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Tuck Me In

Alkaline Trio
Tab
★4.3(5)

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Song

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TUCK ME IN - Alkaline Trio

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Tabbed by:John Proach

Email:s.a.d@tumyeto.com

Tuning:standard

Another great song by Alkaline Trio. I tried to lay it out as best i could,

but listen to the cd to get the timing just right. other than that, have

fun.

Intro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--5---5--3~--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
D|---9--5---5--3~--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
A|---7--3---3--5~--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----9\\\\---------------------|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----x-------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----7\\\\---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

Tuck me into where it's freezing,

Tuck me into bed with snakes

Tuck me in with the tarantulas,

I wanna let 'em in my mouth

and down my throat to lay their eggs

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tuck me into where there's bleeding,

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Where it spills out of the walls onto the floor

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tuck me into where your best friend's apologies

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

amount to shit, they always did, for ever more

Chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
A|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|

I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----x-x--4--x-x--4-----7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|----x-x--4--x-x--4-----x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|----x-x--2--x-x--2-----5-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Nothing to cry over My skin went sour long ago

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7-7-7----4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
D|----x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

It knew it had no place else to go

Verse 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----9\\\\---------------------|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----x-------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----7\\\\---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tuck me into where I'm falling,where I can feel the heat rise underneath my

wings

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

and all the fallen angels in hell will tuck me away from you,

take me away from everything

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tuck me into where there's dying,

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Tuck me in with flames and tuck me in with flies,

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Maybe then you will appreciate your only friend

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|
A|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

with maggots in her eyes or as ashes in the sky

Chorus

Bridge

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
D|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus/Outro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
A|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|

I pour out onto the floor like liquid white from fallen glass

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7-7----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Nothing to cry over My skin went sour long ago

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7-7-7----4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
D|----x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x----2~---------------------------|
A|----2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2----2~---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------0~---------------------------|

It knew it had no place else to go

Intro

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

Chorus/Outro

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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