{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1032553,"song":"Bend And Not Break","artist":"Dashboard Confessional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11227846-bend-and-not-break-chords-by-dashboard-confessional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1032553?type=chord","rating":4.73019,"votes":6,"content":"Tuning: Half-Step Down\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]E[/ch] (16x)\r\n       [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]C#m[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] (6x)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I catalog these steps now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]            \r\n  decisive and intentioned[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nprecise and patterned [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nspecifically to yours[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I'm talented at breathing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  especially exhaling[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nso that my chest will [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nrise and fall with yours[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] - [ch]C#m[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] (4x)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I'm careful not to wake you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  fearing conversation[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's better just to hold you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  and keep you pacified[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I'm talented with reason[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I cover all the angles[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can fail before I EVER try[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B/D#[/ch]\r\n  Try to understand there's an [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nold mistake that fools will make[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n  And I'm the king of them[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\npushing everything that's good away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo won't you hold me now? [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(I will not bend I will not break)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Won't you hold me now? [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(I will not bend I will not break)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] - [ch]C#m[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] (2x)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I am fairly agile [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I can bend and not break[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr I can break and [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\ntake it with a smile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I am so resilient [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I recover quickly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'll convince you [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsoon that i am fine[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B/D#[/ch]\r\n  Try to understand there's an [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nold mistake that fools will make[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n  And I'm the king of them[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\npushing everything that's good away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo won't you hold me now? [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(I will not bend I will not break)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Won't you hold me now? [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n(For you I rise for you I fall)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nInterlude: [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]C#m[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch] (2x)\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJust hold me close to you[/tab]\r\n(Repeat 4x)\r\n\r\n\r\nInterlude: [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]C#m[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch] (2x)\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n  Try to understand there's an[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nold mistake that fools will make[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm the king of them[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]       \r\npushing everything that's good away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo won't you hold me now? [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Won't you hold me now?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] - [ch]C#m[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] (4x) [ch]E[/ch](end)","plain_text":"Tuning: Half-Step Down\n\n\nIntro: E (16x)\n       E - C#m - A (6x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE - C#m - A (4x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE - C#m - A (2x)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude: E - C#m - D - E (2x)\n\n\nBridge:\n\n(Repeat 4x)\n\n\nInterlude: E - C#m - D - E (2x)\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE - C#m - A (4x) E(end)","chords":["E","C#m","A","A#m","B/D#","Am","C","F#m","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}