The Meg And Dia Band - Getaways Turned Holidays Chords & Tabs

Meg and Dia
Getaways Turned Holidays
Something Real
2006
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: D

Tuning: Drop D

Chords used: Drop D only
F#5 - 444xxx
E5 -  222xxx
G5 -  555xxx
D5 -  000xxx
A5 -  777xxx
D -   0577xx


Intro:
      F#5            E5             G5           D5
e|-----0---5-0-|-----0---5-0-|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|---------- --|-------------|-------------|
G|---2---2-----|---2---2-----|-------------|-------------|
D|-4-----------|-2-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       x2             x2
or
      F#5            E5             G5           D5
e|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---------10---|---------10---|-------------|-------------|
G|-----9------9-|-----9------9-|-------------|-------------|
D|---7---7------|---7---7------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-9------------|-7------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|--------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       x2             x2


Verse 1: Same plucking as intro
F#5              E5
Fate leave on my doorstep
  G5         D5
A soldier. A soldier
F#5        E5
A fable, A fortune
  G5          D
I long for. I long for
A5               D
Ever so secret I see
E5                    D
  what's in store for me
A5                D
I won't let it mislead
   G5         A5
Oh no, No, it hasn't happened yet


Chorus:
D5                       A5
As for the dying and the fading
               G5
and resolve to be Okay with the natural decay
D5                       A5                     G5
I'll choose illusion And safety a hundred times over
                             E5
I'm prefer to be happy and deceived
       F#5                     D5
I'm supposed to be happy and deceived

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_meg_and_dia_band/getaways_turned_holidays_crd.html ]
Verse 2: Same plucking as intro
F#5            E5
Let us find perfection
G5           D5
Nonesense in all we are
    F#5              E5
And save defects for later
      G5     D5
We're angels now
A5              D                   E5
Hide my uniform pride Your arrogant side
             D
I'm aching already
A5                 D
Hide your taciturn mundane expressions
  G5                      A5
Affection will carry us a little while more


(Repeat Chorus 1 except last 2 lines)

                             E5
I'm prefer to be happy and deceived
       F#5                     G5
I'm supposed to be happy and deceived
               E5        F#5                 D5(hold)
Let us be entertain, let me believe end this way


Guitar 2:
e|-5-------5---|
B|---3-2h3---3-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------| (repeat many times)
A|-------------|
D|-------------|


Bridge:

Guitar 1: palm mute
        E5          F#5          G5
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-| (repeat but next repeat is distorted)
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Guitar 2:
e|-------10--------10-|
B|-7--8------7--8-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| (repeat many times)
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|

Chorus 2:
D5                   A5
As for the dying And as for the rotting
G5
  I'm okay with natural decay
D5
I'll choose illusions
    A5                     G5
and safety a hundred times over
                               E5
I'm prepared to be happy and deceived
      F#5                      G5
I'm supposed to be happy and deceived
                               E5
I'm prepared to be happy and deceived
          F#5                     G5(hold)
Drop this curtain I'm happy and naive


Outro:
Guitar 2:
e|-------10--------10-|
B|-7--8------7--8-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| (x4)
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|