Capo: 2.

The Alkaline Trio were the band that started it all for me. Many times I have tried to cover a song and many times I have failed until I stumbled across a YouTube video of the band playing a intimate Record Shop Acoustic session. The song Every Thug Needs a Lady starts at 23:55. The video is here for reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oaqr1rF3No This is the kind of Acoustic I like to play so I got straight on with transcribing. I'm pretty much certain I have this nailed and it sounds sick! Tuning in the video is a step down but if you're just playing it live you can leave it standard or like I do capo up on 2nd. The Chord names are just there for reference but these are the actual finger positions. On the D Chord I like to hang my thumb over the neck to mute the E string. Moving your ring finger around between the 1st, and 3rd frets on the B string lets you play the lead on the intro too which takes a little practice but definitly adds a more dynamic sound. Hope it all makes sense :) G 32003x Asus4 x0223x D5 x0023x Em7 02203x Cadd2 x3203x Bm#5 x2003x Intro Riff (G, Asus4, Em7, Cadd2)

I know it's ^Gdark here, you know that ^Asus4I'm scared too For ^Em7some reason right now, of ^Cadd2everything but you

^GRight now you're ^D5all that I ^Crecognize You know I ^Gcame here when I ^Asus4needed your soft voice

I ^Em7needed to hear something that ^Cadd2sounded like an answer Now I ^Gwait here, and ^D5sometimes I ^Cadd2get one

BRIDGE

^D5It's nothing I'll ^Cadd2forget when the moon gets tired ^D5You are stuck to me every^Cadd2day

D5 Cadd2 Bm#5 Em7 Believe in what I am because it's all I have today Cadd2 D5 G Bm#5 Em7 And tomorrow who knows where we'll be Cadd2 Bm#5 Asus4 Cadd2 D5 G From here I can hardly see a thing

But ^Cadd2I will follow ^Em7anyone who brings me to ^Cadd2you Bm#5 Asus4 Cadd2 D For now, forever, for on and on and on

Intro Riff again (G, Asus4, Em7, Cadd2)

You know it ^Gstarts here, outside ^Asus4waiting in the cold Kiss me ^Em7once in the snow, I swear it ^Cadd2never gets old

But I will ^Gpromise you I can ^D5make it warmer ^Cadd2next year You know I ^Gcame here when I ^Asus4needed your soft voice

I ^Em7needed to hear something that ^Cadd2sounded like an answer Now I ^Gstay here, and ^D5everyday I ^Cadd2get one

BRIDGE

^D5It's nothing I'll ^Cadd2forget when the moon gets tired ^D5You are stuck to me every^Cadd2day

But ^Cadd2I will follow ^Em7anyone who brings me to ^Cadd2you Bm#5 Asus4 Cadd2 D For now, forever, for on and on and on

Intro Riff again (G, Asus4, Em7, Cadd2)

So go ^Gplug in your e^D5lectric ^Cadd2blanket We can ^Gstay in 'till our ^D5southern summer ^Cadd2wedding day

Go ^Gplug in your e^D5lectric ^Cadd2blanket ^D5We can ^Gstay ^D5here ^Cadd2 ^D5 ^G

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Alkaline Trio - Every thug needs a lady acoustic