Meg and Dia
Getaways Turned Holidays
Something Real
2006
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: D

Tuning: Drop D

Chords used: Drop D only
F#5 - 444xxx
E5 -  222xxx
G5 -  555xxx
D5 -  000xxx
A5 -  777xxx
D -   0577xx


Intro:
      F#5 (244xxx@1)          E5 (022xxx@1)           G5 (355xxx@1)         D5e|-----0---5-0-|-----0---5-0-|-------------|-------------| (xx023x@1)B|-------------|---------- --|-------------|-------------|
G|---2---2-----|---2---2-----|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-----------|-2-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       x2             x2
or
      F#5 (244xxx@1)          E5 (022xxx@1)           G5 (355xxx@1)         D5e|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| (xx023x@1)B|---------10---|---------10---|-------------|-------------|
G|-----9------9-|-----9------9-|-------------|-------------|
D|---7---7------|---7---7------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-9------------|-7------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       x2             x2


Verse 1: Same plucking as intro
F#5 (244xxx@1)            E5Fate (022xxx@1)leave on my doorstep
  G5 (355xxx@1)       D5A (xx023x@1)soldier. A soldier
F#5 (244xxx@1)      E5A (022xxx@1)fable, A fortune
  G5 (355xxx@1)        DI (xx0232@1)long for. I long for
A5 (x022xx@1)             DEver (xx0232@1)so secret I see
E5 (022xxx@1)                  D (xx0232@1) what's in store for me
A5 (x022xx@1)              DI (xx0232@1)won't let it mislead
   G5 (355xxx@1)       A5Oh (x022xx@1)no, No, it hasn't happened yet


Chorus:
D5 (xx023x@1)                     A5As (x022xx@1)for the dying and the fading
               G5and (355xxx@1)resolve to be Okay with the natural decay
D5 (xx023x@1)                     A5 (x022xx@1)                   G5I'll (355xxx@1)choose illusion And safety a hundred times over
                             E5I'm (022xxx@1)prefer to be happy and deceived
       F#5 (244xxx@1)                   D5I'm (xx023x@1)supposed to be happy and deceived


Verse 2: Same plucking as intro
F#5 (244xxx@1)          E5Let (022xxx@1)us find perfection
G5 (355xxx@1)         D5Nonesense (xx023x@1)in all we are
    F#5 (244xxx@1)            E5And (022xxx@1)save defects for later
      G5 (355xxx@1)   D5We're (xx023x@1)angels now
A5 (x022xx@1)            D (xx0232@1)                 E5Hide (022xxx@1)my uniform pride Your arrogant side
             DI'm (xx0232@1)aching already
A5 (x022xx@1)               DHide (xx0232@1)your taciturn mundane expressions
  G5 (355xxx@1)                    A5Affection (x022xx@1)will carry us a little while more


(Repeat Chorus 1 except last 2 lines)

                             E5I'm (022xxx@1)prefer to be happy and deceived
       F#5 (244xxx@1)                   G5I'm (355xxx@1)supposed to be happy and deceived
               E5 (022xxx@1)      F#5 (244xxx@1)               D5(hold)
Let us be entertain, let me believe end this way


Guitar 2:
e|-5-------5---|
B|---3-2h3---3-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------| (repeat many times)
A|-------------|
D|-------------|


Bridge:

Guitar 1: palm mute
        E5 (022xxx@1)        F#5 (244xxx@1)        G5e|---------------------------------------| (355xxx@1)B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-| (repeat but next repeat is distorted)
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Guitar 2:
e|-------10--------10-|
B|-7--8------7--8-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| (repeat many times)
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

Chorus 2:
D5 (xx023x@1)                 A5As (x022xx@1)for the dying And as for the rotting
G5 (355xxx@1) I'm okay with natural decay
D5I'll (xx023x@1)choose illusions
    A5 (x022xx@1)                   G5and (355xxx@1)safety a hundred times over
                               E5I'm (022xxx@1)prepared to be happy and deceived
      F#5 (244xxx@1)                    G5I'm (355xxx@1)supposed to be happy and deceived
                               E5I'm (022xxx@1)prepared to be happy and deceived
          F#5 (244xxx@1)                   G5(hold)
Drop this curtain I'm happy and naive


Outro:
Guitar 2:
e|-------10--------10-|
B|-7--8------7--8-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| (x4)
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|