Song: The Swiss Army Romance
Artist: Dashboard Confessional
Album: The Swiss Army Romance/MTV2 Unplugged/Summer's Kiss EP
Tabber: monkeyguy629 (Jacob)
e-mail corrections to Jacob at [email protected]
Tuning: One-half step down.
(Strumming patterns not included)
Verse One
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Sleep with all the lights on,
And you're trying to look cute in your blue jeans
Face you paint is pressed
I'd like to see you
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you're not so happy, you're not
but you're plastic just like everyone, could be
impressing most of us
un - done
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secure.
anyone And that
as permanent And
. . . . To Chorus One
Chorus One
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And college night will draw the crowds as dorms unload
Here is your moment to shine
Making up our history is nothing from
Man will they buy all your lines
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and you're heading out.
the life you lead
. . . . To Verse Two
Verse Two:
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Sleep with all the sheets off,
And you're dying to look cute in your tattoos
Friends you have of the best impressing
I'd like to see you
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baring your mattress, baring your
but you're searching just like everyone, could be
most of us
un - done
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soul.
anyone And those
as permanent And
. . . . To Chorus Two
Chorus Two
Chorus One
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And youth's the most unfaithful mistress, still we forge
Rushing our moment to shine
Making up our history is nothing from
Man will they buy all your lines
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a - head to miss her.
the life you lead
. . . . To Bridge
Bridge:
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We're not twenty-one but the
sooner we are the sooner the fun will be-
gin, so get out your fake eyelashes and
fake IDs and real disasters en-
sue. It's cool to take these chances
It's cool to fake ro – mances
And grow up fast and grow up
fast and grow up fast and grow up fast... (0xxxxx)
Here's the background stuff, real easy, you can figure out the timing just by listening to it.
Verse
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