• Song:

    Matters Of Blood And Connection

  • Artist:

    Dashboard Confession

  • Album:

    The Shade Of Poison Tre...

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I suggest bar chords

And thanks to the tab before this one. it gave me a base to work off of.

Intro:
F# (244322@1)     B (x2444x@1)            F# (244322@1)                 G#mWhy (133111@4)do you speak with that accent now?
           E (022100@1)                       BEveryone (x2444x@1)knows you're not from the streets.
             F# (244322@1)                     G#m (133111@4)You went to prep school in Cambridge,
                    E (022100@1)                     BWith (x2444x@1)daughters and sons of the privileged elite.
                                        G#mTheir (133111@4)fortunes from shipping and industry,
                   E (022100@1)                 BTheir (x2444x@1)futures in yacht clubs and tails.
                F# (244322@1)                  G#mSo (133111@4)why do you speak with that accent now?
           E (022100@1)                       G#mEveryone (133111@4)knows you're moonlighting here.

                            ETo (022100@1)avail yourself of your heritage,
                            BFor (x2444x@1)a season or two in the sun.
                                 F#Draw (244322@1)well from the funds in the trust,
                                    G#mThanks (133111@4)to the fathers of fortunate sons,
                          EFor (022100@1)us it's a matter of charging the gates
                          B (x2444x@1)          F#For (244322@1)you it's a matter of blood and connections
     B (x2444x@1)         F# (244322@1)                B (x2444x@1)            
Of blood and connections. 

               F# (244322@1)                    G#mSo (133111@4)who do you fool with that costume now?
           E (022100@1)                     BEveryone (x2444x@1)knows you're not who you seem
               F# (244322@1)             G#mYou've (133111@4)got a hard way about you
                   E (022100@1)                G#mFor (133111@4)someone whose passage is already paid

                                      EBy (022100@1)the sins and the schemes of your father
                               BAnd (x2444x@1)the infinite reach of his arm
                                 F#Draw (244322@1)well from the funds in the trust,
                                    G#mThanks (133111@4)to the fathers of fortunate sons,
                           EFor (022100@1)us it's a matter of charging the gates
                           BFor (x2444x@1)you it's a matter of blood
                                 F#Drink (244322@1)well from your bottomless cup
                        G#mAnd (133111@4)bask in your good fortune
                          EFor (022100@1)us it's a matter of charging the gates
                          F# (244322@1)          G#m (133111@4) 
For you it's a matter of blood and connections

                                           BSo (x2444x@1)where will you be when you tire of the fun
                                               EThe (022100@1)escape, the charade, and your time in the sun
                                     B (x2444x@1)   
I know everyone does their own reinvention
                  F# (244322@1)                 G#mBut (133111@4)yours has a taste that's hard to swallow
                                           BAnd (x2444x@1)what will you tell of your tenure with us?
                                                   EWill (022100@1)you build yourself up, like the size of your hunt?
                                                  BIf (x2444x@1)they're anything like what you've been telling us,
                    F#Those (244322@1)stories will make true believers
                         BOf (x2444x@1)the chumps and the fools.

                F# (244322@1)                 G#mSo (133111@4)why do you speak with that accent now?
           E (022100@1)                        B (x2444x@1)
Everyone knows you're not from the streets.

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