Bend And Not Break by Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional Bend And Not Break Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com Key: F Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: F - 133211 C - x32010 Dm - xx0231 Bb - x13331 C/E - 032xxx Bbm - x13321 C# - x46664 Gm - 355333 Eb - x68886 Intro: F-- x16 F--Dm-Bb- x6 Verse 1: F Dm Bb I catalog these steps now F Dm Bb decisive and intentioned F precise and patterned Dm Bb F Dm Bb specifically to yours F Bm Bb I'm talented at breathing F Dm Bb especially exhaling F so that my chest will Dm Bb F Dm Bb rise and fall with yours F--Dm-Bb- x4 Verse 2: F Dm Bb I'm careful not to wake you F Dm Bb fearing conversation F Dm Bb It's better just to hold you F Dm Bb and keep you pacified F Dm Bb I'm talented with reason F Dm Bb I cover all the angles F Dm Bb F Dm Bb I can fail before I EVER try Chorus 1: F C/E Try to understand theres an Bb Bbm old mistake that fools will make F Dm And i'm the king of them Bb C# pushing everything that's good away F Dm Bb So won't you hold me now? Gm (I will not bend I will not break) F Dm Bb Won't you hold me now? Gm (I will not bend I will not break) Post chorus: F--Dm-Bb- x2 Verse 3: F Dm Bb I am fairly agile F Dm Bb I can bend and not break F Or I can break and Dm Bb F Dm Bb take it with a smile F Dm Bb I am so resilient F Dm Bb I recover quickly F I'll convince you Dm Bb F Dm Bb soon that i am fine Chorus 2: F C/E Try to understand theres an Bb Bbm old mistake that fools will make F Dm And i'm the king of them Bb C# pushing everything that's good away F Dm Bb So won't you hold me now? Gm (I will not bend I will not break) F Dm Bb Won't you hold me now? Gm (For you I rise for you I fall) Interlude: F--Dm--Eb--F-- x2 Bridge: F Dm Eb F Just hold me close to you (Repeat x4) Interlude: F--Dm--Gm--C#-- x2 Chorus 3: F Dm Try to understand theres an Bb Bb old mistake that fools will make F Dm And i'm the king of them Bb Eb pushing everything that's good away F Dm Bb C# So won't you hold me now? F Dm Bb C# Won't you hold me now? Outro: F--Dm-Bb- x4, F(hold) www.TAB6.com