Keep Em Coming Chords & Tabs
Song: KEEP 'EM COMING
Artist: ALKALINE TRIO
Album: MAYBE I'LL CATCH FIRE
Time: 4:10
OK, since there are very few tabs for Alkaline Trio's earlier songs, I figured I'd take
shot a tabbing some myself. This is my first tab, so it's probably not perfect, but (I
it's close. It's pretty easy to play. Feel free to comment with any corrections.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Left Speaker'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Right Speaker'
Intro
4/4
Gtr I
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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| Gtr II
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|-5-------------------------------|-(5)---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-2-------------------------------|-(2)---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
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Gtrs I, II
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Verse
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"Fourteen hours ahead..."
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/--|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--|
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"Toothpicks in my eyes..."
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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"Than the skies"
Bridge
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||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||
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After that^ play the whole verse again, then skip to chorus
Chorus
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
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"Sad, sorry excuse"
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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"Just like everything..." "and everything I used, I"
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"Won't go back..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alkaline_trio/keep_em_coming_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/----|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/----|
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"Cuz I'm now huffin gas..."
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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"Buzz that I call you"
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Verse 2
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"Fourteen hours..." "Toothpicks..."
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/-|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
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"Fourteen hours unfed..."
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/--|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--|
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"I've got a painting in my head..."
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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"I hate flying I said, That's what I said"
Then play Chorus
Outro
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||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||
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END ON:
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|-9~~~-
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That's it. Not too hard.
SONG ORDER:
Intro
Verse
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Outro
End
LYRICS:
14 hours ahead
a head that's heavier than lead
and I've got toothpicks in my eyes
A smile more yellow than the sky
I've got a song stuck in my head
One that I miss more than my bed
It's a song sung from a fallen milkman
Who's drinking bleach instead
I'm much like him
14 hours unfed
I spent the last cents in my head
They're worth much less than pennies now
Food for one thought shared with a crowd
and I've got a painting in my head
A deeper blue bled thicker red
More red than Bloody Marys coast to coast
I hate flying I said - that's what I said
Sad, sorry excuse
Just like everything that made her smile
and everything I use
I won't go back to the way it was
I'm now huffing gas and sniffing paint,
to take away this buzz that I call you
14 hours ahead - a head that's heavier than lead
Toothpicks pry open eyes
A smile more yellow than the sky
I've got a song stuck in my head
One that I miss more than my bed
It's a song sung from a fallen milkman
Who's drinking bleach instead
I'm much like him
14 hours unfed - I spent the last cents in my head
They're worth much less than pennies now
Food for one thought shared with a crowd
I've got a painting in my head
A deeper blue bled thicker red
More red than Bloody Marys coast to coast
I hate flying I said - that's what I said
Sad, sorry excuse
Just like everything that made her smile
and everything I use
I won't go back to the way it was
I'm now huffing gas and sniffing paint,
to take away this buzz that I call you
