Dashboard Confessional – The Good Fight (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GOOD FIGHT - Dashboard Confesional ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Made a correction here to add in all the nuances of the song. It could still be wrong, but this is how I remember learning it and it looks like this is how he plays it on the MTV unplugged version
chords used in this song:
          E        F#m           C#m           A        B      E*     A*
eb|-------0--------0-------------0-------------0--------0------0------0-|
Bb|-------0--------0-------------0-------------0--------0------0------0-|
Gb|-------1--------2-------------6-------------6--------8------13-----6-|
Db|-------2--------4-------------6-------------7--------9------14-----6-|
Ab|-------2--------4-------------4-------------7--------9------14-----0-|
Eb|-------0--------0-------------0-------------0--------0------0------0-|

          E**       F#        A**        G#/A
eb|-------x---------x---------x-----------x-----------------|
Bb|-------x---------x---------x-----------x-----------------|
Gb|-------9---------9---------x-----------x-----------------|
Db|-------x---------x---------14----------13----------------|
Ab|-------7---------9---------x-----------x-----------------|
Eb|-------x---------x---------12----------12----------------|

[Intro]
eb|-----4p0------2p0----------0--------2p0----------4p0------2p0------0-|
Bb|---0--------0-----4p0----0---0----0-----4p0----0--------0-----4p0--0-|
Gb|-6--------4------------2--------4------------6--------4------------2-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
E             F#m                C#m                    A
Consider the odds, consider the obvious, the martyr is meaningless,

                 E                    F#m                    C#m
the campaign has died. In the planning stages and the fallen faces,

                 A                       E 
are the singular proof that it was ever alive.

               F#m                C#m                     A 
This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded

            E    F#m           C#m           A
and left to die, championless, championless, championless
[Chorus 1]
E*           B          A*             A
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.

E*               B              A*                    A 
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.

E*           B          A*              A
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.

E*             B             A*                           A
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.
[Verse 2]
E                 F#m             C#m            A
Hope has sprung a perfect dive, a perfect day, a perfect lie

E               F#m       C#m            A
A slowly crafted monologue conceding your defeat.

E               F#m                C#m                     A
This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded

            E    F#m           C#m           A
and left to die, championless, championless, championless
[Chorus 2]
E*           B          A*             A
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.

E*               B              A*                    A 
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.

E*           B          A*            A
I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded.

E*             B             A*                           A
Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated.
[Solo]
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge] (The rhythm changes a little here. The easiest way to play this is to play the first 4 chords as D DU)
        E**     F#     A**      G#/A       A
Does it comfort you to know you fought the good fight?

E**     F#      A**    G#/A   A
Basking in your victory,      hollow and alone

   E**       F#      A**     G#/A       A
to boast your bitter bragging rights to anyone who'll listen

             E**       F#      A**    G#/A A
While you're left with nothing tangible to gain
[Outro]
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
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