Sadie Acoustic

an acoustic version i made of the song "sadie" by alkaline trio ( from the album ’crimson’ ) . i hope you enjoy playing it . tuning : standard ( E , A , D , G , B , E ) key : G major chords used : ( note : - the D/F# chord acts as a transition/passing - chord between the Em and G chord [ as seen in the verses ] . ) E | - - 3 - - | - - 3 - - - | - - 3 - - | - - 3 - - | - - - - - - - | - - 3 - - - - - - - - | B | - - 0 - - | - - 1 - - - | - - 0 - - | - - 1 - - | - - - - - - - | - - 3 - - - - - - - - | G | - - 0 - - | - - 0 - - - | - - 0 - - | - - 0 - - | - - 2 - - - - | - - 2 - - - - - - - - | D | - - 0 - - | - - 2 - - - | - - 2 - - | - - 2 - - | - - 0 - - - - | - - 0 - - - - - - - - | A | - - 2 - - | - - 0 - - - | - - 2 - - | - - 3 - - | - - 0 - - - - | - - 0 - - - - - - - - | E | - - 3 - - | - - - - - - | - - 0 - - | - - - - - | - - 2 - - - - | - - 2 - - - - - - - - | G Am7 Em C D/F# [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Intro : - G , Am7 , Em G , Am7 , Em , D/F# - Verse 1 : - G Am7 you’re on your own my little nightmare Em G you cannot stay here , it’s far too bright for you Am7 Em if they attack you just lay there , play dead dear D/F# G it’s your only hope of pulling through - pre - Chorus 1 : - Am7 Em and seconds they seem , like a lifetime , a dream G recurring , a dream that can’t come true Am7 Em and they’ll pin it all on you C after all you’ve been put through - Chorus 1 : - Em C "sadie G . she’s crazy , see?" G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] that’s what the white coats say Em C now ms . susan A . you’re losing G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] every opportunity , to put us all away - Chorus break : - G , Am7 , Em G , Am7 , Em , D/F# - Verse 2 : - G Am7 Em now run along my little nightmare , your job is done here G you’ve scared them all to death Am7 Em if they revive them just sit there , just smile dear D/F# G make them thankful for every breath - pre - Chorus 2 : - Am7 Em the sentence may seem , like a lifetime , a scream G that’s curdling the blood they found on you Am7 Em and your knives and clothing too C charlie’s broken . 22 - Chorus 2 : - Em C "sadie G . she’s crazy , see?" G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] that’s what the white coats say Em C now ms . susan A . you’re losing G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] every opportunity Em C G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] well they found you and they shipped you up the river the same way Em C that you’ve bound and gagged , you’ve shot and stabbed G [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] you tried to set ’em free , but they’ve thrown away the keys - post - Chorus 1 : ( the spoken word part ) - G , Am7 , Em [ x4 ] - Bridge : ( whoooooaaa! ) - G , Em , C [ x4 ] - post - Bridge : - Em , C , G , [ ch ] Dsus4/F# [ /Ch ] [ x4 ] - Outro : - G , Am7 , Em [ x2 ] Em ring . - tabbed by benthecheeseman .