Straight From The Jacket Chords
Straight From The Jacket by Alkaline Trio is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C, G and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
- Intro: Am
- verse 1:
Am F C G
So sorry son you're worrying your mother
Am F G E
No explanation's gonna make it seem alright
Am F C G
Young boy, listen to your father
Am F G E
It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide
F E
How does it feel?
F G
When you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun
Am
Tell me how it feels
- verse 2:
Am F C G
Did you see your life flash right before your eyes?
Am F G E
Stop playing games and get yourself up off the floor
Am F C G
young boy we're going to send you to the lions
Am F G E
The men all dressed in white, when you became undone
F E
How does it feel?
F E
when I might have brought you up but you are not my son
Am
Tell me how it feels
- Solo: Am F C G
Am F G E
Am F C G
Am F G E
- Bridge:
F E Am G
So many times I tried to bring you up you brought me down
F E Am G F E Am
I won't consider you again stop looking at me like you care
G F
I worked my fingers to the bone
E Am G
I'm not your father or a friend
F G
You might have lived here once but this is not your home
Am
Tell me how it feels
- verse 3:
Am F C G
You didn't mean much to me I didn't plant the seed
Am F G E
I'm not your father cause you didn't turn out right
Am F C G
Young boy we're gonna feed you to the fire
Am F G E
It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide
F E
How does it feel?
F E
How does it feel?
F E
How does it feel?
F G
When you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun