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      E022100
    C#mx46654
      Ax02220
      Bx2444x
      Dxx0232
   G#m7464444
  Aadd9577600
[Riff]
Eb|--------------------E7----|
Bb|--------------------9----|
Gb|--------------------9----|
Db|-----4-6-7-6-4------9----|
Ab|---4-----------7-7--7----|
Eb|-5-----------------------|
[Intro]
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------E--|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------1-|
Db|-----4-6-------4-6-7-----|-4-6--------4-6-------4-6-7------4-6-------4-6----4-1---2-|
Ab|---------7---------------|----------------7------------------------------7--6-2---2-|
Eb|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-|-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0-------0-0--------------0-|
[Verse]
EBreathe in for C#mluck Breathe in so dAeep This air is blBessed you sDhare with Eme
This night is C#mwild so calm and dAull These hearts they rBace from Dself control
EYour legs are sC#mmooth as they graze mAine Were doing Bfine Were doing nothing at
[Chorus]
All Emy hopes are so high that your kiss might kill G#m7me
                        Aadd9      G#m7[Riff]
so wont you kill me so I die happy
EMy heart is yours to fill or G#m7burst 
to break or Aadd9bury or wear as G#m7jewelry Aadd9whichever you G#m7prefer
[Verse]
EThe words are hushed lets not get C#mbusted just lay Aentwined here undiBscoveredD  C#m  
ESafe in here from all the stupid C#mquestions "Hey did you get sAome" man that is so dBumbD  C#m  
SEtay quiet Stay C#mnear Stay close They cant Ahear so we can gBet someD  C#m  
All Emy hopes are so high that your kiss might kill G#m7me
                        Aadd9      G#m7[Riff]
so wont you kill me so I die happy
EMy heart is yours to fill or G#m7burst
to break or Aadd9bury or wear as G#m7jewelry Aadd9whichever you G#m7prefer
C#mHands down this is the Abest day I can Eever remember Balways remember
the C#msound of the stereo the dAim of the soft lights the sEcent of your hair
that you Btwirled in your fingers and the C#mtime on the clock when we Arealized
it's so late and this Ewalk that we shared Btogether
The stC#mreets were wet and the gatAe was locked so I jumEped it and I let Byou in and
you stC#mood at your door with your haAnds on my waist and you kiEssed me like you meBant it
and I kC#mnew that you mAeant it that you mEeant it that you mBeant it
And I C#mknew that you Ameant it that you Emeant it

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Open

O221OO

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

E major

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Hands Down

by Dashboard Confessional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m7

Aadd9

022100

C#m

x46654

x02220

x2444x

xx0232

G#m7

464444

Aadd9

577600

[Riff]

Eb|--------------------7----|

Bb|--------------------9----|

Gb|--------------------9----|

Db|-----4-6-7-6-4------9----|

Ab|---4-----------7-7--7----|

Eb|-5-----------------------|

[Intro]

Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------1-|

Db|-----4-6-------4-6-7-----|-4-6--------4-6-------4-6-7------4-6-------4-6----4-1---2-|

Ab|---------7---------------|----------------7------------------------------7--6-2---2-|

Eb|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-|-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0-------0-0--------------0-|

[Verse]

E C#m A B D E

Breathe in for luck Breathe in so deep This air is blessed you share with me

C#m A B D

This night is wild so calm and dull These hearts they race from self control

E C#m A B

Your legs are smooth as they graze mine Were doing fine Were doing nothing at

[Chorus]

E G#m7

All my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me

Aadd9 G#m7

[Riff]

so wont you kill me so I die happy

E G#m7

My heart is yours to fill or burst

Aadd9 G#m7 Aadd9 G#m7

to break or bury or wear as jewelry whichever you prefer

[Verse]

E C#m A B D C#m

The words are hushed lets not get busted just lay entwined here undiscovered

E C#m A B D C#m

Safe in here from all the stupid questions "Hey did you get some" man that is so dumb

E C#m A B D C#m

Stay quiet Stay near Stay close They cant hear so we can get some

E G#m7

All my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me

Aadd9 G#m7

[Riff]

so wont you kill me so I die happy

E G#m7

My heart is yours to fill or burst

Aadd9 G#m7 Aadd9 G#m7

to break or bury or wear as jewelry whichever you prefer

C#m A E B

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember always remember

C#m A E

the sound of the stereo the dim of the soft lights the scent of your hair

B C#m A

that you twirled in your fingers and the time on the clock when we realized

E B

it's so late and this walk that we shared together

C#m A E B

The streets were wet and the gate was locked so I jumped it and I let you in and

C#m A E B

you stood at your door with your hands on my waist and you kissed me like you meant it

C#m A E B

and I knew that you meant it that you meant it that you meant it

C#m A E

And I knew that you meant it that you meant it

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