Matters Of Blood And Connection by Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional The Shade of Poison Trees I suggest bar chords And thanks to the tab before this one. it gave me a base to work off of. Intro: F# B F# G#m Why do you speak with that accent now? E B Everyone knows you're not from the streets. F# G#m You went to prep school in Cambridge, E B With daughters and sons of the privileged elite. G#m Their fortunes from shipping and industry, E B Their futures in yacht clubs and tails. F# G#m So why do you speak with that accent now? E G#m Everyone knows you're moonlighting here. E To avail yourself of your heritage, B For a season or two in the sun. F# Draw well from the funds in the trust, G#m Thanks to the fathers of fortunate sons, E For us it's a matter of charging the gates B F# For you it's a matter of blood and connections B F# B Of blood and connections. F# G#m So who do you fool with that costume now? E B Everyone knows you're not who you seem F# G#m You've got a hard way about you E G#m For someone whose passage is already paid E By the sins and the schemes of your father B And the infinite reach of his arm F# Draw well from the funds in the trust, G#m Thanks to the fathers of fortunate sons, E For us it's a matter of charging the gates B For you it's a matter of blood F# Drink well from your bottomless cup G#m And bask in your good fortune E For us it's a matter of charging the gates F# G#m For you it's a matter of blood and connections B So where will you be when you tire of the fun E The escape, the charade, and your time in the sun B I know everyone does their own reinvention F# G#m But yours has a taste that's hard to swallow B And what will you tell of your tenure with us? E Will you build yourself up, like the size of your hunt? B If they're anything like what you've been telling us, F# Those stories will make true believers B Of the chumps and the fools. F# G#m So why do you speak with that accent now? E B Everyone knows you're not from the streets. www.TAB6.com