Alkaline Trio - Keep Em Coming Chords & Tabs

 

Keep Em Coming Chords & Tabs

Alkaline Trio Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Keep Em Coming Tab

   
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--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-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-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


    Gtrs I, II
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||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||
||--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---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


   Verse
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||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||
||--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---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
  "Fourteen hours ahead..."

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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/--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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/--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "Toothpicks in my eyes..."

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
                                                    "Than the skies"

   Bridge
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||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||
||--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---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
After that^ play the whole verse again, then skip to chorus


  Chorus
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 "Sad,    sorry    excuse"

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 "Just like everything..."                 "and everything I used, I"

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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||
||--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---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
  "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/----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-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/----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 "Cuz I'm now huffin gas..."

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
                                   "Buzz that I call you"


||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||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||
||--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---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


  Verse 2
||----------|------------||---------------------------------|
||o5--------|-(5)-------o||---------------------------------|
||-2--------|-(2)--------||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
||----------|------------||---------------------------------|
||o---------|-----------o||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||----------|------------||---------------------------------|
  "Fourteen hours..."       "Toothpicks..."

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-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/-|
|--------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||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||
||--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---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
  "Fourteen hours unfed..."

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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/--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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/--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "I've got a painting in my head..."

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  "I hate flying I said,            That's what I said"


Then play Chorus

  Outro
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||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||
||--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---||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||


END ON:
|------|
|------|
|-9~~~-
|------
|-7~~~-
|------

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