Hands Down chords by
Dashboard Confessional (Official Version)
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Key: Eb majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Eb

Ebsus4

Ebsus2

Eb

Ebsus4

Ebsus2

Eb

Ebsus4

Ebsus2

Eb

Ebsus2

Bb

Verse 1
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
This air is blessed, you share with me
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
This night is wild, so calm and dull
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
These hearts, they race, from self con trol
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Your legs are smooth as they graze mine
Bb Bb 
 
We're doing fine, we're doing nothing at

Chorus 1
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
(all)     My hopes are so high
Gm7 Gm7 
 
that your kiss might kill  me
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gm Gm 
 
So won't you kill      me, so I die happy?
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
My heart is yours
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Absus2 Absus2 
 
to fill or burst to break or bury
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Or wear as jewelry, whichever you

Verse 2
Eb Eb 
 
(prefer) The words are hushed,
Cm Cm 
 
let's not get busted
Ab Ab 
 
Just lay entwined here,
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Cm Cm 
 
undiscovered
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Safe in here from all the stupid questions
Ab Ab 
 
"Hey, did you get some?"
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Man, that is so  dumb
Eb Eb 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Stay quiet, stay near,
Ab Ab 
 
stay close, they can't hear
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
So we can get some

Chorus 2
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
My hopes are so high
Gm7 Gm7 
 
that your kiss might kill  me
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gm Gm 
 
So won't you kill      me, so I die happy?
Ebadd9 Ebadd9 
 
My heart is yours
Gm7 Gm7 
 
Absus2 Absus2 
 
to fill or burst to break or bury
Gm Gm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Or wear as jewelry, whichever you

Bridge 1
Cm Cm 
 
(prefer) Hands down,
Ab Ab 
 
this is the best day I can
Eb Eb 
 
Ever remember,
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
I'll always    remember the sound
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Of the stereo, the dim of the soft lights
Eb Eb 
 
The scent of your hair
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
that you twirled   in your fingers
Cm Cm 
 
And the time on the clock
Ab Ab 
 
when we realized it's so late
Eb Eb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
And this walk that we shared together
Cm Cm 
 
The streets were wet,
Ab Ab 
 
and the gate was locked
Eb Eb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
So I jumped it and I let you       in
Cm Cm 
 
And you stood at your door
Ab Ab 
 
with your hands on my waist
Eb Eb 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
And you kissed me like you meant     it
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And I   knew that you meant it
Eb Eb 
 
That you meant it
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
That you meant     it
Cm Cm 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And I   knew that you meant it
Eb Eb 
 
That you meant it

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb Ebsus4 Ebsus2 Bb Cm...

Chords

Eb
Ebsus4
Ebsus2
Bb
Cm
Ab
Db
Ebadd9
Gm7
Absus2
Gm
Bbsus4

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ebadd9: x-6-5-x-6-6
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Absus2: 4-x-x-3-4-4
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bbsus4: x-1-3-3-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Hands Down by Dashboard Confessional, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Dashboard Confessional.

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