• Song:

    My Favorite Accident

  • Artist:

    Motion City Soundtrack

  • Album:

    I Am the Movie

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I tabbed this out the way my band plays it live. It's not exactly how MCS plays it, but 
pretty close and it sounds perfect if you're singing along.

TUNING: Half Step Down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb)

eb]------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb]------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb]------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db]---7-----------------------7--------------------------------------|
Ab]-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-5---7-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-10-|
Eb]-7-------------------5---7----------------------------------------|

eb]-----------------------------------------------|
Bb]-----------------------------------------------|
Gb]-----------------------------------------------|
Db]---7-----------------------7-----------------7-|
Ab]-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-5---7-----9-7-9-7-5-7-9-7---|
Eb]-7-------------------5---7---------------------|

Bm, A, G x4

Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)             GI (320003@1)got the message long before you said you knew
Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)             GThere (320003@1)was no chance of us at all
        Bm (x24432@1)          AWith (x02220@1)no velocity and empty headed
GHard (320003@1)and far too long
Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)             GI (320003@1)spent two years alone with you
Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)             GJust (320003@1)when I thought I had forgotten
Bm (x24432@1)         A (x02220@1)           GYou (320003@1)came back soft without a sound

F#m (244222@1)        G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m C#You (x43121@1)said we were an accident
F#m (244222@1)     G (320003@1)               DWith (xx0232@1)accidents you'll never know
    Em (022000@1)  F#mWhat (244222@1)could have been
F#m (244222@1)   G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m C#So (x43121@1)we were an accident
F#m (244222@1)           G (320003@1)           DYou'll (xx0232@1)always be my favorite one

Bm, A, G x2

Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)                  GYou (320003@1)hit the road and left me an ocean
Bm (x24432@1)               A (x02220@1)             GI (320003@1)cant swim in the silence of your skin
G (320003@1)                Bmskin (x24432@1)please let me in
         A (x02220@1)            GSide (320003@1)the times we never had right
Bm (x24432@1)      A (x02220@1)               GInside (320003@1)two years alone with you

F#m (244222@1)        G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m C#You (x43121@1)said we were an accident
F#m (244222@1)     G (320003@1)               DWith (xx0232@1)accidents you'll never know
   Em (022000@1)   F#mWhat (244222@1)could have been
F#m (244222@1)   G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m C#So (x43121@1)we were an accident
F#m (244222@1)          G (320003@1)           DYou'll (xx0232@1)always be my favorite one

F#m (244222@1)name="chord_320003@1">G         DWe (xx0232@1)could have been
   F#m (244222@1)  DWe (xx0232@1)could have been
   F#m (244222@1)     G (320003@1)DInstead (xx0232@1)of accidental
D (xx0232@1)    EmRunning (022000@1)always running

Why can't you believe?

Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)          GLong (320003@1)winded promises of future company
Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)                GUp (320003@1)close the sound remains the same
            Bm (x24432@1)            A (x02220@1)       GWithout (320003@1)the reign of terror over every momentary exchange
Bm (x24432@1)   A (x02220@1)        GWe (320003@1)are exactly as before

Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)                  GYou (320003@1)hit the road and left me an ocean
Bm (x24432@1)               A (x02220@1)            GI (320003@1)cant swim in the silence of your skin
G (320003@1)                Bmskin (x24432@1)please let me in
         A (x02220@1)            GSide (320003@1)the times we never had right
Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)              G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Inside no chance of us at all

That's really all there is to this song. If you can get the vocals and the rhythm right 
be golden like a shower. Questions or comments? justin.davin@usmc.mil
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