Hands Down (Acoustic) by Dashboard Confessional
Tabbed by: Brian Jenkins
- Capo on 1st fret. All chords are named relative to the position of the capo.
D(5) xx0232 or x577xx
Bm(5) x24422 or x244xx
G(5) 320033 or 355xxx
A(5) x02220 or x022xx
C(5) x32010 or x355xx
F#m(5) 244222 or 244xxx
1st Verse:
D Bm G
Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
A C D
This air is blessed, you share with me
D Bm G
This night is wild, so calm and dull
A C D
These hearts they race from self control
D Bm G
Your legs are smooth, as they graze mine
A (pause)
We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all
Chorus:
A
My hopes are so high that your kiss might
F#m
kill me,
G
so won't you kill me
F#m G
So I die happy
D F#m
My heart is yours to fill or burst,
G F#m
to break or bury, or wear as jewelry
G F#m D
Whichever you prefer
2nd Verse:
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D Bm
The words are hushed, lets not get busted
G A C
Just lay entwined here, undiscovered
D Bm
Safe and near from all the stupid questions
G A C
“Hey did you get some?” Man, that is so dumb
D Bm G (pause)
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't hear
So we can get some
Chorus:
A
My hopes are so high that your kiss might
F#m
kill me,
G
so won't you kill me
F#m G
So I die happy
D F#m
My heart is yours to fill or burst,
G F#m
to break or bury, or wear as jewelry
G F#m D
Whichever you prefer
Bridge/Outro:
Bm G
Hands down this is the best day
D
I can ever remember
A
Always remember
Bm G
the sound of your stereo, the dim of the soft lights,
D A
the scent of your hair, that you twirl in your fingers
Bm (pause) G
And the time on the clock, when we realized it's so late
D A
and this walk that we shared, together
Bm G
The streets were wet and the gate was locked
D A
So I jumped it, and I let you in
Bm G
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
D A
and you kissed me like you meant it
Bm G
And I knew, that you meant it,
D A
that you meant it, that you meant it
Bm G
And I knew, that you meant it,
D (hold)
that you meant it
