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Song title:      Age Six Racer
Original Album:  The Swiss Army Romance (Dashboard Confessional)

Words and Music by Chris Carrabba
Copyright © 2000 Fiddler Records
Published by Vagrant Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Tuning is Low Tune: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb, if you want to play along.
Chords are shown as for standard tuning.


INTRO:
Notes:
Timing is 10/4.

[play INTRO Figure]  [x2]

INTRO Figure

|-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6---7---6-\-2___--------2------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0---------0-------------------0------------------|
|-----------------------------2-----------2-------0---0-----------0----------|
|---------------------------------------------2---------------2-------7---3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 -|



CHORUS:
Notes:
The chords are strummed as in the figure. Timing is 3/4.
The muted D is only played on the third line of the CHORUS.


  D                         A
|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-3__-3---3__-3---3---3---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-------------------------|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |


  Bm                        G
|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|-3__-3---3---3---3---3---|
|-3__-3---3__-3---3---3---|-3__-3---3---3---3---3---|
|-4__-4---4__-4---4---4---|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-4__-4---4__-4---4---4---|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-------------------------|-3__-3---3---3---3---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |


D    A          Bm     G
  So long sweet summer

  D                     A                         Bm   G
I stumbled upon you and gratefully basked in your rays


  D                         A
|-2__-x---x__-x---x---x---|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-3__-x---x__-x---x---x---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-2__-x---x__-x---x---x---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-0__-x---x__-x---x---x---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-------------------------|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |


  Bm                        G
|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|-3__-3---3---3---3---3---|
|-3__-3---3__-3---3---3---|-3__-3---3---3---3---3---|
|-4__-4---4__-4---4---4---|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-4__-4---4__-4---4---4---|-0__-0---0__-0---0---0---|
|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|-2__-2---2__-2---2---2---|
|-------------------------|-3__-3---3---3---3---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |


D    A          Bm       G
  So long sweet slumber.

  D                         A                     Bm   G
I fell into you, now you're gracefully  falling  away



VERSE:
Notes:
The chords are picked as in the figure.


  D                         A
|-2-----------2-----------|-------------0-----------|
|-----3-----------3-------|-----------------2-------|
|---------2-----------2---|---------2-----------2---|
|-------------------------|-----2-------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |


  Bm                        G
|-------------2-----------|-5-----------3-----------|
|-----------------3-------|-----3-----------3-------|
|---------4-----------4---|---------2-----------2---|
|-----4-------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - |


D     A                       Bm      G
  Hey thanks, thanks for that summer.

     D                        A                             Bm    G
It's cold where your going, I hope that your heart's always warm.

   D                    A                        Bm   G
I gave you the best, I gave you the best that I had.

    D                         A                         Bm   G
You passed on the letters and passed on the best that I had.  


[repeat CHORUS]


[play INTRO Figure]  [x2]

INTRO Figure

|-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6---7---6-\-2___--------2------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0---------0-------------------0------------------|
|-----------------------------2-----------2-------0---0-----------0----------|
|---------------------------------------------2---------------2-------7---3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 -|



CODA:
Notes:
Strum the chords as in the figure. Timing is 6/4.


  A5        F#5     B5  G5   
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7__-7---7-4---4---9-\-5____-5-5---5---5______---|
|-7__-7---7-4---4---9-\-5____-5-5---5---5______---|
|-5__-5---5-2---2---7-\-3____-3-3---3---3______---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - |

                              I   hate  the
  win   -   ter               in  Lex - ing -
 -ton

                              I   hate  the
  win   -   ter               in  Lex - ing -
 -ton

                              in  Lex - ing -
 -ton
                              in  Lex - ing -
 -ton
                              in  Lex - ing -
 -ton



[end on:]

INTRO Figure

|-5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6---7---6-\-2___--------2------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0---------0-------------------0------------------|
|-----------------------------2-----------2-------0---0-----------0----------|
|---------------------------------------------2---------------2-------7---3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 -|