ) . i hope you enjoy playing it .

tuning : standard ( E , A , D , G , B , E )
key : G major

chords used : ( note : – the D/F# chord acts as a transition/passing – chord between
the Em and G chord [ as seen in the verses ] . )

E | – – 3 – – | – – 3 – – – | – – 3 – – | – – 3 – – | – – – – – – – | – – 3 – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 0 – – | – – 1 – – – | – – 0 – – | – – 1 – – | – – – – – – – | – – 3 – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – – | – – 0 – – | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – – – | – – 2 – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 0 – – | – – 2 – – – | – – 2 – – | – – 2 – – | – – 0 – – – – | – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 2 – – | – – 0 – – – | – – 2 – – | – – 3 – – | – – 0 – – – – | – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 3 – – | – – – – – – | – – 0 – – | – – – – – | – – 2 – – – – | – – 2 – – – – – – – – |
G Am7 Em C D/F# [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
intro :
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G , Am7 , Em
G , Am7 , Em , D/F#
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verse 1 :
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G Am7
you’re on your own my little nightmare
Em G
you cannot stay here , it’s far too bright for you
Am7 Em
if they attack you just lay there , play dead dear
D/F# G
it’s your only hope of pulling through
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pre – chorus 1 :
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Am7 Em
and seconds they seem , like a lifetime , a dream
G
recurring , a dream that can’t come true
Am7 Em
and they’ll pin it all on you
C
after all you’ve been put through
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chorus 1 :
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Em C
“sadie G . she’s crazy , see?”
G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
that’s what the white coats say
Em C
now ms . susan A . you’re losing
G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
every opportunity , to put us all away
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chorus break :
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G , Am7 , Em
G , Am7 , Em , D/F#
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verse 2 :
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G Am7 Em
now run along my little nightmare , your job is done here
G
you’ve scared them all to death
Am7 Em
if they revive them just sit there , just smile dear
D/F# G
make them thankful for every breath
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pre – chorus 2 :
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Am7 Em
the sentence may seem , like a lifetime , a scream
G
that’s curdling the blood they found on you
Am7 Em
and your knives and clothing too
C
charlie’s broken . 22
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chorus 2 :
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Em C
“sadie G . she’s crazy , see?”
G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
that’s what the white coats say
Em C
now ms . susan A . you’re losing
G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
every opportunity
Em C G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
well they found you and they shipped you up the river the same way
Em C
that you’ve bound and gagged , you’ve shot and stabbed
G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ]
you tried to set ’em free , but they’ve thrown away the keys
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post – chorus 1 : ( the spoken word part )
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G , Am7 , Em [ x4 ]
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bridge : ( whoooooaaa! )
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G , Em , C [ x4 ]
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post – bridge :
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Em , C , G , [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] [ x4 ]
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outro :
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G , Am7 , Em [ x2 ] Em ring .
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tabbed by benthecheeseman .