Bend And Not Break Acordes

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)
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