Meg & Dia – Getaways Turned Holidays (Guitar)

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Meg and Dia Something Real 2006 Submitted by: [email protected] Key: D Tuning: Drop D Chords used: Drop D only F#5 - 444xxx E5 - 222xxx G5 - 555xxx D5 - 000xxx A5 - 777xxx D - 0577xx

Intro:
      F#5            E5             G5           D5
e|-----0---5-0-|-----0---5-0-|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|---------- --|-------------|-------------|
G|---2---2-----|---2---2-----|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-----------|-2-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       x2             x2
or

      F#5            E5             G5           D5
e|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---------10---|---------10---|-------------|-------------|
G|-----9------9-|-----9------9-|-------------|-------------|
D|---7---7------|---7---7------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-9------------|-7------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       x2             x2

Verse 1: Same plucking as intro

F#5              E5
Fate leave on my doorstep

G5 D5 A soldier. A soldier F#5 E5 A fable, A fortune

  G5          D
I long for. I long for

A5               D
Ever so secret I see

E5                    D
  what's in store for me

A5                D
I won't let it mislead

   G5         A5
Oh no, No, it hasn't happened yet

Chorus:

D5                       A5
As for the dying and the fading

               G5
and resolve to be Okay with the natural decay

D5                       A5                     G5
I'll choose illusion And safety a hundred times over

                             E5
I'm prefer to be happy and deceived

       F#5                     D5
I'm supposed to be happy and deceived

Verse 2: Same plucking as intro

F#5            E5
Let us find perfection

G5           D5
Nonesense in all we are

    F#5              E5
And save defects for later

      G5     D5
We're angels now

A5              D                   E5
Hide my uniform pride Your arrogant side

             D
I'm aching already

A5                 D
Hide your taciturn mundane expressions

  G5                      A5
Affection will carry us a little while more

(Repeat Chorus 1 except last 2 lines)

                             E5
I'm prefer to be happy and deceived

       F#5                     G5
I'm supposed to be happy and deceived

               E5        F#5                 D5(hold)
Let us be entertain, let me believe end this way

Guitar 2:
e|-5-------5---|
B|---3-2h3---3-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------| (repeat many times)
A|-------------|
D|-------------|

Bridge:

Guitar 1: palm mute
        E5          F#5          G5
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-| (repeat but next repeat is distorted)
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Guitar 2:
e|-------10--------10-|
B|-7--8------7--8-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| (repeat many times)
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

Chorus 2:

D5                   A5
As for the dying And as for the rotting

G5
  I'm okay with natural decay

D5
I'll choose illusions

    A5                     G5
and safety a hundred times over

                               E5
I'm prepared to be happy and deceived

      F#5                      G5
I'm supposed to be happy and deceived

                               E5
I'm prepared to be happy and deceived

          F#5                     G5(hold)
Drop this curtain I'm happy and naive

Outro:
Guitar 2:
e|-------10--------10-|
B|-7--8------7--8-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| (x4)
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|