Artist : Dashboard Confessional
Song : The Best Deceptions
Tuning : Db Ab Db F Db Db
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NOTES : This is my fifth try at this song. The outro is done with
fast up and down strokes. On every up stroke, mute by slightly
lifting fingers, while still slightly touching the strings, and then
press down again for the down strokes. I specified this with
asterisks for when it is to be muted. Please let me know if there
is anything I should do to make this a better tab.

+--------+---+--------+---+
| pulgar | p | thumb  | 0 |
| indice | i | index  | 1 |
| medio  | m | middle | 2 |
| anular | a | ring   | 3 |
+--------+---+--------+---+

{intro}:
  0 0 1 0   2 0 1 0   1 0 3 0   1 0 2 2 = fingering
  p p m i   p p m i   p p m i   m i p/p = picking
  1 & 2  &  3 & 4  &  1 & 2  &  3 & 4 & = timing
+---------|---------|---------|---------+
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-1-0-----|
|---------|---0-----|---0-----|-----2/4-|
|---0-----|-4-------|-2-------|---------|
+-0-------|---------|---------|---------+

{verse[1]}:

  1 & 2  &  3 & 4  &  1 & 2  &  3 & 4 &
+-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-+
|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-|-1-0-x-x-|
|-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-4-|-x-x-x-x-|-0-0-2/4-|
|-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-|-x-0-0-0-|
+-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-|-x-0-x-x-+

   "i heard about your trip
    i heard about your souveniers
    i heard about the cool breeze in the cool nights
    and the cool guys that you spent them with
    i guess i should have heard of them from you
    i guess i should have heard of them from you"

{chorus}:
          Db(5) = 057800
          Cm(+5) = x07770
          Gb(maj) = 055500
          Db(maj) = 000000

   "[Db(5)] don't you see                                  +-(12)-+
    don't you [Cm(+5)]see [Gb(maj)]                        |-(12)-| "so
    that the cha-[Db(maj)]-rade is over[Cm(+5)]-[Gb(maj)]  |-(12)-| kiss
    and all [Db(maj)]the best deceptions                   |-(12)-| me
    and the clever [Cm(+5)]cover story[Gb(maj)]            |-(12)-| hard"
    awards[Db(maj)] go to you [Cm(+5)]-[Gb(maj)]"          +-(12)-+

   "'cause [Cm+5]this will be the last [GbM]time
    that i'll let you[DbM] [Cm+5]-[GbM]
    [DbM]you will be back some day [Cm+5]
    and this [GbM]awkward kiss[DbM]
    that tells of other people's lips[Cm+5]
    [GbM]will be of service[DbM]
    to keeping you a-[Cm+5]-[GbM]-way[GbM] [Cm+5]-[GbM]"

{intro}:

  1 & 2  &  3 & 4  &  1 & 2  &  3 & 4 &
+---------|---------|---------|---------+
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-----3-0-|-1-0-----|
|---------|---0-----|---0-----|-----2/4-|
|---0-----|-4-------|-2-------|---------|
+-0-------|---------|---------|---------+

{verse[2]}:

   "i heard about your regrets
    i heard that you were feeling sorry
    i heard from someone that you wish
    you could set things right between us
    well i guess i should have heard of that from you
    i guess i should have heard of that from you"[/COLOR]

{chorus}:

   "don't you see                                     +-(12)-(12)-+
    don't you see                                     |-(12)-(12)-| "so
    that the charade is over?                         |-(12)-(12)-| kiss
    and all the best deceptions                       |-(12)-(12)-| me
    and the clever cover story                        |-(12)-(12)-| hard"
    awards go to you"                                 +-(12)-(12)-+

  "'cause this will be the last time
  that i'll let you
  you will be back some day
  and this awkward kiss
  that tells of other people's lips
  will be of service
  to keeping you away
  to keeping you away"

{outro}:

  1    &    2     &     3    &    4    &
 ~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~~~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~d~~u~
+-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-+
|-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|
|-12-*-12-*-12-*-12-*-|-12-*-12-*-12-*-12-*-|
|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|
|-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|
+-x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|-x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-+

+-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-|-0--*-0--*-0--*-0--*-+
|-x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|-x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|
|-12-*-12-*-12-*-12-*-|-12-*-12-*-12-*-12-*-|
|-11-*-11-*-11-*-11-*-|-11-*-11-*-11-*-11-*-|
|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|
+-x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-|-x--*-x--*-x--*-x--*-+

  1   &   2    &    3   &   4   &
 ~d~u~d~u~d~u~d~u~~~d~u~d~u~d~u~d~u~
+-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-+
|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|
|-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-|-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-x-*-x-*-x-*-x-*-|-x-*-x-*-x-*-x-*-|
+-x-*-x-*-x-*-x-*-|-x-*-x-*-x-*-x-*-+

+-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-+
|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|-x-*-x-*-x-*-x-*-|
|-x-*-x-*-x-*-x-*-|-7-*-7-*-7-*-7-*-|
|-5-*-5-*-5-*-5-*-|-7-*-7-*-7-*-7-*-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-*-0-0-0-*-|
+-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-+

   "i'm waiting for blood to flow to my fingers
    i'll be all right when my hands get warm
    ignoring the phone, i'd rather say nothing
    i'd rather you'd never heard my voice
    you're calling too late, too late to be gracious
    and you do not warrant long goodbyes"

  8x   8x   8x  4x  4x  1x
+-0--|-0--|-0-|-0-|-7-|-12-+
|-x--|-x--|-0-|-0-|-x-|-x--|
|-12-|-12-|-5-|-x-|-7-|-12-|
|-0--|-11-|-0-|-5-|-7-|-12-|
|-0--|-0--|-x-|-0-|-0-|-0--|
+-0--|-0--|-x-|-0-|-0-|-0--+

   "you're calling too late
    you're calling too late
    you're calling too late"

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