Intro/Verse: "Now I'm of consenting age/ to be forgetting you in a/ cabaret..." e|---------------|-----------------|-------| B|---------------|-----------------|-------| G|-5-7-9-7-7-5---|-----5-7-9-7-5---|-7-9-7-| D|-------------7-|-5-7-----------7-|-------| A|---------------|-----------------|-------| E|---------------|-----------------|-------| "Somewhere/ downtown where a/ burlesque queen may /even ask my name..." e|-----|-----------|---------|------------| B|-----|-----------|---------|------------| G|-5---|-7/9\7-5---|-7-9-7-5-|-/9-7-5-4---| D|---7-|---------7-|---------|----------7-| A|-----|-----------|---------|------------| E|-----|-----------|---------|------------|
"As she sheds her skin on stage/ I'm seated and sweating/ to a/ dance song on the club's P.A. e|-----------------|-------------|-----|---------------| B|-----------------|-------------|-----|---------------| G|-5-7/12-10-9-7-5-|-5-7-9-9-7-5-|-5---|-7-5-7-5-7-5/9-| D|-----------------|-------------|---7-|---------------| A|-----------------|-------------|-----|---------------| E|-----------------|-------------|-----|---------------| (Guitar in background - PM) e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x2) A|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| "The strip joint/ veteran sits two away/ smirking between dignified sips of/ his dignified..." (Parenthesis here indicate what number to bend up to followed by the r, which means to release) |---PM---| e|-------|-----------------|---------------|-------------| B|-------|-----------------|---------------|-------------| G|-9-7-5-|-7-5-7-7b(9)r7-5~|-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-|-9-7-9-7-5---| D|-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------5-| A|-------|-----------------|---------------|-------------| E|-------|-----------------|---------------|-------------| "...Peach/ and lime/ daiquiri e|---|-----|------| B|---|-----|------| G|---|-5-4-|------| D|-5-|-----|-/7-5~| A|---|-----|------| E|---|-----|------| (Guitar in background when Brendon sings "Peach and lime daiquiri") e|---|-----|-----| B|---|-----|-----| G|-7-|-7-9-|-----| D|-7-|-7-9-|-3-3-| A|-5-|-5-7-|-3-3-| (Let the last note ring.) E|---|-----|-1-1-| Chorus: (Parenthesis here indicate optional note to play, so you can hit the notes as an octave or individually.) "And isn't this / exactly / where you'd like me/ I'm exactly where you like me you know..." e|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-|-(13)-(13)-(13)-|-----------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------|-12-10-9-7-|-7-5-7-9-7-9-7--------| D|--/7---7----9----10--|--10---10---10--|-----------|---------------10-9-7-| A|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| E|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| "...Praying for love / in a lap dance/ and paying in naivety..." e|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(10)-/(13)\(8)-|-(8)-(8)-(8)-(6)-|-----------------| G|--------------------------|-----------------|-5-7-9-7-9-7-5---| D|---7----7----7--/-10-\-5--|--5---5---5---3--|---------------5-| A|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| "Oh,/ isn't this /exactly where you'd like me/ I'm exactly where you like me/ you know..." e|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| B|------|-(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-|-(13)-(13)-(13)-|-----------|-------------------|--------| G|--12~-|---------------------|----------------|-12-10-9-7-|-7-5-7-9-7-9-12----|--------| D|------|--/7---7----9----10--|--10---10---10--|-----------|----------------10-|-9-10-7-| A|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| E|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| "...Praying for love/ in a /lap dance/ and paying in naivety..." e|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(10)-/(13)\(8)-|-(8)-(8)-|-------|-----------------| G|--------------------------|---------|-5h7-5-|-5-7-9-7-9-7-5---| D|---7----7----7--/-10-\-5--|--5---5--|-------|---------------5-| A|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| E|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| Verse: "Oh/ but I'm/ afraid/ that I/ well I may have faked it..." e|----------------------------|-----|------|-----|---------------| B|----------------------------|-----|-/5---|-----|---------------| G|-/12~-10-9/10-9-7/9-7-5/7-5-|-4-2-|----4-|-4-2-|-7-9-10-9-7----| D|----------------------------|-----|------|-----|------------10-| A|----------------------------|-----|------|-----|---------------| E|----------------------------|-----|------|-----|---------------| "...And I / wouldn't be/ caught dead/ d-dead /d-dead /d-dead in this place..." e|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| B|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| G|------|---9-4-|-4-2-|-4-5-|-5-7-|-7-9-10-12----| D|-10-7-|-7-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------10-| A|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| E|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| "...Well I'm afraid/ that I/ well that's right /well I may have faked it..." e|-----------|------|-------|---------------| B|-----------|------|-------|---------------| G|-7-9-12----|-9----|-7-9-9-|-9-9-10-9-7----| D|--------12-|---10-|-------|------------10-| A|-----------|------|-------|---------------| E|-----------|------|-------|---------------| "...And I/ wouldn't/ be/ caught /dead/ in this place..." e|-----|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| B|-----|-----|----|---|-/10-8---|-----------| G|-----|-4-5-|-7~-|-9-|-------9-|-7-7-9-7-5-| D|-----|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| A|-9-7-|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| E|-----|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| Chorus: "And isn't this / exactly / where you'd like me/ I'm exactly where you like me you know..." e|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-|-(13)-(13)-(13)-|-----------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------|-12-10-9-7-|-7-5-7-9-7-9-7--------| D|--/7---7----9----10--|--10---10---10--|-----------|---------------10-9-7-| A|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| E|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| "...Praying for love / in a lap dance/ and paying in