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But Its Better If You Do by Panic! At The Disco

But Its Better If You Do tab by Panic! At The Disco

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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|----------------|---------|---------|


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| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| N  Tremolo
| () Optional note

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