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The Best Deceptions

Dashboard Confessional
TabTuningDrop C
4.8(74)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 = fingering

p p m i p p m i p p m i m i p p = picking

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & = timing

D|+---------|---------|---------|---------+
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
F|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-1-0-----|
C|---------|---0-----|---0-----|-----2/4-|
G|---0-----|-4-------|-2-------|---------|
C|+-0-------|---------|---------|---------+

Verse 1

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

D|+--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--+
A|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
F|--0--0-<3>-0--|--0--0--3--0--|--0--0-<3>-0--|-<1><0>-x--x--|
C|--0--0--0--0--|--x--x--x--4--|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0-<2><4>-|
G|--0--0--0--0--|-<4><4><4><4>-|-<2><2>[2]<2>-|--0--0-[0][0]-|
C|+-<0><0>[0]<0>-|--0--0--0--0--|--0--0-[0]-0--|--0-[0]-0-[0]-+

"i heard about your trip

i heard about your souvenirs

i heard about the cool breeze in the cool nights

and the cool guys that you spent them with

i guess i should have heard of them from you

i guess i should have heard of them from you"

Chorus

Db = 0000xx 'DbX (xx @ 19th to avoid noticeable harmonics)

Ab(sus4)w3 = x77700 'Ab4

Gb(add9) = x55500 'Gb9

Db(maj) = 000000 'DbM

"[DbX] don't you see +-(12)-+

don't you [Ab4]see [Gb9] |-(12)-| "so

that the cha-[DbM]-rade is over[Ab4]-[Gb9] |-(12)-| kiss

and all [DbM]the best deceptions |-(12)-| me

and the clever [Ab4]cover story[Gb9] |-(12)-| hard"

awards[DbM] go to you [Ab4]-[Gb9]" +-(12)-+

"'cause [Ab4]this will be the last [Gb9]time

that i'll let you[DbM] [Ab4]-[Gb9]

[DbM]you will be back some day [Ab4]

and this [Gb9]awkward kiss[DbM]

that tells of other people's lips[Ab4]

[Gb9]will be of service[DbM]

to keeping you a-[Ab4]-[Gb9]-way[Gb9] [Ab4]-[Gb9]"

Intro

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

D|+---------|---------|---------|---------+
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
F|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-1-0-----|
C|---------|---0-----|---0-----|-----2/4-|
G|---0-----|-4-------|-2-------|---------|
C|+-0-------|---------|---------|---------+

Verse 2

"i heard about your regrets

i heard that you were feeling sorry

i heard from someone that you wish

you could set things right between us

well i guess i should have heard of that from you

i guess i should have heard of that from you"

Chorus

"don't you see +-(12)-(12)-+

don't you see |-(12)-(12)-| "so

that the charade is over? |-(12)-(12)-| kiss

and all the best deceptions |-(12)-(12)-| me

and the clever cover story |-(12)-(12)-| hard"

awards go to you" +-(12)-(12)-+

"'cause this will be the last time

that i'll let you

you will be back some day

and this awkward kiss

that tells of other people's lips

will be of service

to keeping you away

to keeping you away"

Outro

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~~~~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~

D|+-[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*-|-[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*-+
A|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|

F|-<12>*<12>*<12>*<12>*-|-<12>*<12>*<12>*<12>*-|

C|-[12]*[12]*[12]*[12]*-|-[12]*[12]*[12]*[12]*-|

G|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|
C|+--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-+
D|+-[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*-|-[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*-+
A|--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|

F|-<12>*<12>*<12>*<12>*-|-<12>*<12>*<12>*<12>*-|

C|-[11]*[11]*[11]*[11]*-|-[11]*[11]*[11]*[11]*-|

G|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|
C|+--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-+
D|+-[7]-*[7]-*[7]-*[7]-*-|-[7]-*[7]-*[7]-*[7]-*-+
A|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|
F|--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|

C|-<9>-*<9>-*<9>-*<9>-*-|-<9>-*<9>-*<9>-*<9>-*-|

G|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|
C|+--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-+
D|+-[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*[0]-*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-+
A|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|

F|--x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|-<7>-*<7>-*<7>-*<7>-*-|

C|-<5>-*<5>-*<5>-*<5>-*-|-[7]-*[7]-*[7]-*[7]-*-|

G|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|
C|+--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|--0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-+

"i'm waiting for blood to flow to my fingers

i'll be all right when my hands get warm

ignoring the phone, i'd rather say nothing

i'd rather you'd never heard my voice

you're calling too late, too late to be gracious

and you do not warrant long good byes"

8x 8x 8x 4x 4x 1x

D|+-0--|-0--|[7]|[0]|<7>|--<12>--+
A|-x--|-x--|-0-|-0-|-x-|--(12)--|

F|<12>|<12>|-x-|-x-|<7>|--(12)--|

C|[12]|[11]|<9>|<5>|[7]|--(12)--|

G|-0--|-0--|-0-|-0-|-0-|-[(12)]-|
C|+-0--|-0--|-x-|-0-|-0-|--(12)--+

"you're calling too late

you're calling too late

you're calling too late"

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