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Dashboard Confessional - Truth Of Matter
Capo 2
Intro: C/E  
   C/EOver the fence
My Cfoot gets a Ghold 
of the C/Egrate,
And up to the rope
Who Cknows if it Gcant 
take my Cweight
Nut even if it Gfrays
Even as I sAmcale these walls
I believe that Gtroubles mount
Chorus 1:
And I believe a Fcurse
Hold me in her Garms
And the Ctruth    G/Bof the AmmatteEmr
Is its Fall Gover Cyou
  AmAhead of it shouts by a Cmile or Gtwo
If I Amsail out to the west
Who Cknow if I G/Bcan make the Crest
But even if I Gcant
Even if they Amtake me back
I believe that Gtroubles mount
Chorus 2:
And I believe a Fcurse
Hold me in her Garms
And the Ctruth    G/Bof the AmmatteEmr
Is its Fall Gover Cyou
And the Ctruth    G/Bof the AmmatteEmr
Is its Fall Gover you
Interlude:  Bm-  D-  A/C#-  Bm-  D- F#m  
  CBut even if I'm Gsafe
Even if I Ammake it out
I believe that Gtroubles mounts,
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro:
And the Ctruth    G/Bof the AmmatteEmr
         F       G  C(hold)
Is its all over you

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Truth Of Matter

by Dashboard Confessional

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G/B

A/C#

F#m

Dashboard Confessional - Truth Of Matter

Capo 2

C/E

Intro:

C/E

Over the fence

C G

My foot gets a hold

C/E

of the grate,

And up to the rope

C G

Who knows if it cant

take my weight

Nut even if it frays

Even as I scale these walls

I believe that troubles mount

Chorus 1:

And I believe a curse

Hold me in her arms

C G/B Am Em

And the truth of the matter

F G C

Is its all over you

Am C G

Ahead of it shouts by a mile or two

If I sail out to the west

C G/B C

Who know if I can make the rest

But even if I cant

Even if they take me back

I believe that troubles mount

Chorus 2:

And I believe a curse

Hold me in her arms

C G/B Am Em

And the truth of the matter

F G C

Is its all over you

C G/B Am Em

And the truth of the matter

F G

Is its all over you

Bm D A/C# Bm D F#m

Interlude: - - - - -

C G

But even if I'm safe

Even if I make it out

I believe that troubles mounts,

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Outro:

C G/B Am Em

And the truth of the matter

F G C

(hold)

Is its all over you

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