Fall Victim chords by Alkaline Trio (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A
A/C#
D
Dsus2
F#m7
E
F#m

Intro 1

Verse 1
F#m 
A 
D 
 (F sharp minor) Not   sure how this  (A major) is supposed to feel  (D major) 
F#m 
A 
D 
 (F sharp minor) Cutting like a  (A major) red hot knife of  (D major) surgical steel
F#m 
A 
D 
 (F sharp minor) Brought fresh  (A major) from the auto (D major) clave
F#m 
A 
She came,  (F sharp minor) she came with  (A major) sterile warnings
E 
 (E major) Screaming from her blade
D 
Singing  (D major) "I want to make you bleed"

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Chorus 1
A 
A/C# 
 (A major) I watched them fall in line,  (A/C#) 
D 
as  (D major) I  fell victim
A 
F#m7 
 (A major) To double suicide  (F sharp minor7) 
D 
on your  (D major) television
A 
A/C# 
 (A major) We heard our records  (A/C#) backwards
D 
A 
 (D major) too many times  (A major) 
F#m7 
I'm wasting my breath,  (F sharp minor7) 
D 
E 
F#m 
A 
D 
we're  (D major) wasting  (E major) our  (F sharp minor) time   (A major)  (D major) 
F#m 
A 
D 
Wasting our  (F sharp minor) time   (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 2
F#m 
A 
D 
 (F sharp minor) Down on my  (A major) knees, but not to  (D major) pray
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) Hit   so hard a (A major) cross the skull,
D 
it  (D major) buckled my legs
F#m 
A 
D 
 (F sharp minor) They told me  (A major) I  had hell to pay  (D major) 
F#m 
A 
I came,  (F sharp minor) I came too  (A major) close to heaven
E 
D 
 (E major) Had nothing to say for my (D major) self

Chorus 2
I had to walk away
A 
A/C# 
 (A major) I watched them fall in line,  (A/C#) 
D 
as  (D major) I  fell victim
A 
F#m7 
 (A major) To double suicide  (F sharp minor7) 
D 
on your  (D major) television
A 
A/C# 
 (A major) We heard our records  (A/C#) backwards
D 
A 
 (D major) too many times  (A major) 
F#m7 
I'm wasting my breath,  (F sharp minor7) 
D 
E 
F#m 
A 
D 
we're  (D major) wasting  (E major) our  (F sharp minor) time   (A major)  (D major) 
F#m 
A 
D 
Wasting our  (F sharp minor) time   (A major)  (D major) 
F#m 
A 
D 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) Time,  (A major)  (D major) wasting our  (F sharp minor) time
A 
D 
 (A major) Wasting our  (D major) time

Solo 1

Chorus 3
A 
A/C# 
 (A major) I watched them fall in line,  (A/C#) 
D 
as  (D major) I  fell victim
A 
F#m7 
 (A major) To double suicide  (F sharp minor7) 
D 
on your  (D major) television
A 
A/C# 
 (A major) We heard our records  (A/C#) backwards
D 
A 
 (D major) too many times  (A major) 
F#m7 
D 
E 
I'm wasting my breath,  (F sharp minor7) we're  (D major) wasting  (E major) our

Outro 1

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GuitarPianoUkulele

A
A/C#
D
Dsus2
F#m7
E
F#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A majorBPM: 165

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Fall Victim by Alkaline Trio, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Alkaline Trio's performance.