Dashboard Confessional - The Good Fight
Ok, I've been trying to work the whole of this out by watching the MTV Unplugged as I
noticed none of the tabs had really put chord order or the outro down. So well here's
my attempt at the whole song. I've put the lyrics underneath the chords to make it a
little easier to follow the progressions. All chords are strummed except in the chorus
when it sounds like Chris is palm muting the Eb string on fret 5 (third time round),
it's actually the bass playing that note.
Slightly updated this with a few extra notes added. In the Chorus, I really like to
play it with the open strings, I don't know if Chris does it, but I think it stays very
much within his style of playing. Also, on the outro breakdown part, there's the
optional open Gb string I've put in, sometimes I also strum in the Eb string into them,
but again, optional, so use your discretion on those chords.
Tuning - Eb (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
|-----4p0------2p0----------0--------2p0----------4p0------2p0------0-|
|---0--------0-----4p0----0---0----0-----4p0----0--------0-----4p0--0-|
|-6--------4------------2--------4------------6--------4------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------0------------------0----------------------0----------|
|-0-------------0------------------0----------------------0----------|
|-1-------------2------------------6----------------------6----------|
|-2-------------4------------------6----------------------7----------|
|-2-------------4------------------4----------------------7----------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------5----------|
Consider the odds, consider the obvious, the martyr is meaningless,
|----------------0--------------------0----------------------0-----|
|----------------0--------------------0----------------------0-----|
|----------------1--------------------2----------------------6-----|
|----------------2--------------------4----------------------6-----|
|----------------2--------------------4----------------------4-----|
|----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
the campaign has died. In the planning stages and the fallen faces,
|----------------0----------------------0-----|
|----------------0----------------------0-----|
|----------------6----------------------1-----|
|----------------7----------------------2-----|
|----------------7----------------------2-----|
|----------------5----------------------0-----|
are the singular proof that it was ever alive.
|--------------0------------------0-----------------------0--------|
|--------------0------------------0-----------------------0--------|
|--------------2------------------6-----------------------6--------|
|--------------4------------------6-----------------------7--------|
|--------------4------------------4-----------------------7--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------5--------|
This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0----|
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0----|
|---------------1--------2-------------6-------------6----|
|---------------2--------4-------------6-------------7----|
|---------------2--------4-------------4-------------7----|
|---------------0------------------------------------5----|
and left to die, championless, championless, championless
|-0--------------0---------0-------------0----------|
|-0--------------0---------0-------------0----------|
|-9--------------8---------x-------------x----------|
|-9--------------9---------7-------------7----------|
|-7--------------9---------7-------------7----------|
|----------------7---------5-------------5----------|
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0------------|
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0------------|
|-9----------------8--------------x---------------------x------------|
|-9----------------9--------------7---------------------7------------|
|-7----------------9--------------7---------------------7------------|
|------------------7--------------5---------------------5------------|
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.
|-0--------------0--------0-------------0-----------|
|-0--------------0--------0-------------0-----------|
|-9--------------8--------x-------------x-----------|
|-9--------------9--------7-------------7-----------|
|-7--------------9--------7-------------7-----------|
|----------------7--------5-------------5-----------|
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0-------------|
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0-------------|
|-9----------------8--------------x---------------------x-------------|
|-9----------------9--------------7---------------------7-------------|
|-7----------------9--------------7---------------------7-------------|
|------------------7--------------5---------------------5-------------|
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dashboard_confessional/the_good_fight_tab_ver_2.html ]
|-0-----------------0---------------0--------------0----------|
|-0-----------------0---------------0--------------0----------|
|-1-----------------2---------------6--------------6----------|
|-2-----------------4---------------6--------------7----------|
|-2-----------------4---------------4--------------7----------|
|-0------------------------------------------------5----------|
Hope has sprung a perfect dive, a perfect day, a perfect lie
|-0---------------0---------0--------------0-------|
|-0---------------0---------0--------------0-------|
|-1---------------2---------6--------------6-------|
|-2---------------4---------6--------------7-------|
|-2---------------4---------4--------------7-------|
|-0----------------------------------------5-------|
A slowly crafted monologue conceding your defeat.
|---0---------------0------------------0-----------------------0---------|
|---0---------------0------------------0-----------------------0---------|
|---1---------------2------------------6-----------------------6---------|
|---2---------------4------------------6-----------------------7---------|
|-2-2---------------4------------------4-----------------------7---------|
|-0-0----------------------------------------------------------5---------|
This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0----|
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0----|
|---------------1--------2-------------6-------------6----|
|---------------2--------4-------------6-------------7----|
|---------------2--------4-------------4-------------7----|
|---------------0------------------------------------5----|
and left to die, championless, championless, championless
|-0--------------0---------0-------------0----------|
|-0--------------0---------0-------------0----------|
|-9--------------8---------x-------------x----------|
|-9--------------9---------7-------------7----------|
|-7--------------9---------7-------------7----------|
|----------------7---------5-------------5----------|
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0------------|
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0------------|
|-9----------------8--------------x---------------------x------------|
|-9----------------9--------------7---------------------7------------|
|-7----------------9--------------7---------------------7------------|
|------------------7--------------5---------------------5------------|
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.
|-0--------------0--------0-------------0-----------|
|-0--------------0--------0-------------0-----------|
|-9--------------8--------x-------------x-----------|
|-9--------------9--------7-------------7-----------|
|-7--------------9--------7-------------7-----------|
|----------------7--------5-------------5-----------|
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0-------------|
|-0----------------0--------------0---------------------0-------------|
|-9----------------8--------------x---------------------x-------------|
|-9----------------9--------------7---------------------7-------------|
|-7----------------9--------------7---------------------7-------------|
|------------------7--------------5---------------------5-------------|
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------0-----------|
|--------0-------0------0-------------------6-----------|
|--------x-------x------x--------14---------7-----------|
|--------7-------9------12-------12---------7-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Does it comfort you to know you fought the good fight?
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------0--------------|
|-0-------0--------0---------6--------------|
|-x-------x--------x-----14--7--------------|
|-7-------9--------12----12--7--------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Basking in your victory, hollow and alone
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------0--------------------|
|---0----------0------0------------------6--------------------|
|---x----------x------x--------14--------7--------------------|
|---7----------9------12-------12--------7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
to boast your bitter bragging rights to anyone who'll listen
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------0-|
|-------------0---------0-------0--------------6-|
|-------------x---------x-------x-----14-------7-|
|-------------7---------9-------12----12-------7-|
|------------------------------------------------|
While you're left with nothing tangible to gain
|----------------------------0-|
|-0--------0--------0--------0-|
|-6--------8--------8--------1-|
|-7--------7--------9--------2-|
|-7--------7--------9--------2-|
|------------------------------|
strum these chords out and just end on that E chord after a couple of strums
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