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As Lovers Go

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A Mark, A Mission, A Scar
Key: B, C#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-     x24442
 G#m-   466444
 E-     022100
 F#-    244322
 C#m-   x46654
 A-     x02220
F#/ Bb- x143xx
 C#-    x46664
G#/ C-  x365xx
 Ebm-   x68876
Intro: Drumbeats
Verse 1:
BShe said, "I've gotta be 
G#mhonest You're wasting your
Etime if you're 
fishing around Bhere
And BI said, "You must be 
misG#mtaken 'cause I'm not
Efooling This feeling is Breal
  BShe said, "You've gotta 
be G#mcrazy! What do you
ETake me for some 
kind of Beasy Bmark?"
You've got wits You've got 
G#mlooks You've got passion
But, I Eswear that 
you've got me all Bwrong
Refrain 1:
All Ewrong
All G#mwrong
But you've C#mgot me
  BI'll be true I'll be Euseful  
I'll be G#mcavalier I'll be
Eyours my dear And I'll beC#ml---ong 
to you if you just Alet me through.
Chorus 1:
          B  F#/   Bb  E  
   This is easy as lovers go so don't 
   C#mcomplicate it by EhesiF#tating
              B  F#/Bb  
   And this is wonderful as 
G#mloving goes This is   C#mtaylor made
What's the Asense in waiting?
Verse 2:
And BI said "I've gotta be G#mhonest
I've been Ewaiting for you all my Blife
For Bso long I thought I was aG#msylum-bound
But just Eseeing you makes me think Btwice
And Bbeing with you here makes me G#msane
I fear I'll go Ecrazy if you leave my Bside
  BYou've got wits 
you've got G#mlooks
You've got passion
But are you Ebrave enough 
to leave with me toBnight"
Refrain 2:
ToEnight
ToG#mnight
But you've C#mgot me
  BI'll be true I'll be Euseful
I'll be G#mcavalier I'll 
be Eyours my dear
And I'll beC#m---long to you
If you'll just Alet me through
Chorus 2:
          B  F#/   Bb  E  
   This is easy as lovers go so don't 
   C#mcomplicate it by EhesiF#tating
              B  F#/Bb  
   And this is wonderful as 
G#mloving goes This is   C#mtaylor made
What's the Asense in F#waiting?
Chorus 3: Modulate from  Bto C#  
         C#  G#/    C  F#  
   This is easy as lovers go so don't 
   Ebmcomplicate it by  F#hesiG#tating
             C#  G#/C  
   And this is wonderful as 
Bbmloving goes This is   Ebmtaylor made
What's the Bsense in waiting?
         C#  G#/    C  F#  
   This is easy as   lovers go so don't 
   Ebmcomplicate it by  F#hesiG#tating
             C#  G#/C  
   And this is wonderful as 
                Bbm  Ebm(hold)
loving goes This is   taylor made
          B(hold)   G#(hold) C#(hold)
What's the sense in waiting?

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As Lovers Go

by Dashboard Confessional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Ebm

Bbm

A Mark, A Mission, A Scar

B C#

Key: ,

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

- 244322

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F# Bb

/ - x143xx

- x46664

G# C

/ - x365xx

Ebm

- x68876

Intro: Drumbeats

Verse 1:

She said, "I've gotta be

G#m

honest You're wasting your

time if you're

fishing around here

And I said, "You must be

G#m

mistaken 'cause I'm not

E B

fooling This feeling is real

She said, "You've gotta

G#m

be crazy! What do you

Take me for some

B B

kind of easy mark?"

You've got wits You've got

G#m

looks You've got passion

But, I swear that

you've got me all wrong

Refrain 1:

All wrong

G#m

All wrong

C#m

But you've got me

B E

I'll be true I'll be useful

G#m

I'll be cavalier I'll be

E C#m

yours my dear And I'll bel---ong

to you if you just let me through.

Chorus 1:

B F# Bb E

This is easy as lovers go so don't

C#m E F#

complicate it by hesitating

B F# Bb

And this is wonderful as

G#m C#m

loving goes This is taylor made

What's the sense in waiting?

Verse 2:

B G#m

And I said "I've gotta be honest

E B

I've been waiting for you all my life

B G#m

For so long I thought I was asylum-bound

E B

But just seeing you makes me think twice

B G#m

And being with you here makes me sane

E B

I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my side

You've got wits

G#m

you've got looks

You've got passion

But are you brave enough

to leave with me tonight"

Refrain 2:

Tonight

G#m

Tonight

C#m

But you've got me

B E

I'll be true I'll be useful

G#m

I'll be cavalier I'll

be yours my dear

C#m

And I'll be---long to you

If you'll just let me through

Chorus 2:

B F# Bb E

This is easy as lovers go so don't

C#m E F#

complicate it by hesitating

B F# Bb

And this is wonderful as

G#m C#m

loving goes This is taylor made

A F#

What's the sense in waiting?

B C#

Chorus 3: Modulate from to

C# G# C F#

This is easy as lovers go so don't

Ebm F# G#

complicate it by hesitating

C# G# C

And this is wonderful as

Bbm Ebm

loving goes This is taylor made

What's the sense in waiting?

C# G# C F#

This is easy as lovers go so don't

Ebm F# G#

complicate it by hesitating

C# G# C

And this is wonderful as

Bbm Ebm

(hold)

loving goes This is taylor made

B G# C#

(hold) (hold) (hold)

What's the sense in waiting?

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