Vindicated chords by
Danny Elfman
Dashboard Confessional (Official Version)

2004Rock1.4K views

Key: Eb majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

F

Dm7

Csus4

Bbsus2

F

Dm7

Csus4

Bbsus2

Verse 1
F F 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Hope dangles on a string
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Like slow-spinning redemption
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
Winding in and winding out
F F 
 
The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
So    mesmerizing so       hypnotizing
C C 
 
I am captivated

Chorus 1
I am
F F 
 
Vindicated
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
I am selfish
I am wrong
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I am right, I swear I'm right
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Swear I knew     it all along and
F F 
 
I am flawed
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
But I am cleaning  up so well
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I am seeing in me now
Csus4 Csus4 
 
the things you swore    you saw yourself

Verse 2
F F 
 
So clear
Dm7 Dm7 
 
like the diamond in your ring
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Cut to mirror your intention
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
Oversized and overwhelmed
F F 
 
The shine of which has caught my eye
Dm7 Dm7 
 
And rendered me so    isolated
Csus4 Csus4 
 
So       motivated
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
I am        certain now that

Chorus 2
I am
F F 
 
Vindicated
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
I am selfish
I am wrong
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I am right, I swear I'm right
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Swear I knew     it all along and
F F 
 
I am flawed
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
But I am cleaning  up so well
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I am seeing in me now
Csus4 Csus4 
 
the things you swore    you saw yourself

Bridge 1
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
So turn      up the corners of your lips
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Part them and feel my fingertips
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin
Dm7 Dm7 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Just  one touch and I'd be in too      deep now
To ever swim against the current
F F 
 
So let me slip away
Dm7 Dm7 
 
So let me slip away
Csus4 Csus4 
 
So let me slip away
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
So let me slip against    the current
F F 
 
So let let me away
Dm7 Dm7 
 
So let me slip away
Csus4 Csus4 
 
So let me slip away
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
So let me slip away

Chorus 3
F F 
 
Vindicated
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
I am selfish
I am wrong
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I am right, I swear I'm right
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Swear I knew     it all along and
F F 
 
I am flawed
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 
 
But I am cleaning  up so well
Dm7 Dm7 
 
I am seeing in me now
Csus4 Csus4 
 
the things you swore    you saw yourself

Outro 1

F

Slight hope

Dm7

It dangles on a string

Csus4

Like slow spinning redemption

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Dm7 Csus4 Bbsus2 C

Chords

F
Dm7
Csus4
Bbsus2
C

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 2

2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Vindicated by Danny Elfman, 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 suits players who want to learn Vindicated the way Danny Elfman, Dashboard Confessional intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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