• Song:

    The Motions

  • Artist:

    Dashboard Confession

  • Album:

    Alter The Ending

Intro C - Gm - Fm - Gm




Verse 1:
(Palm mute)

C                  Gm
From small pins to fiery burns,
Fm                          Gm
These are the signals of my dying nerves
C                          Gm
Singed by the heat of your lines and curves
Fm                     Gm
Into a fire that could scorch the earth

Pre-chorus:
(Palm mute)

C
I'm going through the motions
Gm
I'm going through the motions
Fm
I'm going through the motions
Gm
I'm going through 'em
      C       Gm            Fm    Gm
But I can't remember how to feel

Chorus:

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
Fm
Oh if this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
     C         Gm          Fm           Gm
Then I am not afraid to be bound to the impulses of science

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
Fm
Oh if this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
     C         Gm           Fm           Gm
Then I am not ashamed to be owned by the impulses

Verse 2:
(Palm mute)

C                    Gm
From small shocks to surgin' bolts
Fm                            Gm
These are the signals from my spinal post
C                                 Gm
Sent down the wires through their lines and folds
Fm                Gm
Into a riot on my frontal lobe

Pre-chorus:
(Palm mute)

C
I'm going through the motions
Gm
I'm going through the motions
Fm
I'm going through the motions
Gm
I'm going through 'em
      C       Gm            Fm    Gm
But I can't remember how to feel

Bridge:
(Strum down, up, palm mute down, pause - twice for each chord. Listen to the song for the rhythm.)
      C              Gm
Since I ran my hands over you
Fm                Gm      C   Gm             Fm        Gm
Nothing else will ever do now     To cool me      down


Chorus:

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
Fm
Oh if this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
     C         Gm          Fm           Gm
Then I am not afraid to be bound to the impulses of science

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
Fm
Oh if this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
     C         Gm           Fm           Gm
Then I am not ashamed to be owned by the impulses

Break:
(palm mute and down strums this time)

      C              Gm
Since I ran my hands over you
Fm                Gm
Nothing else will ever do
     C              Gm
Since I ran my hands over you
Fm                Gm
Nothing else will ever do
     C              Gm
Since I ran my hands over you
Fm                Gm      C   Gm             Fm       Gm(One strum and hold)
Nothing else will ever do now     To cool me     down

Chorus:

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
Fm
Oh if this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
     C         Gm          Fm           Gm
Then I am not afraid to be bound to the impulses of science

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
Fm
Oh if this is chemical,
Gm
Oh if this is chemical,
     C         Gm           Fm           Gm
Then I am not ashamed to be owned by the impulses of science


C
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,
Fm
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,
Fm
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,

  C     Gm              Fm    Gm
I can't remember how to feel,

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,
Fm
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,

C
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,
Fm
If this is chemical,
Gm
If this is chemical,
     C                      Gm           Fm          Gm
Then I am not ashamed to be owned by the impulses of science
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