Con Guitar Tab

so this is definitely right because if you watch the video on their myspace (chapter
the con) Tegan is playing with a capo on the first fret. have fun and enjoy! and definitely
Con when it comes out on July 24th!
The Con Tab by Tegan and Sara
Capo 1st
Drop A string to G
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
D|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----| x2
G|--12-x5--11-x2---0-x1--5x5--7-x3--|
E|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
D|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
G|--12-x5--11-x2---0-x1--5x5--7-x3--|
E|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
I listened in
Yes, I'm guilty of this you should know this
I broke down and wrote you back
Before you had a chance to
Forget, forgotten, I am moving past this
Giving notice
I have to go
Yes, I know the feeling know you're leaving
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-0------0------0-----0-----|
D|-0------0------0-----0-----|
G|-12-x2--11-x2--5-x2--7-x3--|
E|-0------0------0-----0-----|
Calm down, I'm calling you to say
I'm capsized staring on the edge of safe
Calm down, I'm calling back to say
I'm home now, I'm coming around
e---------|
B---------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--5 x16--|
E--0------|
Coming around
e--x------|
B--x------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--7 x20--|
E--0------|
But nobody likes to
But I really like to cry
e--x-----x-----|
B--x-----x-----|
G--0-----0-----| x4
D--0-----0-----|
G--5 x2--0 x2--|
E--0-----0-----|
e--x------|
B--x------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--7 x20--|
E--0------|
And nobody likes me baby
If I cry
e--x-----x-----|
B--x-----x-----|
G--0-----0-----| x4
D--0-----0-----|
G--5 x2--0 x2--|
E--0-----0-----|
e--x----x----x-----x----x---x--|
B--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
D--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--7----9----11----12---0---3--|
E--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
D|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
G|--12-x5--11-x2---0-x1--5x5--7-x3--|
E|--0-------0------0-----0----0-----|
Spelled out your name and list the reasons faint of heart
Don't call me back
I imagine you and I was distant, non-existent
I followed suit and laid out on my back
Imagine that
A million hours left to think of you and think of that
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-0------0------0-----0-----|
D|-0------0------0-----0-----|
G|-12-x2--11-x2--5-x2--7-x3--|
E|-0------0------0-----0-----|
Calm down, I'm calling you to say
I'm capsized staring on the edge of safe
Calm down, I'm calling back to say
I'm home now, I'm coming around
e---------|
B---------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--5 x16--|
E--0------|
Coming around
e--x------|
B--x------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--7 x20--|
E--0------|
But nobody likes to
But I really like to cry
e--x-----x-----|
B--x-----x-----|
G--0-----0-----| x4
D--0-----0-----|
G--5 x2--0 x2--|
E--0-----0-----|
e--x------|
B--x------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--7 x20--|
E--0------|
And nobody likes me baby
If I cry
e--x-----x-----|
B--x-----x-----|
G--0-----0-----| x4
D--0-----0-----|
G--5 x2--0 x2--|
E--0-----0-----|
e--x----x----x-----x----x---x--|
B--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
D--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--7----9----11----12---0---5--|
E--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
e--x----x----x-----x----x---x--|
B--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
D--0----0----0-----0----0---0--| x4
G--7----9----11----12---0---5--|
E--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
Encircle me I need to be
Taken down
Encircle me I need to be
Taken down
Encircle me I need to be
Taken down
Encircle me I need to be
Taken down
e--x------|
B--x------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--7 x20--|
E--0------|
But nobody likes to
But I really like to cry
e--x-----x-----|
B--x-----x-----|
G--0-----0-----| x4
D--0-----0-----|
G--5 x2--0 x2--|
E--0-----0-----|
e--x------|
B--x------|
G--0------|
D--0------|
G--7 x20--|
E--0------|
And nobody likes me baby
If I cry
e--x-----x-----|
B--x-----x-----|
G--0-----0-----| x4
D--0-----0-----|
G--5 x2--0 x2--|
E--0-----0-----|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--|
D|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--|
G|-12--11--9--7--5--7--9--11--12--0--5--|
E|-0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--|
Nobody x9
e--x----x----x-----x----x---x--|
B--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
D--0----0----0-----0----0---0--| x4
G--7----9----11----12---0---5--|
E--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
Encircle me I need to be
Taken down
Encircle me I need to be
Taken down
Encircle me I need to be
Taken down
e--x----x----x-----x----x---x--|
B--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
D--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|
G--7----9----11----12---0---5--|
E--0----0----0-----0----0---0--|


