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These Bones - Dashboard Confessional
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
This is my first tab. It is quite sad that there aren' really a lot of Dashbard 
Confessional tabs, I encourage people to make more, cuz it's just and awsome band.
These Bones
BLay my bones
At the feet of the mF#inistry
I need the guilt and the Ecompany
I need the chance to be jF#udged
And then long forgotten
BLately I just can't shake it
F#I count the days in seconds and minutes
EHours and hours are subtle as shards of F#glass
In the skin
G#mSo lay with me
I could use the Ecompany
You could help me ease
BThese bones are like maps and keys
Where they F#took their hits, and they felt those teeth
There's a G#mstory hidden underneath
If you Edig in deep, will you F#find relief?
For Bthese bones shudder all night long
The F#hammer drops, another scar
For G#mthese bones but I know
They're Eonly my second F#home
BNaked and under the cover of F#night
It's just a matter of Etime 'til I'm
Counted and measured and F#filed
And then long forgotten
ForBgive my manner of speaking
F#I know it's quick, but the clock is still ticking
And IE've got a few words left burning holes on my F#tongue
I've been saving them
G#mSo lay with me
I could use the Ecompany
You could help me ease
BThese bones are like maps and keys
Where they F#took their hits, and they felt those teeth
There's a G#mstory hidden underneath
If you Edig in deep, will you F#find relief?
For Bthese bones shudder all night long
The F#hammer drops, another scar
For G#mthese bones but I know
They're Eonly my second F#home
No you won't go down G#maloneF#  
No you won't go down EaloneF#  
No you won't go down G#maloneF#  
No you won't go down Ealone
G#mSo lay with me
I could use the Ecompany
You could help me ease
BThese bones are like maps and keys
Where they F#took their hits, and they felt those teeth
There's a G#mstory hidden underneath
If you Edig in deep, will you F#find relief?
For Bthese bones shudder all night long
The F#hammer drops, another scar
For G#mthese bones but I know
They're Eonly my second F#home
BThese bones are like maps and keys
Where they F#took their hits, and they felt those teeth
There's a G#mstory hidden underneath
If you Edig in deep, will you F#find relief?
For Bthese bones shudder all night long
The F#hammer drops, another scar
For G#mthese bones but I know
They're Eonly my second F#home
For Bthese bones
'Cause I know
That you F#won't go down aBlone

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These Bones

by Dashboard Confessional

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G#m

These Bones - Dashboard Confessional

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

This is my first tab. It is quite sad that there aren' really a lot of Dashbard

Confessional tabs, I encourage people to make more, cuz it's just and awsome band.

These Bones

Lay my bones

At the feet of the ministry

I need the guilt and the company

I need the chance to be judged

And then long forgotten

Lately I just can't shake it

I count the days in seconds and minutes

E F#

Hours and hours are subtle as shards of glass

In the skin

G#m

So lay with me

I could use the company

You could help me ease

These bones are like maps and keys

Where they took their hits, and they felt those teeth

G#m

There's a story hidden underneath

E F#

If you dig in deep, will you find relief?

For these bones shudder all night long

The hammer drops, another scar

G#m

For these bones but I know

E F#

They're only my second home

B F#

Naked and under the cover of night

It's just a matter of time 'til I'm

Counted and measured and filed

And then long forgotten

Forgive my manner of speaking

I know it's quick, but the clock is still ticking

E F#

And I've got a few words left burning holes on my tongue

I've been saving them

G#m

So lay with me

I could use the company

You could help me ease

These bones are like maps and keys

Where they took their hits, and they felt those teeth

G#m

There's a story hidden underneath

E F#

If you dig in deep, will you find relief?

For these bones shudder all night long

The hammer drops, another scar

G#m

For these bones but I know

E F#

They're only my second home

G#m F#

No you won't go down alone

E F#

No you won't go down alone

G#m F#

No you won't go down alone

G#m

So lay with me

I could use the company

You could help me ease

These bones are like maps and keys

Where they took their hits, and they felt those teeth

G#m

There's a story hidden underneath

E F#

If you dig in deep, will you find relief?

For these bones shudder all night long

The hammer drops, another scar

G#m

For these bones but I know

E F#

They're only my second home

These bones are like maps and keys

Where they took their hits, and they felt those teeth

G#m

There's a story hidden underneath

E F#

If you dig in deep, will you find relief?

For these bones shudder all night long

The hammer drops, another scar

G#m

For these bones but I know

E F#

They're only my second home

For these bones

'Cause I know

F# B

That you won't go down alone

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