------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SECRET'S IN THE TELLING ? Dashboard Confessional ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Steph Email: clichedplatitude@hotmail.com Tuning: standard (To play with capo on 1 the chords are: C#=C, Bbm=Am, F#=F, Ab=G, Fm=Em chords: C# Bbm:(1)(2) F# Ab Fm e|-4-------6--1-----2----4----1------------| B|-6-------6--2-----2----4----1------------| G|-6-------7--3-----3----5----1------------| D|-6-------8--3-----4----6----3------------| A|-4-------8--1-----4----6----3------------| E|-x-------6--x-----2----4----1------------| intro: C Bb F# F#-Ab F# F#-Ab C Bb F# F#-Ab F# F#-Ab verse 1: Ab The signal is subtle Fm F# We pass just close enough to touch Ab No questions, no answers Fm F# We know by now to say enough Ab With only simple words Fm F# With only subtle turns Ab The things we feel alone for one another chorus: F# Bbm There is a secret that we keep C# I won't sleep if you won't sleep F# Bbm Ab Because tonight may be the last chance we'll be given F# Bbm C# We are compelled to do what we must do F# Bbm Ab We are compelled to do what we have been forbidden Fm F# So I won't sleep if you won't sleep tonight verse 2: Ab Our act of defiance Fm F# We keep this secret in our blood Ab No paper or letters Fm F# We pass just close enough to touch Ab We love in secret names Fm F# We hide within our veins Ab The things that keep us bound to one another chorus: F# Bbm There is a secret that we keep C# I won't sleep if you won't sleep F# Bbm Ab Because tonight may be the last chance we'll be given F# Bbm C# We are compelled to do what we must do F# Bbm Ab We are compelled to do what we have been forbidden bridge: Bbm Until the last resilient hope F# Has frozen deep inside my bones C# And this broken fate has claimed me F# And my memories for its own Bbm Your name is pounding through my veins F# Can't you hear how it is sung? C# And I can taste you in my mouth Ab Before the words escape my lungs C# And I'll whisper only once... chorus: F# Bbm There is a secret that we keep C# I won't sleep if you won't sleep F# Bbm Ab Because tonight may be the last chance we'll be given F# Bbm C# We are compelled to do what we have to F# Bbm Ab We are compelled to do what we have been forbidden ending: F# Bbm C# 'Cause you will be somebody's girl F# Bbm Ab And you will keep each other warm F# C# Bbm Ab F# But tonight I am feeling cold