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 (xx0232@1)xx0232 or x577xx
Bm(5)		x24422 or x244xx
G(5 (320003@1)fr.)		320033 or 355xxx
A (x02220@1)x02220 or x022xx
C(5 (x32010@1)fr.)		x32010 or x355xx
F#m(5)	        244222 or 244xxx

1st Verse:

D (xx0232@1)             Bm (x24432@1)                G (320003@1)Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
            A (x02220@1)          C (x32010@1)       DThis (xx0232@1)air is blessed, you share with me
D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)              G (320003@1)This night is wild, so calm and dull
                  A (x02220@1)       C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)       
These hearts they race from self control
D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)                  G (320003@1)        
 Your legs are smooth, as they graze mine
            A(pause) (x02220@1)We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at all

Chorus:

A (x02220@1)                                         
 My hopes are so high that your kiss might 
F#mkill (244222@1)me,
             Gso (320003@1)won't you kill me
         F#m (244222@1) G (320003@1)   
So I die happy
D (xx0232@1)                           F#m (244222@1)My heart is yours to fill or burst,
            G (320003@1)              F#mto (244222@1)break or bury, or wear as jewelry
     G (320003@1)  F#m (244222@1)  DWhichever (xx0232@1)you prefer

2nd Verse:

D (xx0232@1)                                BmThe (x24432@1)words are hushed, lets not get busted
         G (320003@1)                 A (x02220@1)     CJust (x32010@1)lay entwined here, undiscovered
D (xx0232@1)                                Bm (x24432@1)Safe and near from all the stupid questions
             G (320003@1)                     A (x02220@1)     C"Hey (x32010@1)did you get some?" Man, that is so dumb
D (xx0232@1)               Bm (x24432@1)                        G(pause) (320003@1) Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't hear

So we can get some

Chorus:

A (x02220@1)                                         
 My hopes are so high that your kiss might 
F#mkill (244222@1)me,
             Gso (320003@1)won't you kill me
         F#m (244222@1) G (320003@1)   
So I die happy
D (xx0232@1)                           F#m (244222@1)My heart is yours to fill or burst,
            G (320003@1)              F#mto (244222@1)break or bury, or wear as jewelry
     G (320003@1)  F#m (244222@1)  DWhichever (xx0232@1)you prefer

Bridge/Outro:

Bm (x24432@1)                     G (320003@1)  Hands down this is the best day
      D (xx0232@1) 
I can ever remember
AAlways (x02220@1)remember
    Bm (x24432@1)                      G (320003@1)  
the sound of your stereo, the dim of the soft lights,
    D (xx0232@1)                          Athe (x02220@1)scent of your hair, that you twirl in your fingers
        Bm (x24432@1)       (pause)            G (320003@1)
And the time on the clock, when we realized it's so late
         D (xx0232@1)                    Aand (x02220@1)this walk that we shared, together
    Bm (x24432@1)                     GThe (320003@1)streets were wet and the gate was locked
     D (xx0232@1)              ASo (x02220@1)I jumped it, and I let you in
        Bm (x24432@1)                         GAnd (320003@1)you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
        D (xx0232@1)                Aand (x02220@1)you kissed me like you meant it 
      Bm (x24432@1)           GAnd (320003@1)I knew, that you meant it,
         D (xx0232@1)                Athat (x02220@1)you meant it, that you meant it 
      Bm (x24432@1)           GAnd (320003@1)I knew, that you meant it,
         D(hold) (xx0232@1)that you meant it