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Song title:      Belle Of The Boulevard
Original Album:  Alter The Ending (Dashboard Confessional)

Words and Music by Chris Carrabba
Copyright © 2009 Interscope Records
Published by Universal Music Group

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 and tab are shown as for standard tuning. Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:
Notes:
The "Emaj7" below has no 3rd. But let's call it Emaj7... ;)

Chords:
E5    079900    Bsus4 024400
Emaj7 x79800    Asus2 x02200
C#m7  x46600


[play: | E5 | Emaj7 | C#m7 | Bsus4 | Asus2 | Bsus4 | Asus2 | Bsus4 |]



Guitar 2:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9---12------9---7-------|---------9---12--9---------------|
|-9---11----------------------9---|-9---11--------------11--9---11--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar 1:                                                           |
|                                                                   |
| E5                                Emaj7                           |
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|
|-9-------9---9-------9---9---9---|-8-------8---8-------8---8---8---|
|-9-------9---9-------9---9---9---|-9-------9---9-------9---9---9---|
|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7---|-7-------7---7-------7---7---7---|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|

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


Guitar 2:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9---12------9---7-------|---------9---12--9---------------|
|-9---11----------------------9---|-9---11--------------11--9---11--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar 1:                                                           |
|                                                                   |
| C#m7                             Bsus4                            |
|-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---|-4-------4---4-------4---4---4---|
|-6-------6---6-------6---6---6---|-4-------4---4-------4---4---4---|
|-4-------4---4-------4---4---4---|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|

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


Guitar 2:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9-----------9~----------|---------9-----------9~----------|
|-9---11------9---11--------------|-9---11------9---11--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar 1:                                                           |
|                                                                   |
|Asus2                             Bsus4                            |
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-4-------4---4-------4---4---4---|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-4-------4---4-------4---4---4---|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|

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


Guitar 2:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9-----------9~----------|-9-----------9-------------------|
|-9---11------9---11--------------|----11---9-------11--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar 1:                                                           |
|                                                                   |
|Asus2                             Bsus4                            |
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-4-------------------------------|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-4-------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

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



VERSE:
Chords:
E5    079900    Asus2 x02200
Emaj7 x79800    Bsus4 024400

E5                     Emaj7
  Down in a local bar,       out on the Boulevard
E5                              Emaj7
  The sound of an old guitar is saving you from sinking
       Asus2                 Bsus4
It's a long way down, it's a long way


VERSE:
E5                           Emaj7
  Back like you never broke,       you tell a dirty joke
E5                                    Emaj7
  He touches your leg and thinks he's getting close
                    Asus2           Bsus4
For now you let him just this once, just for now
    Asus2                Bsus4
And just like that, it's over


CHORUS:
Notes:

Fill 1

B|-9-----------9------------------|
G|-----11--9-------11------9------|

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

Chords:
E     022100
Asus2 x02200
C#m   x46654

      E          Asus2
Don't turn away, dry your eyes, dry your eyes
      C#m                   Asus2
Don't be afraid but keep it all inside, all inside
         E           Asus2
When you fall apart, dry your eyes, dry your eyes
C#m                         Asus2                  [Fill 1]
Life is always hard for the Belle of the Boulevard


VERSE:
Chords:
E5    079900    Asus2 x02200
Emaj7 x79800    Bsus4 024400

E5                         Emaj7
  In all your silver rings,     in all your silken things
E5                             Emaj7
  That song you softly sing is keeping you from breaking
       Asus2                 Bsus4
It's a long way down, it's a long way


VERSE:
E5                             Emaj7
  Back here you're never lost,       you shake the shivers off
E5                             Emaj7
  You take a drink to get your courage up
                    Asus2           Bsus4
Can you believe it? Just this once, just for now
    Asus2                Bsus4
And just like that, it's over


[repeat CHORUS (no fill)]


[Guitar SOLO over these chords:

| Emaj7 E5 | Emaj7 E5 | Asus2 | F# |]



 Emaj7            E                Emaj7            E
|---------------------9-----------|---------------------9-----------|
|-9---10------12--------------9---|-9---10------12------------------|
|-------------------------9-------|-------------------------9-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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


 Asus2                              F#
|-----12------12------12------12--|-----14------14--14--16--16--16--|
|-12------12------12------12------|-12------12----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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



BRIDGE:
Note:
Play a new voicing for Emaj7.

Chords:
E5    079900    Bsus4 024400
Emaj7 x69900    Asus2 x02200
C#m7  x46600

E5                   Emaj7
Please hold on, it's all right
C#m7                 Bsus4
Please hold on, it's all right
Asus2          Bsus4
Please hold on


VERSE:
Notes:
Play single strums for these chords.

Chords:
E5    079900
Emaj7 x79800

E5                    Emaj7
  Down in a local bar,      out on the Boulevard
E5                              Emaj7
  The sound of an old guitar is saving you


CHORUS:
Chords:
E     022100
Asus2 x02200
C#m   x46654

      E          Asus2
Don't turn away, dry   your eyes, dry your eyes
      C#m                       Asus2
Don't be afraid but keep it all inside, all inside
         E           Asus2
When you fall apart, dry   your eyes, dry your eyes
C#m                  Asus2
Life is always hard, dry   your eyes, dry your eyes


      E          Asus2
Don't turn away, dry your eyes, dry your eyes
      C#m                       Asus2
Don't be afraid but keep it all inside, all inside
         E           Asus2
When you fall apart, dry your eyes, dry your eyes
C#m                         Asus2             E5
Life is always hard for the Belle of the Boulevard


OUTRO:

  E5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------9---12------9---7-------|---------9---12--9---------------|
|-9---11----------------------9---|-9---11--------------11--9---11--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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


[end on an arpeggioed E5]