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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Ruined Puzzle - Dashboard Confessional ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By: CivilJess@aol.com VERSE: it's not to hard to pick up the rythm e|-------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|-----11--------6------8-----4--------------------------------- D|-----11--------6------8-----4--------------------------------- A|------9--------4------6-----2--------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- Prechorus:"But the hours they creep...., But your gone" The first time thourgh just strum the really high cords. The next time through pick the really high cords twice each(really high chords=1416....) e|-------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|------11------13---18---16---15--13---18---------------------- D|------11------13---16---16---16--16---16---------------------- A|-------9------11---14---14---14--14---14---------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus:"But I've hidden a note..., What if..." e|-------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|-----------8----4--------------------------------------------- D|-----4-----8----4--------------------------------------------- A|-----4-----6----2--------------------------------------------- E|-----2-------------------------------------------------------- "Does he ever get the girl" e|-------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|------------6-----4------------------------------------------- D|------4-----6-----4------------------------------------------- A|------4-----4-----2------------------------------------------- E|------2------------------------------------------------------- At the end you go back and play the prechorus again. I'm not sure what exactly the outro picking pattern is. I don't know if this is completely right, if its not is should be in the right area. Well Enjoy, Jesse