Taking Back Sunday – Better Homes And Gardens (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Key
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Versions (2)

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Tabbed by: alaman94
E-mail: [email protected]
I was actually about to draft a chord for "Weathered" by The Hotel Year when I saw that I had this half completed from months ago. I had some trouble back then trying to figure it out, but Matthew Florio's tab helped a bunch with the chord progressions. I also want to give credit to PLyrics.com for the lyrics. This seems spot on. I hope you all like it! Tuning: Half-step down
[Intro]
    D         Em        C         C
eb|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Bb|---------|---------|---------|-------0~|
Gb|-------0~|-------0~|-------0~|----2~---|
Db|----4~---|----4~---|----4~---|---------|
Ab|-5~------|---------|-3~------|-3~------|
Eb|---------|-0~------|---------|---------|
                                    When you took...
[Verse 1]
                   D        Em                 C
When you took that ring off, balled it in your fist

C                   D       Em                 C          C
Eyes like a smoking gun, surprised at what you did   

   D                        Em                      C       C
So don't even think for one second you're following me in

   D              Em          C       C
My parents are home, so is my kid
[Pre-Chorus]
        Am        Bm             C
Just go on. That house that you hate

     C             Em          D        C      C
That house that we bought and failed to make
[Verse 2]
                   D        Em           C
When you took that ring off, I sat there stunned

C                D       Em                   C      C
Parked out in my car, surprised at what you'd done

    D                      Em                   C            C
The courage that must have took left me utterly speechless

    D                       Em                       C           C
And though it came as no surprise I still couldn't believe it

[Pre-Chorus]
     Em    D       C           Em    D       C
eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------0~--|
Gb|----0-----------------0~-|----0---------------------|
Db|--2--------0------2------|--2---2----0------2-------|
Ab|------0--2---2--3---3----|---------2---2--3---3-----|
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|

Em        D         C        C
   You'll never be happy

Em        D         C        C
   You'll never be happy
[Chorus]
                   Em
But it was all for nothing

                  C
Yeah it was all a waste

            G  D/F#            Am
You held on tight and for dear life

                   C
But it was all for nothing
[Verse 3]
                   D        Em                C
When you took that ring off, threw it at your feet

    C            D     Em                C      C
You didn't say a word, much less look at me

    D                      Em                     C          C
The courage that must have took I just couldn't believe it

        D                               Em                         C         C
In that moment you were perfect, and it made all the bullshit seem worth it
[Chorus]
                   Em
But it was all for nothing

                  C
Yeah it was all a waste

            G  D/F#            Am
You held on tight and for dear life

                   G
But it was all for nothing

                  C
Yeah it was all a waste

            Em       D/F#
You held on tight
(Held on tight)
             Am
And for dear life
(For dear life)
                   C
But it was all for nothing
(Held on tight and for dear life)
eb|-------------------0------0~--|-------------------------|
Bb|-----0------0------0------0~--|-------------------0-0---|
Gb|-----0------2------4----------|---0------2--------------|
Db|---2---2--4---4--5---5--2-----|-2---2--0---0----2-------|
Ab|------------------------3-----|---------------3---------|
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------|

    Em      D/F#      G        C
(We held on tight and for dear life)

    Em      D      C
(We held on tight)
[Pre-Chorus] (Play Pre-Chorus riff)
        Am        Bm             C
Just go on. That house that you hate

     C             Em          D        C      C
That house that we bought and failed to make
[Pre-Chorus]
                   Em
But it was all for nothing

                  C
Yeah it was all a waste

    Em         D         C        C
And now you'll never be happy

Em        D         C        C
   You'll never be happy
[Chorus]
                     Em
Cause it was all for nothing

             C
It was all a waste

            G  D/F#            Am
You held on tight and for dear life

                   G
But it was all for nothing

                 C
Yea it was all a waste

            Em       D/F#
You held on tight
(Held on tight and)
             Am
And for dear life
(For dear life)
                   Em                C 
But it was all for nothing
(We held on tight and for dear life) [Outro]
    Em      D/F#              Am
       When you took off that ring
(We held on tight and for dear life)
                       C
When you took off that ring
(We held on tight) END