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


Doolittle Lead Player	#1 by Doolittle at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:50 PM EST
	i love this song. need not to say anything more.

No Picture Dan Average	#2 by Dan Flores at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:55 PM EST
	I love this song with a passion. It pretty much explains my life, haha. It's about being in love, and feeling weak about it. It's about falling apart and taping the pieces back together. It's about crying for attention. It's about feeling extremely sad. It's about feeling alone. I LOVE IT.

Ziggy Professional	#3 by Ziggy at Oct 4, 2007 at 12:00 AM EST
	Doesn't she say "nobody blames me, maybe if I cry"? I think it makes much more sense than "nobody likes me"

PunkJunky Wanna Be	#4 by PunkJunky at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:53 AM EST
	I love this song! I feel like it's about being away from someone on the road, just my thought.

Shredmaster Average	#5 by Shredmaster Will at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:30 PM EST
	I like that part too abi999, but I think it is safe!

Lucas Average	#6 by Lucas Lawrey at Oct 5, 2007 at 7:23 PM EST
	i know this would be an obvious meaning to the song... since i'm interpreting it literally based on the lyrics (not sure how the songwriter using the lyrics in a literal sense or as a metaphor), but... i think she found out that her girlfriend cheated on her, and witnessed it. Then confronted the girlfriend about it, and realized that their relationship is over and the girlfriend is leaving for her new mate.

Jake Average	#7 by Jake m at Oct 7, 2007 at 8:04 AM EST
	yeah sorry you're right hiding in cupboards! I don't know what i was thinking!lol!

Bassdude Average	#8 by Bassdude at Oct 8, 2007 at 2:48 PM EST
	"the con"....as in deceving someone. in the song, there's an argument or a dispute, and the singer is thinking about how easy it would be if she just 'cried' because then people would feel bad for her. it's easy to do that. thinking about crying as means of taking the easy road, you become 'capsized staring at the edge of safe'. you get taken over by the thought of taking the easy road. because when you know you've fucked up, if you cry people will feel bad for you, even if you're not sorry. you just don't want to hear anymore shit. so you cry, hoping people are conned into believing you're sorry.

No Picture Troy Wanna Be	#9 by Troy Erskine at Oct 8, 2007 at 10:16 PM EST
	I think that this song is about cheating on someone.

Lee Professional Badass	#10 by Lee the bass player, known as blacktooth90� at Oct 9, 2007 at 6:52 AM EST
	I love this song espcially when they sing "capsized staring on the edge of faith"!

Aaron Wanna Be	#11 by Aaron Frederick at Oct 10, 2007 at 2:28 PM EST
	what does this song mean to me? it means a lot. because of the tempo and just the way their voices sound i think that this song is about panic. i believe it's about being cheated on, rather than being the cheater. "staring on the edge of safe" that lyric has been puzzling me. is it that they are about to do something dangerous, but they've called to say, 'it's ok, i'm still here, i'm ok.' to assure that to the cheater that they havent gone and done something stupid? "encircle me i need to be taken down" to me this implies that the 'narrator' of the song (the one who has been cheated on) needs to be have their other half enclose on them. and that's the con. although she has been cheated on, she still needs the other person to keep her on track? to keep her focused with a purpose? 'nobody likes to but i really like to cry' - this line kinda made me think that i actually grasped one of the interpretations that can be extracted from this song - she 'likes' to cry, because crying makes her vulnerable. being vulnerable gives her reason to me encircled and be brought back down to reality. such an essay.. lol. but i really cant wait to hear the rest of this album!

