Old School Reasons

Alkaline Trio

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Key:
E|---------------|      
B|---------------|      
G|---7-7-----7-7-|      
D|-7-7-7--2--7-7-|      
A|-7-5-5--2--5-5-|      
E|-5------0------| (x2) 

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-
A|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-
E|-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-------

E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|7----------------------------------| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
A|5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 

                                    
              ^down strums

Verse - from the 3rd staff down, rhythm changes and he accents every 3rd chord strum
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|---------------7----------------
A|---------------7----------------
E|---------------5----------------

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|--7---------------------------7---
D|--7----------2----------------7---
A|--5----------2----------------5---
E|-------------0--------------------

 I've got these thoughts in my head,
 dirty as f*ck and never leavin'
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|------------------------------7-
D|-------------7----------------7-
A|-------------7----------------5-
E|-------------5------------------

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|--------------------------7--| 
D|-------2------------------7--| 
A|-------2------------------5--| 
E|-------0---------------------| 

 and they're best left unsaid, all 
the drinks on your breath
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------7-----
D|---------7----------------7-----
A|---------7----------------5-----
E|---------5----------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------7----------|
D|------2---------------7----------|
A|------2---------------5----------|
E|------0--------------------------|

got some shit on my chest suit, on 
my bag next to the monkeyness
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------7-----------
D|-----7-------------7-----------
A|-----7-------------5-----------
E|-----5-------------------------

E|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|--------------7-| 
D|2-------------7-| 
A|2-------------5-| 
E|0---------------| 

that somebody left with me the day I
 was born

Break
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|7-------------------------7-7-7-7-| 

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-
EE|-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-------

E|-E|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-------

E|--||| 


Verse - from 2nd staff, rhythm changes to same as last verse
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|----------------------7---------
D|-------7--------------7---------
A|-------7--------------5---------
E|-------5------------------------

E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|-----------------7--------| 
D|-2---------------7--------| 
A|-2---------------5--------| 
E|-0------------------------| 

I got a hole in my head, the size of
 lake f*cking Michigan
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|----------------------7---------
D|---7------------------7---------
A|---7------------------5---------
E|---5----------------------------

E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|---------------------7-| 
D|-------2-------------7-| 
A|-------2-------------5-| 
E|-------0---------------| 

my pipes lined in lead, got old 
school reasons to die
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|--------------------7----------
D|-------7------------7----------
A|-------7------------5----------
E|-------5-----------------------

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|--------------7-------| 
D|2-------------7-------| 
A|2-------------5-------| 
E|0---------------------| 

all my money's been spent on a face 
lift via alcohol
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-------------------7------------
D|--------7----------7---------2--
A|--------7----------5---------2--
E|--------5--------------------0--

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|-----------7--------| 
D|-----------7--------| 
A|-----------5--------| 
E|--------------------| 

this sinner repents to an empty 
bathroom reflection

Chorus
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-----------------------------6--
D|-7---------------------------6--
A|-7---------------------------4--
E|-5------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------7-----------------|
D|---------------7-----------------|
A|---------------5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|

  Please take these two words and do
 with them what you would like to
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E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-7-----------6----------------4-
A|-7-----------6----------------4-
E|-5-----------4----------------2-

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-------------------7-------9------
D|-------------------7-------9------
A|-------------------5-------7------
E|----------------------------------

dream I had, drove me mad and just 
your time, it's just my f*cking life

Break
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|7-------------------------7-7-7-7-| 

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-
EE|-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-------

E|-E|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-------

E|--||| 


Verse - first 2 staffs, 3 strums each chord, then to second rhythm of previous verses 
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|----------------------7---------
D|--------7-------------7---------
A|--------7-------------5---------
E|--------5-----------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|---------------------------7------
D|--------2------------------7------
A|--------2------------------5------
E|--------0-------------------------

 I got a bottle in hand, straight to
 the ground with all my memories
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|---------------------7----------
D|-----7---------------7----------
A|-----7---------------5----------
E|-----5--------------------------

