Matters Of Blood And Connection
Dashboard ConfessionalVersion1
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Why do you speak with that accent now?
Everyone knows you're not from the streets.
You went to prep school in Cambridge,
With daughters and sons of the privileged elite.
Their fortunes from shipping and industry,
Their futures in yacht clubs and tails.
So why do you speak with that accent now?
Everyone knows you're moonlighting here.
To avail yourself of your heritage,
For a season or two in the sun.
Draw well from the funds in the trust,
Thanks to the fathers of fortunate sons,
For us it's a matter of charging the gates
For you it's a matter of blood and connections
Of blood and connections.
So who do you fool with that costume now?
Everyone knows you're not who you seem
You've got a hard way about you
For someone whose passage is already paid
By the sins and the schemes of your father
And the infinite reach of his arm
Draw well from the funds in the trust,
Thanks to the fathers of fortunate sons,
For us it's a matter of charging the gates
For you it's a matter of blood
Drink well from your bottomless cup
And bask in your good fortune
For us it's a matter of charging the gates
For you it's a matter of blood and connections
So where will you be when you tire of the fun
The escape, the charade, and your time in the sun
I know everyone does their own reinvention
But yours has a taste that's hard to swallow
And what will you tell of your tenure with us?
Will you build yourself up, like the size of your hunt?
If they're anything like what you've been telling us,
Those stories will make true believers
Of the chumps and the fools.
So why do you speak with that accent now?
Everyone knows you're not from the streets.
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Readable chord sheet for Matters Of Blood And Connection by Dashboard Confessional
[F#] [B] Why do you sp[F#]eak with that accent [Abm]now? Everyone kn[E]ows you're not from the st[B]reets. You went to p[F#]rep school in Cambridge, [Abm] With daughters and s[E]ons of the privileged el[B]ite. Their fortunes from shipping and industr[Abm]y, Their futures in ya[E]cht clubs and tails.[B] So why do you sp[F#]eak with that accent n[Abm]ow? Everyone kn[E]ows you're moonlighting he[Abm]re. To avail yourself of your he[E]ritage, For a season or two in the s[B]un. Draw well from the funds in the t[F#]rust, Thanks to the fathers of fortunate s[Abm]ons, For us it's a matter of ch[E]arging the gates For you it's a matter of b[B]lood and conn[F#]ections Of bl[B]ood and conn[F#]ections. [B] So who do you f[F#]ool with that costume no[Abm]w? Everyone kn[E]ows you're not who you s[B]eem You've got a ha[F#]rd way about you [Abm] For someone whose p[E]assage is already p[Abm]aid By the sins and the schemes of your fa[E]ther And the infinite reach of his a[B]rm Draw well from the funds in the t[F#]rust, Thanks to the fathers of fortunate s[Abm]ons, For us it's a matter of cha[E]rging the gates For you it's a matter of bl[B]ood Drink well from your bottomless c[F#]up And bask in your good fo[Abm]rtune For us it's a matter of ch[E]arging the gates For you it's a matter of b[F#]lood and conne[Abm]ctions So where will you be when you tire of the f[B]un The escape, the charade, and your time in the s[E]un I know everyone does their own reinve[B]ntion But yours has a ta[F#]ste that's hard to sw[Abm]allow And what will you tell of your tenure with [B]us? Will you build yourself up, like the size of your h[E]unt? If they're anything like what you've been telling [B]us, Those stories will m[F#]ake true believers Of the chumps and the foo[B]ls. So why do you sp[F#]eak with that accent [Abm]now? Everyone kn[E]ows you're not from the str[B]eets.