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Dashboard Confessional - Hell On The Throat
Capo 2
Intro: A  
  AA line of strands Dto mark the trail
DNo one said  Eit would be Aeasy
  AI must admit
  DI thought that risk Dwas better 
Ewaged in younger Aseasons
Refrain:
And all these F#myears in the cold 
play Ahell on the throat
Until Deverything I say 
burns like Acinders
Chorus:
But it's Ahard to beE/G#long 
to a F#mgirl or a Esong
In the Dcrease of a sEtrangling Awinter
It's sAtrange to be E/G#lost
Stranger sF#mtill to be Elone on 
     R                  E  A  
the strings of a twisting line
  AAlong the way Dthe 
turns are sharp
DNo one said  Ethey 
would be Aeasy
  AI must admit 
  DI thought the trip Dwas better 
Emade in younger Aseasons
Refrain:
But all these F#myears in pursuit 
made a Aman of a fool
Till Devery word I say is on Awaver
Chorus 2:
Well it's Ahard to beE/G#long 
To a F#mgirl or a Esong 
In the Dcase of a Eselfish believer
It's sAtrange to be E/G#lost 
SF#mtranger still to Ebelong on 
the sDtrings in a Etwisting Aline 
Interlude:  B-  E-  E-  F#- B  
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro:
  AAnd when the E/G#path I have F#mmade 
From the Egrass to the Dgrave
I will Elove you Astill
  AAnd when the E/G#sand turns to F#mglass 
And all that's Eleft is the Dpast
               E  A(hold)
I will love you still

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Hell On The Throat

by Dashboard Confessional

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

Dashboard Confessional - Hell On The Throat

Capo 2

Intro:

A D

A line of strands to mark the trail

D E A

No one said it would be easy

I must admit

D D

I thought that risk was better

E A

waged in younger seasons

Refrain:

F#m

And all these years in the cold

play hell on the throat

Until everything I say

burns like cinders

Chorus:

A E/G#

But it's hard to belong

F#m E

to a girl or a song

D E A

In the crease of a strangling winter

A E/G#

It's strange to be lost

F#m E

Stranger still to be lone on

E A

the strings of a twisting line

A D

Along the way the

turns are sharp

D E

No one said they

would be easy

I must admit

D D

I thought the trip was better

E A

made in younger seasons

Refrain:

F#m

But all these years in pursuit

made a man of a fool

D A

Till every word I say is on waver

Chorus 2:

A E/G#

Well it's hard to belong

F#m E

To a girl or a song

D E

In the case of a selfish believer

A E/G#

It's strange to be lost

F#m E

Stranger still to belong on

D E A

the strings in a twisting line

B E E F# B

Interlude: - - - -

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Outro:

A E/G# F#m

And when the path I have made

E D

From the grass to the grave

E A

I will love you still

A E/G# F#m

And when the sand turns to glass

E D

And all that's left is the past

E A

(hold)

I will love you still

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