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Hands Down

nik — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:06:30 +0000

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


[Verse 1]

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]

D                                           
 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


[Verse 2]

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
                   A   C
So we can get some


[Chorus]

D                                  
 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]

D                       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

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Hands Down

nik — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:22:36 +0000

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


[Verse 1]

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]

D                                           
 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


[Verse 2]

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
                   A   C
So we can get some


[Chorus]

D                                  
 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]

D                       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

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Water And Bridges

nik — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:32:03 +0000

Dashboard Confessional - Water And Bridges


Capo 2


        G       D/F#
There's things I know I 
Em                    D
should have mentioned sooner
      C     D
But I didn't know how
    G      D/F#
I'm sorry I lost you
  Em                 D
I never thought that this 
             C
could come between us
  D       G        D/F#
I know its water and bridges now
    Em
But what's the sense 
   D        C
in carrying around
     D           C
This weight These words 
    D
are tearing me apart


G - Bm - C - Em - C - G


Chorus 1:
G
  And that's enough for 
the back to break
Bm                C
  That's an awful lot to take
    Em               C
But I've been paying for 
           G
it since I drove my girl away
G
  And that's the sign 
of a solemn man
Bm
  I'll make the best of 
    C
the best I can
    Em             C
And I'll be better for it 
     G
if I ever get my chance


G - D/F# - Em - D - C - D


Verse 3:
     G     D/F#  Em
That face I know exactly 
            D
what you're thinking
        C
But I'm certain this 
D      G
time is different
    D/F#         Em
And that's why I can't pretend
     D            C
that everything is mended
  D        G
I know I've tried to 
    D/F#
for too long now
    Em
But what's the sense 
   D        C
in carrying around
     D
This weight 
      C
These words are 
D
tearing us apart


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge:
Em   D   G        C
  Oh save me from a gray life
Em   D   G        C
  Oh save me from a gray life
Em     D       G
  I've paid the price 
        C  Em  D   C
with my soul Oh save me


G - Em - D - C - Bm - C - D


Chorus 2:
G
  And that's enough for 
the back to break
Bm                C
  That's an awful lot to take
    Em               C
But I've been paying for 
           G
it since I drove my girl away
Em
  And that's the sign 
of a solemn man
Bm
  I'll make the best of 
    C
the best I can
    Em             C
And I'll be better for it 
     G
if I ever get my chance
If I ever get my chance
If I ever get my chance
If I ever get my chance

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Hands Down

nik — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:53:41 +0000

E      022100
C#m    x46654
A      x02220
B      x2444x
D      xx0232
G#m7   464444
Aadd9  577600


[Riff]
                       E
Eb|--------------------7----|
Bb|--------------------9----|
Gb|--------------------9----|
Db|-----4-6-7-6-4------9----|
Ab|---4-----------7-7--7----|
Eb|-5-----------------------|


[Intro]
                                                                                     E
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------1-|
Db|-----4-6-------4-6-7-----|-4-6--------4-6-------4-6-7------4-6-------4-6----4-1---2-|
Ab|---------7---------------|----------------7------------------------------7--6-2---2-|
Eb|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-|-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0-------0-0--------------0-|


[Verse]

E              C#m                 A                 B          D         E
Breathe in for luck Breathe in so deep This air is blessed you share with me
              C#m               A                      B        D
This night is wild so calm and dull These hearts they race from self control
E              C#m                  A              B
Your legs are smooth as they graze mine Were doing fine Were doing nothing at


[Chorus]

    E                                             G#m7
All my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
            Aadd9            G#m7    [Riff]
so wont you kill me so I die happy
E                            G#m7
My heart is yours to fill or burst 
           Aadd9            G#m7    Aadd9        G#m7
to break or bury or wear as jewelry whichever you prefer


[Verse]

E                                 C#m             A                 B        D C#m
The words are hushed lets not get busted just lay entwined here undiscovered
E                                C#m                         A                    B    D C#m
Safe in here from all the stupid questions "Hey did you get some" man that is so dumb
 E              C#m                       A               B           D C#m
Stay quiet Stay near Stay close They cant hear so we can get some


    E                                             G#m7
All my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
            Aadd9            G#m7    [Riff]
so wont you kill me so I die happy
E                            G#m7
My heart is yours to fill or burst
           Aadd9            G#m7    Aadd9        G#m7
to break or bury or wear as jewelry whichever you prefer


C#m                    A              E             B
Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember always remember
    C#m                      A                          E
the sound of the stereo the dim of the soft lights the scent of your hair
         B                               C#m                       A
that you twirled in your fingers and the time on the clock when we realized
                      E                   B
it's so late and this walk that we shared together
      C#m                       A                    E               B
The streets were wet and the gate was locked so I jumped it and I let you in and
      C#m                          A                         E                  B
you stood at your door with your hands on my waist and you kissed me like you meant it
       C#m           A                 E                 B
and I knew that you meant it that you meant it that you meant it
      C#m           A                 E
And I knew that you meant it that you meant it

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Hands Down

nik — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:48:15 +0000

E      022100
C#m    x46654
A      x02220
B      x2444x
D      xx0232
G#m7   464444
Aadd9  577600


[Riff]
                       E
Eb|--------------------7----|
Bb|--------------------9----|
Gb|--------------------9----|
Db|-----4-6-7-6-4------9----|
Ab|---4-----------7-7--7----|
Eb|-5-----------------------|


[Intro]
                                                                                     E
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------1-|
Db|-----4-6-------4-6-7-----|-4-6--------4-6-------4-6-7------4-6-------4-6----4-1---2-|
Ab|---------7---------------|----------------7------------------------------7--6-2---2-|
Eb|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-|-------0-0--------0-0--------0-0-------0-0--------------0-|


[Verse]

E              C#m                 A                 B          D         E
Breathe in for luck Breathe in so deep This air is blessed you share with me
              C#m               A                      B        D
This night is wild so calm and dull These hearts they race from self control
E              C#m                  A              B
Your legs are smooth as they graze mine Were doing fine Were doing nothing at


[Chorus]

    E                                             G#m7
All my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
            Aadd9            G#m7    [Riff]
so wont you kill me so I die happy
E                            G#m7
My heart is yours to fill or burst 
           Aadd9            G#m7    Aadd9        G#m7
to break or bury or wear as jewelry whichever you prefer


[Verse]

E                                 C#m             A                 B        D C#m
The words are hushed lets not get busted just lay entwined here undiscovered
E                                C#m                         A                    B    D C#m
Safe in here from all the stupid questions "Hey did you get some" man that is so dumb
 E              C#m                       A               B           D C#m
Stay quiet Stay near Stay close They cant hear so we can get some


    E                                             G#m7
All my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
            Aadd9            G#m7    [Riff]
so wont you kill me so I die happy
E                            G#m7
My heart is yours to fill or burst
           Aadd9            G#m7    Aadd9        G#m7
to break or bury or wear as jewelry whichever you prefer


C#m                    A              E             B
Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember always remember
    C#m                      A                          E
the sound of the stereo the dim of the soft lights the scent of your hair
         B                               C#m                       A
that you twirled in your fingers and the time on the clock when we realized
                      E                   B
it's so late and this walk that we shared together
      C#m                       A                    E               B
The streets were wet and the gate was locked so I jumped it and I let you in and
      C#m                          A                         E                  B
you stood at your door with your hands on my waist and you kissed me like you meant it
       C#m           A                 E                 B
and I knew that you meant it that you meant it that you meant it
      C#m           A                 E
And I knew that you meant it that you meant it

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