Biography:
Matthew Thomas Skiba is the lead singer and guitarist of Alkaline Trio. He has previously been a member of various bands including Jerkwater, Blunt and The Traitors. In 2002, Skiba recorded a split EP with Kevin Seconds. In 2006 Skiba was in a side project with F-Minus bassist Josiah (Joe) Steinbrick named Heavens which debuted their album Patent Pending on September 12th.
Born in Chicago on February 24, 1976, he moved to the suburb of McHenry, Illinois at the age of three.
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In Your Wake - Matt Skiba - Matt Skiba/Kevin Seconds Split
D# Standard/Half a step down (D#G#C#F#A#D#)
Tabbed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder)
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This is the chords and lyrics for 'In Your Wake' by Matt Skiba off his split
with Kevin Seconds. It's a great song and quite easy to play. I advise
listening to it carefully a few times before you learn it so the rhythm will
come naturally to you. Enjoy :).
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Chords used:
These are named relative to standard tuning, but since this song is half a step
down, they will all be a semi-tone down pitch wise, but lets just go by their
standard tuning names.
E5 (0799xx)
B5 (799xxx)
A5 (577xxx)
C#5 (x466xx)
G#/E5 (476xxx)
F#5 (244xxx)
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Intro Riff: C#5 x4, A5 x4, E5 x8
Play Intro Riff x2
Verse 1:
C#5 A5
And so it seems
E5
you were to be king for a day
C#5 A5
Don't let your dreams
E5
of blood hunger in the way
C#5 A5
You know these streets,
E5
they lay there patiently
B5 G#/E5 A
Awaiting your fall, like a phone call
Verse 2:
C#5 A5
And I see
E5
you made all the right decisions
C#5
I believe
A5 E5
your head stone received the wrong inscription
C#5 A5 E5 B5
Didn't read anything about how much we miss you at all
G#/E5 A5
So with a broken stick, in dirt we scrawled
Pre-chorus:
F#5
Here lies
A5 F#5
our dreams come true
A5 B5 E5
Here lies Xs for eyes on me and you
Chorus:
E5 A5 B5
Want you know, I hope you got all you wanted
E5 A5 B5
Want you to know that I took all I could take
C#5 B5 A5
It's been so hard to see and breathe through
B5 E5 C#5 B5
All the smoke left in your wake
A5 E5 C#5 B5 A5
In your wake
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Play Intro Riff x2
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Verse 3:
C#5 A5
Now I've seen
E5
you made all the right decisions
C#5 A5 E5
I believe your head stone received the wrong inscription
C#5 A5 E5 B5
Didn't read anything about how much we miss you at all
G#/E5 A5
With a broken stick, in dirt we scrawled
Pre-chorus:
F#5
Here lies
A5 F#5
our dreams come true
A5 B5 E5
Here lies Xs for eyes on me and you
Chorus:
E5 A5 B5
Want you know, I hope you got all you wanted
E5 A5 B5
Want you to know that I took all I could take
C#5 B5 A5
It's been so hard to see and breathe through
B5 E5 C#5 B5
All the smoke left in your wake
Outro:
A5 E5 C#5 B5
In your wake
A5 E5 C#5 B5 A5
In your wake
A5 E5 C#5 B5 A5 B5
In your wake
End on a final E5 here.
In Your Wake - Matt Skiba - Matt Skiba/Kevin Seconds Split
D# Standard/Half a step down (D#G#C#F#A#D#)
Tabbed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the chords and lyrics for 'In Your Wake' by Matt Skiba off his split
with Kevin Seconds. It's a great song and quite easy to play. I advise
listening to it carefully a few times before you learn it so the rhythm will
come naturally to you. Enjoy :).
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chords used:
These are named relative to standard tuning, but since this song is half a step
down, they will all be a semi-tone down pitch wise, but lets just go by their
standard tuning names.
E5 (0799xx)
B5 (799xxx)
A5 (577xxx)
C#5 (x466xx)
G#/E5 (476xxx)
F#5 (244xxx)
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Intro Riff: C#5 x4, A5 x4, E5 x8
Play Intro Riff x2
Verse 1:
C#5 A5
And so it seems
E5
you were to be king for a day
C#5 A5
Don't let your dreams
E5
of blood hunger in the way
C#5 A5
You know these streets,
E5
they lay there patiently
B5 G#/E5 A
Awaiting your fall, like a phone call
Verse 2:
C#5 A5
And I see
E5
you made all the right decisions
C#5
I believe
A5 E5
your head stone received the wrong inscription
C#5 A5 E5 B5
Didn't read anything about how much we miss you at all
G#/E5 A5
So with a broken stick, in dirt we scrawled
Pre-chorus:
F#5
Here lies
A5 F#5
our dreams come true
A5 B5 E5
Here lies Xs for eyes on me and you
Chorus:
E5 A5 B5
Want you know, I hope you got all you wanted
E5 A5 B5
Want you to know that I took all I could take
C#5 B5 A5
It's been so hard to see and breathe through
B5 E5 C#5 B5
All the smoke left in your wake
A5 E5 C#5 B5 A5
In your wake
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Play Intro Riff x2
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Verse 3:
C#5 A5
Now I've seen
E5
you made all the right decisions
C#5 A5 E5
I believe your head stone received the wrong inscription
C#5 A5 E5 B5
Didn't read anything about how much we miss you at all
G#/E5 A5
With a broken stick, in dirt we scrawled
Pre-chorus:
F#5
Here lies
A5 F#5
our dreams come true
A5 B5 E5
Here lies Xs for eyes on me and you
Chorus:
E5 A5 B5
Want you know, I hope you got all you wanted
E5 A5 B5
Want you to know that I took all I could take
C#5 B5 A5
It's been so hard to see and breathe through
B5 E5 C#5 B5
All the smoke left in your wake
Outro:
A5 E5 C#5 B5
In your wake
A5 E5 C#5 B5 A5
In your wake
A5 E5 C#5 B5 A5 B5
In your wake
End on a final E5 here.
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