naivety..." e|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(10)-/(13)\(8)-|-(8)-(8)-(8)-(6)-|-----------------| G|--------------------------|-----------------|-5-7-9-7-9-7-5---| D|---7----7----7--/-10-\-5--|--5---5---5---3--|---------------5-| A|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| "Oh,/ isn't this /exactly where you'd like me/ I'm exactly where you like me/ you know..." e|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| B|------|-(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-|-(13)-(13)-(13)-|-----------|-------------------|--------| G|--12~-|---------------------|----------------|-12-10-9-7-|-7-5-7-9-7-9-12----|--------| D|------|--/7---7----9----10--|--10---10---10--|-----------|----------------10-|-9-10-7-| A|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| E|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| "...Praying for love/ in a /lap dance/ and paying in naivety..." e|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(10)-/(13)\(8)-|-(8)-(8)-|-------|-----------------| G|--------------------------|---------|-5h7-5-|-5-7-9-7-9-7-5---| D|---7----7----7--/-10-\-5--|--5---5--|-------|---------------5-| A|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| E|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| e|-------------------|----------------| B|-------------------|----------------| G|-------------------|-5-5------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----7-9-10-----| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------9-8-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| e|----------|----------|----------| B|----------|----------|----------| G|---9(N)---|---7(N)---|---5(N)---| D|---9(N)---|---7(N)---|---5(N)---| (x4 or until the end of the verse before the chorus.) A|---7(N)---|---5(N)---|---3(N)---| E|----------|----------|----------| (While playing this the first four times, make sure to pause slightly.) (After the 4th time it immediately transitions to each power chord without a pause) Verse: "...Well I'm afraid/ that I/ well I may have faked it..." e|-----------|------|--------------| B|-----------|------|--------------| G|-7-9-12----|-9----|--9-10-9-7----| D|--------12-|---10-|-----------10-| A|-----------|------|--------------| E|-----------|------|--------------| "...And I / wouldn't be/ caught dead/ d-dead /d-dead /d-dead in this place..." e|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| B|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| G|------|---9-4-|-4-2-|-4-5-|-5-7-|-7-9-10-12----| D|-10-7-|-7-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------10-| A|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| E|------|-------|-----|-----|-----|--------------| "...Well I'm afraid/ that I/ well that's right /well I may have faked it..." e|-----------|------|-------|---------------| B|-----------|------|-------|---------------| G|-7-9-12----|-9----|-7-9-9-|-9-9-10-9-7----| D|--------12-|---10-|-------|------------10-| A|-----------|------|-------|---------------| E|-----------|------|-------|---------------| "...And I/ wouldn't/ be/ caught /dead/ in this place..." e|-----|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| B|-----|-----|----|---|-/10-8---|-----------| G|-----|-4-5-|-7~-|-9-|-------9-|-7-7-9-7-5-| D|-----|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| A|-9-7-|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| E|-----|-----|----|---|---------|-----------| Chorus: "And isn't this / exactly / where you'd like me/ I'm exactly where you like me you know..." e|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-|-(13)-(13)-(13)-|-----------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------|-12-10-9-7-|-7-5-7-9-7-9-7--------| D|--/7---7----9----10--|--10---10---10--|-----------|---------------10-9-7-| A|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| E|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------------| "...Praying for love / in a lap dance/ and paying in naivety..." e|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(10)-/(13)\(8)-|-(8)-(8)-(8)-(6)-|-----------------| G|--------------------------|-----------------|-5-7-9-7-9-7-5---| D|---7----7----7--/-10-\-5--|--5---5---5---3--|---------------5-| A|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| "Oh,/ isn't this /exactly where you'd like me/ I'm exactly where you like me/ you know..." e|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| B|------|-(10)-(10)-(12)-(13)-|-(13)-(13)-(13)-|-----------|-------------------|--------| G|--12~-|---------------------|----------------|-12-10-9-7-|-7-5-7-9-7-9-12----|--------| D|------|--/7---7----9----10--|--10---10---10--|-----------|----------------10-|-9-10-7-| A|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| E|------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------------|--------| "...Praying for love/ in a /lap dance/ and paying in naivety..." e|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| B|-(10)-(10)-(10)-/(13)\(8)-|-(8)-(8)-|-------|-----------------| G|--------------------------|---------|-5h7-5-|-5-7-9-7-9-7-5---| D|---7----7----7--/-10-\-5--|--5---5--|-------|---------------5-| A|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| E|--------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------| "Praying for love/ and paying /in naivety" e|-------|-----------------| B|-------|-----------------| G|-7-5-7-|-5-7-5-7/9-7-5---| D|-------|---------------7-| A|-------|-----------------| E|-------|-----------------| "Praying for love and/ paying in naivety, oh" e|----------|------------------|-------| B|----------|------------------|-------| G|-12-9br-9-|-12-10-9-10-9-7---|-------| D|----------|----------------9-|-/10-7-| A|----------|------------------|-------| E|----------|------------------|-------| Outro: |--------------PM----------------| e|----------------|---------|---------| B|----------------|-----3-3-|---------| G|-----5-5----5-5-|---5-----|---4-5-5-| D|---2------2-----|-4-------|-4-------| (x2) A|-0------0-------|---------|---------| E|----------------|---------|---------| ************************************ | b Bend | br Bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute | N Tremolo | () Optional note
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for But Its Better If You Do by Panic! At The Disco