Don't Wait chords by
Dashboard Confessional (Official Version)
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Key: Eb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Oh- oh (Oh- oh)
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
Oh- oh    (Oh- oh)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Oh- oh       (Oh- oh)
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Oh          oh oh

Verse 1
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
The sky glows
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
I see it shin     ing when my eyes  close
Am9 Am9 
 
I hear your warn  ings
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
but we both     know
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
I'm gonna look        at it
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em/B Em/B 
 
again

Chorus 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
Don't wait, don't wait
Am7 Am7 
 
The road is now a sudden sea
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
And suddenly, you're deep     enough
C C 
 
G G 
 
To let your armor down
Am7 Am7 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
To let your armor down

Interlude 1

To let your armor

Cmaj7

(down)

Verse 2
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Well, you get one look
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I'll show you some     thing
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
that the night took
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
A bit too ear   ly
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
for my own      good
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
Now let's not speak       of it
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em/B Em/B 
 
again

Chorus 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
Don't wait, don't wait
Am7 Am7 
 
The road is now a sudden sea
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
And suddenly, you're deep     enough
C C 
 
G G 
 
To let your armor down
Am7 Am7 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
To let your armor down

Interlude 2
To let your armor
C C 
 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
(down)
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Oh- oh (Oh- oh)
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
Oh- oh    (Oh- oh)
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
Oh- oh       (Oh- oh)
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Oh          oh oh

Bridge 1
C C 
 
Don't wait, don't wait
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Am9 Am9 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
The lights   will flash and fade  a-way
Am9 Am9 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
The days  will pass
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
 
you         by
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Don't wait
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
To let      your armor

Outro 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
down
Am7 Am7 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
To let your armor down
C C 
 
G G 
 
To let your armor down
Am7 Am7 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
To let your armor down
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
To let your armor down
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Oh- oh (oh- oh)
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Oh- oh (oh- oh)
C C 
 
Oh- oh

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Cmaj7 Am7 Am9 Fmaj7...

Chords

C
Cmaj7
Am7
Am9
Fmaj7
Fmaj7b5
Em/B
G
Fsus2
Cadd9

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Am9: x-0-5-5-0-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Fmaj7b5: x-x-3-2-0-0
Em/B: x-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3

Capo: 3

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the original studio version of Don't Wait by Dashboard Confessional, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Dashboard Confessional's performance.

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