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
A# – x13331

intro : F – – x16
F – – Dm – A# – x6

verse 1 :
F Dm A#
i catalog these steps now
F Dm A#
decisive and intentioned
F
precise and patterned
Dm A# F Dm A#
specifically to yours
F Bm A#
i’m talented at breathing
F Dm A#
especially exhaling
F
so that my chest will
Dm A# F Dm A#
rise and fall with yours

F – – Dm – A# – x4

verse 2 :
i’m careful not to wake you

fearing conversation

it’s better just to hold

you and keep you pacified

i’m talented with reason

i cover all the angles

i can fail before i ever try

try to understand , theres an

old mistake that fools will make

and i’m the king of them , pushing everything that’s good away .
so won’t you hold me now? ( i will not bend . i will not break . )
won’t you hold me now? ( i will not bend . i will not break . )
i Am fairly agile . i can bend and not break .
or i can break and take it with a smile .
i Am so resilient . i recover quickly .
i’ll convince you soon that i Am fine .
try to understand , theres an old mistake that fools will make .
and i’m the king of them , pushing everything that’s good away .
so won’t you hold me now? ( i will not bend . i will not break . )
won’t you hold me now? ( for you i rise for you i fall . )
try to understand , theres an old mistake that fools will make .
and i’m the king of them , pushing everything that’s good away .
so won’t you hold me now? won’t you hold me now? :