Dashboard Acoustic chords by Modest Mouse

Standard Tuning EADGBe


Intro: Bm G A (x2)


A riff:

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9-9-9--7--9--9--9--9-9-9--7-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse 1:

    Bm               G            A
Well it would've been could've been worse than you would ever know
    Bm            G        A
Oh the dashboard melted but we still have the radio
    Bm               G            A
Oh it should've been could've been worse than you would ever know
     Bm                G                A
Well you told me about nowhere, well it sounds like someplace I'd like to go


Verse 2:

    Bm               G            A
Oh it could've been should've been worse than you would ever know
      Bm            G            A
Well the windshield was broken but I love the fresh air ya know
    Bm               G              A
Oh it would've been could've been worse than you would ever know oh!
     Bm              G            A
Oh we talked about nothing which was more than I wanted you to know oh-oh-oh-oh, now here we go!


Chorus 1:

B B B F# F# E (x2)


  Bm   D    A
e|--------------------|
B|----3-------3-------|
G|-4--------4---4--2--|
D|-------5------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------| (x2)


Verse 3:

    Bm              G           A
Oh it would've been could've been worse than it had even gone
     Bm            G           A
Well the car was on blocks, but I was already where I want
   Bm           G          A
Why should we ever even ever really even get to know?
      Bm             G             A
Oh if the world don't like us it'll shake us just like we were a co-o-o-old, now here we go!

B B B F# F# E (x2)

Chorus 2:

    Bm                   D
Well we scheme and we scheme but we always blow it
                A
We've yet to crash but we still might as well enjoy it
Bm                       D
Standing at a light switch to each east and west horizon
   A                               Bm       G      A
Every dawn you're surprising and the evening was consoling saying, "See, it wasn't quite as bad as"


Verse 4:

     Bm              G            A
Well it would've been could've been worse than you would ever know
    Bm            G          A
I was patiently erasing and recording the wrong episodes
       Bm                G        A
After you had proved my point wrong it wasn't like I'd let it go, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
    Bm           G       A
I just wanted to catch the last laugh of this show


Verse 5:

     Bm              G             A
Yeah it would've been could've been worse than you would ever know
    Bm           G         A
Oh the dashboard melted, but we still have the radio
             Bm              G           A
Hardwired to conceive so much wed have to stow even needs have needs tiny giants made o tinyr giants
      Bm                G           A
Don't wear eyelids so I don't miss the last laugh of this sho-o-o-oh


Verse 6:

     Bm              G            A
Oh we could've been should've been worse than you would ever know
     Bm              G                A
Well you told me about nowhere well it sounds like someplace I'd like to go-oh-oh-oh-oh
        B B B F# F# E (x2)
Now here we go!


Chorus 3:

    Bm                   D
Well we scheme and we scheme but we always blow it
                A
We've yet to crash but we still might as well enjoy it
Bm                       D
Standing at a light switch to each east and west horizon
   A                               Bm       G      A
Every dawn you're surprising and the evening was consoling saying, "See, it wasn't quite as bad as"


Coda:

Oh, it would've been could've been worse than you would ever know!