Song     : The Good Fight
Artist   : Dashboard Confessional
Tab By   : Matthew Lynam [07.08.2002]

Tuning   :
           {6}   E down _½ : Eb
           {5}   A down _½ : Ab
           {4}   D down _½ : Db
           {3}   G down _½ : Gb
           {2}   B down _½ : Bb
           {1}   E down _½ : Eb

intro:

+-----4-0-|-----2-0-----|-----0---|-----2-0-----|-----4-0-|-----2-0-----+
|---0-----|---0-----4-0-|---0---0-|---0-----4-0-|---0-----|---0-----4-0-|
|-6-------|-4-----------|-2-------|-4-----------|-6-------|-4-----------|
|---------|-------------|---------|-------------|---------|-------------|
|---------|-------------|---------|-------------|---------|-------------|
+---------|-------------|---------|-------------|---------|-------------+

+-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2p-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2p-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
+-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+

verse[1]:

022100 = Eb       'Eb
244222 = Fm       'Fm
046600 = Cm7      'Cm7
002200 = Ab(sus2) 'Ab2

+-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-+
|-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-|
|-1-2-6-2-|-1-2-6-2-|-1-2-6-2-|-1-2-6-2-|
|-2-4-6-2-|-2-4-6-2-|-2-4-6-2-|-2-4-6-2-|
|-2-4-4-0-|-2-4-4-0-|-2-4-4-0-|-2-4-4-0-|
+-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-|-0-2-0-0-+

[Eb]consider the [Fm]odds, consider the [Cm7]obvious
the martyr is [Ab2]meaningless, the campaign has [Eb]died
in the planning [Fm]stages and the fallen [Cm7]faces
are the singular [Ab2]proof it was ever a-[Eb]-live
this purchased re-[Fm]-bellion has been out-[Cm7]-bidded
denounced and re-[Ab2]-scinded and left to [Eb]die
champion-[Fm]-less, champion-[Cm7]-less, champi-[Ab2]-onless

chorus:

++ drum taps, very light picking, but mostly bass guitar           ++
++ also, a piano is dubbed in on the CD (D# Dmaj C[5th octave] A#) ++

079900      = Eb(no3)      'Eb-3
7998/099800 = Bb(sus4[w3]) 'Bb4
0776/577600 = Ab(add9)     'Ab9
002400      = Ab(sus2)     'Ab2

+-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-{0-0}-|-0-0-0-0-+   Pick these chords
|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-{0-0}-|-0-0-0-0-|   during the chorus.
|-9-8-6-4-|-9-8-6-4-|-9-8-{6-8}-|-9-8-6-4-|
|-9-9-7-2-|-9-9-7-2-|-9-9-{7-9}-|-9-9-7-2-|   The part in brackets
|-7-9-7-0-|-7-9-7-0-|-7-9-{7-9}-|-7-9-7-0-|   is palm muted and
+-0-0-5-0-|-0-0-5-0-|-0-0-{0-7}-|-0-0-5-0-+   strummed fast & hard.

    1 2 3 4  &  1 2 3 4  &  1 2 3 4  &  1 2 3 4
B +---------|-----------|-----------|-----------+
A |---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
S |-7-------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
S +---------|---7-------|-7-5-------|-5-5-----5-+   [repeat riff 3x]

B +---------|-----------|-----------|-----------+
A |---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
S |-7-------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
S +---------|---7-------|-7-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-+

[Eb-3]i begged you [Bb4]not to go
[Ab9]i begged you, [Ab2]i pleaded
[Eb-3]claimed you as my [Bb4]only hope
and [Ab9]watched the floor as [Ab2]you retreated

[Eb-3]i begged you [Bb4]not to go
[{Ab9}]i begged you, [{Ab2}]i pleaded
[Eb-3]claimed you as my [Bb4]only hope
and [Ab9]watched the floor as [Ab2]you retreated

verse[2]:

022100 = Eb       'Eb
244222 = Fm       'Fm
046600 = Cm7      'Cm7
002200 = Ab(sus2) 'Ab2

[Eb]hope has sprung a [Fm]perfect dive
a [Cm7]perfect day, a [Ab2]perfect lie,
a [Eb]slowly crafted [Fm]monologue
con-[Cm7]-ceding your de-[Ab2]-feat
[Eb]this purchased re-[Fm]-bellion
has been out-[Cm7]-bidded
denounced and re-[Ab2]-scinded and left to [Eb]die
champion-[Fm]-less, champion-[Cm7]-less, champi-[Ab2]-onless

++ repeat chorus ++

bridge:
+-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
+-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-+

interlude:

022100 = Eb       'Eb
024400 = Bb(sus4) 'Bb4
002200 = Ab(sus2) 'Ab2

does it [Eb]comfort you to [Bb4]know you fought the [Ab2]good fight?
[Eb]basking in your victor-[Bb4]-y, [Ab2]hollow and alone
and you [Eb]boast your bitter [Bb4]bragging rights
to [Ab2]anyone who'll listen
while you're [Eb]left with nothing [Bb4]tangible to [Ab2]gain

outro:
+-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
+-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+