Dashboard Confessional es un grupo de música de origen estadounidense, liderado por el músico-compositor y guitarrista Chris Carrabba, originario de Boca Ratón (Florida).
En 1999 nace Dashboard Confessional como un proyecto solista-paralelo de Chris Carrabba, en el cual Chris tocaba la guitarra, cantaba y escribía todas las canciones.
Chris Carrabba grabó un par de cintas, entregadas una a su hermana y otra a su mejor amiga -Amy Fleisher-, quien trabajaba para Fiddler Records.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
[Verse 1] (Palm Muted and he picks the notes like in the intro) E5F5G5 We were the kids that left home probably too young E5F5G5 But we took our share and maybe then some E5F5G5 Tired of beatings and battles and being sewn up E5F5G5 (Pluck x5xxxx not PM) But that made us grow up, and that made 'em scared
[Pre-Chorus] (He lightly strums the chords) G5A5 Cause we never learned to keep our voices down E5 No, we only learned to shout B5 ("Pause" for backing track) So we fight our way in
And we fight our way out G5A5 And we earned what we could from the ground up E5 And tried to lift the whole damn crowd up B5 So we fight our way in (Starts to strum harder, get hyped) And we fight our way out
[Chorus] (Strum hard 1st time and lighter afterward, realitively though, still strum like you mean it) D We fight our way in D/A And we fight our way out G/B We fight our way in G (stop struming and pluck x7xxxx no PM) And we fight our way out
[Verse 2] (Pluck PMed and calmed down) E5F5G5 And there's still a kid somewhere that needs to hear this F5E5F5G5 (pause to pluck x5xxxx not PM) That somebody cares, that somebody knows E5F5G5 Who's tired of bleeding and battered and being torn up E5F5G5 Just pick yourself up, it's time to go
[Pre-Chorus] (lightly strum chords) G5A5 Cause we never learned to keep our voices down E5 No, we only learned to shout B5 So we fight our way in
And we fight our way out G5A5 And we earned what we could from the ground up E5 And tried to lift the whole damn crowd up B5 So we fight our way in
And we fight our way out
[Chorus] (Hard 1st strum and lighter strums after) D We fight our way in D/A And we fight our way out G/B We fight our way in G (Dpesnt pluck a note but goes right to the bridge) And we fight our way out
[Bridge] GG* D/A Maybe we found a way to make some tracks G/B We didn't snicker and turn our backs D* (Stop struming) We just keep digging in, and digging in, and giving back
[Pre-Chorus] G5A5 Cause we never learned to keep our voices down E5 No, we only learned to shout B5 So we fight our way in
And we fight our way out G5A5 And we earned what we could from the ground up E5 And tried to lift the whole damn crowd up B5 So we fight our way in
And we fight our way out DD/A Cause we never learned to keep our voices down G/B No, we only learned to shout GD* So we fight our way in D And we fight our way out
[Chorus] D We fight our way in D/A And we fight our way out G/B We fight our way in G And we fight our way out
[Outro] (PM) (slide finger down and back up) d|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---0---0---0---0-------------| A|-2---2---2---2---2----5----2-| D|-----------------------------|
Here are the links to the vids I referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXx-pChxJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGcaO1FLaIo