Bend and Not Break
Dashboard ConfessionalVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I catalog these steps now
decisive and intentioned
precise and patterned
specifically to yours
I'm talented at breathing
especially exhaling
so that my chest will
rise and fall with yours
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 there's 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 there's 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)
Just hold me close to you
(Repeat 4x)
Try to understand there's 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?
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Readable chord sheet for Bend and Not Break by Dashboard Confessional
[E]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[E] I catalog [C#m]these steps n[A]ow
[E] decisive and [C#m]intent[A]ioned
pre[E]cise and patterned
spe[C#m]cificall[A]y to [E]yours[C#m] [A]
[E] I'm talented at [Bbm]breat[A]hing
[E] especially [C#m]exhal[A]ing
so [E]that my chest will
[C#m]rise and f[A]all with [E]yours[C#m] [A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[E] I'm careful not to [C#m]wake you [A]
[E] fearing conver[C#m]sation [A]
It's[E] better just to [C#m]hold you [A]
[E] and keep you paci[C#m]fied [A]
[E] I'm talented with [C#m]reas[A]on
[E] I cover all the [C#m]angles [A]
[E]I can fail be[C#m]fore I E[A]VER [E]try[C#m] [A]
[E] Try to [B/D#]understand there's an
[A]old mistake that[Am] fools will make
[E] And I'm the [C#m]king of them
pushing [A]everything that's[C] good away
So[E] won't you [C#m]hold me n[A]ow?
(I will not [F#m]bend I will not break)
[E] Won't you [C#m]hold me n[A]ow?
(I will not [F#m]bend I will not break)
[E] [C#m] [A]
[E] I am fairly [C#m]agile [A]
[E] I can bend and [C#m]not break [A]
Or [E]I can break and
[C#m]take it w[A]ith a s[E]mile[C#m] [A]
[E] I am so re[C#m]silient [A]
[E] I recover [C#m]quickly [A]
[E]I'll convince you
[C#m]soon that i[A] am [E]fine[C#m] [A]
[E] Try to [B/D#]understand there's an
[A]old mistake that[Am] fools will make
[E] And I'm the [C#m]king of them
pushing [A]everything that's[C] good away
So[E] won't you [C#m]hold me n[A]ow?
(I will not [F#m]bend I will not break)
[E] Won't you [C#m]hold me n[A]ow?
(For you I [F#m]rise for you I fall)
[E] [C#m] [D] [E]
Just [E]hold me [C#m]close to y[D]ou[E]
(Repeat 4x)
[E] [C#m] [D] [E]
[E] Try to [C#m]understand there's an
[A]old mistake that[A] fools will make
And[E] I'm the [C#m]king of them
pushing [A]everything that's[D] good away
So[E] won't you [C#m]hold me n[A]ow?[C]
[E] Won't you [C#m]hold me n[A]ow?[C]
[E] [C#m] [A] [E]