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                             DROWNING - Dashboard Confessional
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Tabbed by: HEMA (based on tab by Andrew Mcshan)
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: standard (eBGDAE)
Chords used:
Csus4: x33010
Em7:   020000
Am7:   x02010
G:     320022
D/F#:  200232
F:     133211
C:     x32010
Em7 and Am7 are played for 1/2 a bar each, most other chords for a whole bar.
Strumming pattern for the intro, verse and interlude:
D  UDU|D  UDU|D  UDU|D  UDU|
The chorus and outro are played with all downstrums
[Intro]
 Csus4   Em7   Am7(2x)
[Verse 1]
      Csus4Am I Em7drowAm7ning you Csus4out?Em7  Am7  
       Csus4  Em7Boasts Am7of deCsus4fectionEm7  Am7  
If Csus4everything was up to me, Em7I would be Am7gone by the Csus4first sightEm7  Am7  
The Csus4first sight of hope I'd be Em7packed up and Am7out on Csus4my way.Em7  Am7  
[Chorus]
GTime has been D/F#spread so Ethin
And it's just Ghours 'til the D/F#day beFgins.E  
And the Gthings that are keeping you D/F#here are not keeping Eme here.
The Gthings that are keeping you D/F#here will keep me awFay.E  
And "You'll be Csorry"F, is it not what Cthey'll say?F  
Don't Cfollow your heart 'cause it Fjust seems to get in Cyour way.F  
And Cdon't ever Fleave here and Cmope at your Fleisure
and Cstraighten out your Fcrease dear and Ctruth is in a Ftall beer
[Interlude]
Csus4 Em7 Am7
[Verse 2]
     Csus4Are you Em7drowning Am7your Csus4fears?Em7  Am7  
     Csus4With a Em7glass Am7of deCsus4ceptionEm7  Am7  
When Csus4everything is hazy then Em7everything Am7will be OCsus4-KEm7  Am7  
When Csus4everything is hazy then Em7you won't be Am7sad that Csus4you stayed.Em7  Am7  
[Chorus]
GTime has been D/F#spread so Ethin
And it's just Ghours 'til the D/F#day beFgins.E  
And the Gthings that are keeping you D/F#here are not keeping Eme here.
The Gthings that are keeping you D/F#here will keep me awFay.E  
And "You'll be Csorry"F, is it not what Cthey'll say?F  
Don't Cfollow your heart 'cause it Fjust seems to get in Cyour way.F  
And Cdon't ever Fleave here and Cmope at your Fleisure
and Cstraighten out your Fcrease dear and Ctruth is in a Ftall beer
[Outro]
Csus4
Em7That's Am7the Csus4end
Em7That's Am7the Csus4end
Em7That's Am7the Csus4end...
 Em7   Am7(hold)

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Drowning

by Dashboard Confessional

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Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Em7

Am7

D/F#

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DROWNING - Dashboard Confessional

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: HEMA (based on tab by Andrew Mcshan)

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: standard (eBGDAE)

Chords used:

Csus4

: x33010

Em7

: 020000

Am7

: x02010

: 320022

D/F#

: 200232

: 133211

: x32010

Em7 and Am7 are played for 1/2 a bar each, most other chords for a whole bar.

Strumming pattern for the intro, verse and interlude:

D UDU|D UDU|D UDU|D UDU|

The chorus and outro are played with all downstrums

[Intro]

Csus4 Em7 Am7

(2x)

[Verse 1]

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

Am I drowning you out?

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

Boasts of defection

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

If everything was up to me, I would be gone by the first sight

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

The first sight of hope I'd be packed up and out on my way.

[Chorus]

G D/F# E

Time has been spread so thin

G D/F# F E

And it's just hours 'til the day begins.

G D/F# E

And the things that are keeping you here are not keeping me here.

G D/F# F E

The things that are keeping you here will keep me away.

C F C F

And "You'll be sorry", is it not what they'll say?

C F C F

Don't follow your heart 'cause it just seems to get in your way.

C F C F

And don't ever leave here and mope at your leisure

C F C F

and straighten out your crease dear and truth is in a tall beer

[Interlude]

Csus4 Em7 Am7

[Verse 2]

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

Are you drowning your fears?

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

With a glass of deception

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

When everything is hazy then everything will be O-K

Csus4 Em7 Am7 Csus4 Em7 Am7

When everything is hazy then you won't be sad that you stayed.

[Chorus]

G D/F# E

Time has been spread so thin

G D/F# F E

And it's just hours 'til the day begins.

G D/F# E

And the things that are keeping you here are not keeping me here.

G D/F# F E

The things that are keeping you here will keep me away.

C F C F

And "You'll be sorry", is it not what they'll say?

C F C F

Don't follow your heart 'cause it just seems to get in your way.

C F C F

And don't ever leave here and mope at your leisure

C F C F

and straighten out your crease dear and truth is in a tall beer

[Outro]

Csus4

Em7 Am7 Csus4

That's the end

Em7 Am7 Csus4

That's the end

Em7 Am7 Csus4

That's the end...

Em7 Am7

(hold)

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