Alkaline Trio - This Could Be Love Chords & Tabs

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	        This Could Be Love - Alkaline Trio
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Tabbed by:NOFXMIKE
Email:NO!
Tuning:Standard
First of all this intro can be played two different ways:
1)Lead guitar+guitar 2
or
2)Guitar 1-silence the b string while continuously alternating the picking pattern on 
G string--6th fret

 Intro                                Repeat
e|--------4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-5-----5-4-----------------------|Lead Guitar
B|--------x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------|Guitar 2
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
     I've got a book matches       I've got a can of kerosene
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------7--------------------------------|
A|-4--------------------------7--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------5--------------------------------|
     ive got some bad ideas      involving you and me
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-6------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------7---------------------|
A|-4--------------------------7---------------------|
E|----------------------------5---------------------|
      i dont blame you for walking away
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------6---------6---------6---------|
D|---------6---------6---------6---------|
A|---------4---------4---------4---------|
E|---------------------------------------|
   I  touch myself at thoughts of flames
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----7----------------------------------|
A|----7----------------------------------|
E|----5----------------------------------|
  i shat the bed and layed there in it
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------6---------6---------6---------|
D|---------6---------6---------6---------|
A|---------4---------4---------4---------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  thinking of you, wide awake for days(repeat)
e|----------------------------------------4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-5-----5-4---|
B|----------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-----x-x---|
G|--------------------6---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D|----7---------------6-------------------------------------------------|
A|----7---------------4-------------------------------------------------|
E|----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
  and i found you tounge tied         my twisted little brain
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
   you couldnt crack a smile    I didnt catch your name
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
Bridge #2:
   I dont blame you for walking away
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------6---------6---------6---------|
D|---------6---------6---------6---------|
A|---------4---------4---------4---------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  id do the same if i saw me
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----7----------------------------------|
A|----7----------------------------------|
E|----5----------------------------------|
i swear its not contagious
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------6---------6-----6-----2-----------|
D|---------6-7-------4-6---4-6---2-----------|
A|---------4---------4-----4-----0-Let ring--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
four short steps we can erase this
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---4---4--------|
D|----------------------4---4---4--------|
A|----------------------2---2---2--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Chorus:
  step one, slit my throat
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alkaline_trio/this_could_be_love_tab_ver_4.html ]
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------9---9-----------------------|
D|-----9----------9---9-----------------------|
A|-----7----------7---7-----------------------|
E|-----0--------------------------------------|
step two, play in my blood
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-9----6---------6--6--8--------------------|
D|-9----7---------7--7--9--------------------|
A|-7----7---------7--7--9--------------------|
E|-0----5---------5--5--7--------------------|
step three, cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---9---------9----------9------------9---6--------|
D|--9---9---------9----------9------------9---7--------|
A|--9---7---------7----------7------------7---7--------|
E|--7---0-------------------------------------5--------|
out of the house
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-6-----6---8-----------------------------|
D|-7-----7---9-----------------------------|
A|-7-----7---9-----------------------------|
E|-5-----5---7-----------------------------|
step four, stop at edge burrow creek/Lake Michigan(2nd)/Burling Marina
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------9---9-----------------------|
D|-----9----------9---9-----------------------|
A|-----7----------7---7-----------------------|
E|-----0--------------------------------------|
and wrinse your crimson hands
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----6---------6------8--------------------|
D|-7-----7---------7------9--------------------|
A|-7-----7---------7------9--------------------|
E|-5-----5---------5------7--------------------|
Bridge#3:
you took me hostage and made your demands
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-6--------------------8--------------------|
D|-7--------------------9--------------------|
A|-7--------------------9--------------------|
E|-5--------------------7--------------------|
i couldnt meet them so you cut off my fingers
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-6------------------------8--------------------|
D|-7------------------------9--------------------|
A|-7------------------------9--------------------|
E|-5------------------------7--------------------|
one by one(repeat)
e|--------4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-5-----5-4--|
B|--------x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x--|
G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
(2nd chorus ONLY)
one by one(w/guitar fill)
e|------0--------------------------------|
B|------4--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Third chorus(and end)
one by one(repeat x2)
e|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
B|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-----0-----------------------0-----------------------|

                                                    END(E5)
e|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
B|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9|
G|-----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9|
D|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9|
A|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7|
E|-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0|
Prechorus:
This could be Love(guitar fill)  Love for fire
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-6---------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------7------------------|
A|-4--------------------------7------------------|
E|----------------------------5------------------|
THis could be love              For fire--for--ever more(chorus)
e|-0---------------------------------------------|
B|-4---------------------------------------------|
G|-6---------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------7------------------|
A|-4--------------------------7------------------|
E|----------------------------5------------------|
Verse#3:
im like a broken record         ive got a needle scratching me
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-----------------------6-----------------------------------|
D|-6-6-----------------------6-7---------------------------------|
A|-4-6-----------------------4-7---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5---------------------------------|
it injects the poison            of alchohol IV
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-----------------------6-----------------------------------|
D|-6-6-----------------------6-7---------------------------------|
A|-4-6-----------------------4-7---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5---------------------------------|
Bridge#4
   I dont blame you for walking away
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------6---------6---------6---------|
D|---------6---------6---------6---------|
A|---------4---------4---------4---------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 id do the same if i saw me
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----7----------------------------------|
A|----7----------------------------------|
E|----5----------------------------------|
i swear its not contagious
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------6---------6-----6-----2-----------|
D|---------6-7-------4-6---4-6---2-----------|
A|---------4---------4-----4-----0-Let ring--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Swear to God its not contag--ious(Go to Chorus)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------\\\\\\\\Pickslide---|
G|----------------------\\\\\\\\Pickslide--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note