Vindicated chords by
Danny Elfman
Dashboard Confessional (Official Version)

2004Rock1.4K views

Key: Eb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

F#

D#m7

C#sus4

Bsus2

F#

D#m7

C#sus4

Bsus2

Verse 1
F# F# 
 
D#m7 D#m7 
 
Hope dangles on a string
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
Like slow-spinning redemption
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
Winding in and winding out
F# F# 
 
The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in
D#m7 D#m7 
 
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
So     mesmerizing so        hypnotizing
C# C# 
 
I am  captivated

Chorus 1
I am
F# F# 
 
Vindicated
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
I am selfish
I am wrong
D#m7 D#m7 
 
I am right, I swear I'm right
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
Swear I knew      it all along and
F# F# 
 
I am flawed
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
But I am cleaning up so well
D#m7 D#m7 
 
I am seeing in me now
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
the things you swore     you saw yourself

Verse 2
F# F# 
 
So  clear
D#m7 D#m7 
 
like the diamond in your ring
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
Cut to mirror your intention
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
Oversized and overwhelmed
F# F# 
 
The shine of which has caught my eye
D#m7 D#m7 
 
And rendered me so     isolated
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
So        motivated
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
I am       certain now that

Chorus 2
I am
F# F# 
 
Vindicated
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
I am selfish
I am wrong
D#m7 D#m7 
 
I am right, I swear I'm right
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
Swear I knew      it all along and
F# F# 
 
I am flawed
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
But I am cleaning up so well
D#m7 D#m7 
 
I am seeing in me now
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
the things you swore     you saw yourself

Bridge 1
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
D#m7 D#m7 
 
So turn     up the corners of your lips
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
Part them and feel my fingertips
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin
D#m7 D#m7 
 
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
Just   one touch and I'd be in too       deep now
To ever swim against the current
F# F# 
 
So let me slip away
D#m7 D#m7 
 
So let me slip away
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
So let me slip away
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
So let me slip against   the current
F# F# 
 
So let let me away
D#m7 D#m7 
 
So let me slip away
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
So let me slip away
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
So let me slip away

Chorus 3
F# F# 
 
Vindicated
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
I am selfish
I am wrong
D#m7 D#m7 
 
I am right, I swear I'm right
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
Swear I knew      it all along and
F# F# 
 
I am flawed
Bsus2 Bsus2 
 
But I am cleaning up so well
D#m7 D#m7 
 
I am seeing in me now
C#sus4 C#sus4 
 
the things you swore     you saw yourself

Outro 1

F#

Slight hope

D#m7

It dangles on a string

C#sus4

Like slow spinning redemption

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF# D#m7 C#sus4 Bsus2 C#

Chords

F#
D#m7
C#sus4
Bsus2
C#

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

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
C#sus4: x-4-6-6-7-x
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

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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 is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Danny Elfman, Dashboard Confessional's performance.

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