E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------7--6-| 
D|--------2--------------7--6-| 
A|--------2--------------5--4-| 
E|--------0-------------------| 

it's best left unsaid when they've 
all been left behind

E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|--------------------7----------
D|-------7------------7----------
A|-------7------------5----------
E|-------5-----------------------

E|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------7-----| 
D|2------7-----| 
A|2------5-----| 
E|0------------| 

All my money's been spent on a DIY 
labotomy
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-------------------7------------
D|-----7-------------7------2-----
A|-----7-------------5------2-----
E|-----5--------------------0-----

E|-----------|     
B|--------------|  
G|------7--------| 
D|------7--------| 
A|------5-------|  
E|--------------|  

This sinner repents to a (?) 
bathroom mirror

Chorus
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-----------------------------6--
D|-7---------------------------6--
A|-7---------------------------4--
E|-5------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------7-----------------|
D|---------------7-----------------|
A|---------------5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|

  Please take these two words and do
 with them what you would like to
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-7-----------6----------------4-
A|-7-----------6----------------4-
E|-5-----------4----------------2-

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-------------------7-------9------
D|-------------------7-------9------
A|-------------------5-------7------
E|----------------------------------

dream I had, drove me mad and just 
your time, it's just my f*cking life
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-----------------------------6--
D|-7---------------------------6--
A|-7---------------------------4--
E|-5------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------7-----------------|
D|---------------7-----------------|
A|---------------5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|

 Please take these two words and do 
with them what you would like to
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-7-----------6----------------4-
A|-7-----------6----------------4-
E|-5-----------4----------------2-

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-------------------7-------9------
D|-------------------7-------9------
A|-------------------5-------7------
E|----------------------------------

dream I had, drove me mad and just 
your time, it's just my f*cking life
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-
A|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-
E|-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-------

E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|7-----------| 
D|7-----------| 
A|5-----------| 
E|------------| 

                        and that's 
my life
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-
A|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-
E|E|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-----

E|--------------|    
B|--------------|    
G|7-------------|    
D|7-------------|    
A|5-------------|    
E|----|------------| 

                         over and
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-
A|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-
E|-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-------

E|------| 
B|------| 
G|7-----| 
D|7-----| 
A|5-----| 
E|------| 

   over again   just my fucking life

E|--| 
B|--| 
G|7-| 

-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-
-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-
E|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--------

E|-| 


Bridge
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-6----------------------------7-
D|-6----------------------------7-
A|-4----------------------------5-
E|--------------------------------

 It might seem meaningless to you
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-6-----------------------------
D|-6-----------------------------
A|-4-----------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|7-7-7-7-| 
D|7-7-7-7-| 
A|5-5-5-5-| 
E|--------| 

  but that means everything to me
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|-7--7--7--7\----------------| 
D|-7--7--7--7\----------------| 
A|-5--5--5--5\----------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

 and I'm fucked without you

Chorus
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-----------------------------6--
D|-7---------------------------6--
A|-7---------------------------4--
E|-5------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------7-----------------|
D|---------------7-----------------|
A|---------------5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|

  Please take these words and do 
with them what you would like to
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-7-----------6----------------4-
A|-7-----------6----------------4-
E|-5-----------4----------------2-

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-------------------7-------9------
D|-------------------7-------9------
A|-------------------5-------7------
E|----------------------------------

dream I had, drove me mad and just 
your time, it's just my f*cking life
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-
A|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-
E|-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-------

E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|7-----------| 
D|7-----------| 
A|5-----------| 
E|------------| 

                        and that's 
my life
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-
A|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-
E|E|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-----

E|--------------|    
B|--------------|    
G|7-------------|    
D|7-------------|    
A|5-------------|    
E|----|------------| 

                         over and
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-
A|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-
E|-5-5-5-5---------0-0-0-0-------

E|------| 
B|------| 
G|7-----| 
D|7-----| 
A|5-----| 
E|------| 

   over again   just my fucking life
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-------------------7-6-4-2-| 
D|-7-7---2-2---4-4---7-6-4-2-| 
A|-7-7---2-2---4-4---5-4-2-0-| 
E|-5-5---0-0---2-2-----------|
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Old School Reasons

Alkaline Trio

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