Alkaline Trio - The Torture Doctor

alkaline trio
the torture doctor
my shame is true
2012 epitaph records

key : C

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
C – x32010
G – 320003
Am – x02210
F – 133211
Em – 022000
G/B – x2x003

intro : C – – Am – – G – – F – –

verse 1 :
G
the torture
C
doctor is in
back here to
Am
confess his sins
G
knowing damn well
F
he was dead wrong
G C
and i can’t
believe my eyes
Am
trouble and regret
haunt my mind
G
i’ll let you take
the whole thing
down brick
F G
by brick tonight

refrain :
Em F
and there’s a devil
C G/B
dancing in my head
Am
as i’m hovering
F G
above your bed

chorus 1 :
Am C G
hey , ho we know
F
how this story goes
Am C G
hey , ho the plot
F
it thickens and grows
Am C G
hey , ho there’s
F
nothing left to hide
Am C G
hey , ho down here
C – – Am – – G – – F –
on the south side

verse 2 :
G C
i was the worst of my kind
Am
i left me old life behind
G
can’t believe i got
F
away with it so long
G C
at the end of the day
Am
there is nothing to say
G
so tired of being
F
wired wrong all my life

( repeat refrain )

chorus 2 :
Am C G
hey , ho we know
F
how this story goes
Am C G
hey , ho the plot
F
it thickens and grows
Am C G
hey , ho there’s
F
nothing left to hide
Am C G
hey , ho down here
F – C – G – – Am – Em – F – C – G – –
on the south side
F C G Am Em F – – G – –
on the south side

interlude : Am – C – G – – x2

chorus 3 :
Am C G
hey , ho we know
F
how this story goes
Am C G
hey , ho the plot
F
it thickens and grows
Am C G
hey , ho there’s
F
nothing left to hide
Am C G
hey , ho down here
C Am G C Am
on the south side
F G C Am G C Am
on the south side
F G C ( hold )
on the south side