Dudevill Average	#12 by Dudevill at Oct 10, 2007 at 5:01 PM EST
	i can't wait to get this album

No Picture Tony Wanna Be	#13 by Tony Danza at Oct 10, 2007 at 8:51 PM EST
	Well, Tegan and Sara said that The Con is really part of the phrase "Pros and Cons," and actually told their art director to angle away from the whole "con artist" "convict" theme. crying is a con of this whole horrible relationship (that everyone else has talked about), along with liking to cry, along with the feeling that no one likes the singer, and there isn't a single pro to this arrangement, but SHE'S STILL IN IT. Even if I'm wrong, the song is still really good.

The Crow Rhythm Player	#14 by The Crow at Oct 13, 2007 at 8:37 AM EST
	This song is GREAT! OMG I nearly died when I heard it! OMG! I agree with Owls meaning! I can't wait for when I go to Canada this year I'm so gonna buy this new CD!

Mike Average	#15 by Mike Murphy at Oct 15, 2007 at 5:06 AM EST
	I like the song I can relate alot

December Underg Average	#16 by December Underground at Oct 16, 2007 at 7:07 AM EST
	Best song of the whole cd imo.

jessie Wanna Be	#17 by jessie sinanan at Oct 16, 2007 at 1:13 PM EST
	i think that this song is obviously about a break up. to me, they are trying to convey the feeling of what it's like to know that a breakup is going to happen, or being paranoid about it happening.

Average	#18 by Fig at Oct 16, 2007 at 8:07 PM EST
	I Love this song!!

Murders in the Average	#19 by Murders in the Rue Morgue at Oct 17, 2007 at 2:27 AM EST
	seriously, this is one of my all time favorite songs. the entire thing just...flows.

i wud give da w Wanna Be	#20 by i wud give da world 2 frankie if it was mine! at Oct 17, 2007 at 4:29 AM EST
	This song is amazing, as is the whole new CD.

Meaty Average	#21 by Meaty at Oct 18, 2007 at 12:43 PM EST
	wow. What can i say about this song? I agree with jbabylove. I think it's about cheating as well. My sister recently went thru an affair. I don't know how many times I've cried while listening to this. It sounds to me like she cheated on her girlfriend while on tour...hence the "I'm home now. I'm coming around. I'm coming around," once she's done touring. She's obvioulsy feeling bad about it...and sorta wants to punish herself. "Pain of heart. Don't call me back." She has spent a alot of time thinking of her and thinking of "that." Yet at the same time, she wants to take the easy way out and cry...hoping her GF will feel pity and forgive her. That is the "edge of safe" she's staring at. "Encicle me, I need to be taken down." Just like Owls said, she has lost herself. She knows how many she has hurt. Maybe she can't stop. Somebody needs to bring her back down to earth. Those are my interpretations anyways. Whatever it means, I can most defintely feel the anguish and pain this is supposed to convey. Gosh, songs like this remind me of how much I love tegan and sara.

No Picture austin Average	#22 by austin pancner at Oct 18, 2007 at 2:42 PM EST
	i think this song is about really losing control of yourself and doing things that you aren't proud of. It sounds like she maybe cheated on her girlfriend when she was out on the road, thus 'i am guilty of this, you should know this,' and 'a millions hours left to think of you and think of that.' It suggests that she had to spend the remainder of the tour feeling guilty about it. When she says 'encircle me, i need to be taken down,' it sounds kind of like a cry for help. like she's saying 'some one come here and stop me from doing all of this crazy shit.'

Micke Lead Player	#23 by Micke Nordin at Oct 19, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST
	i think this song has a lot to do with feeling desperate and possibly wanting to break down, maybe because she is scared of being vulrnable

Lee Professional Badass	#24 by Lee the bass player, known as blacktooth90� at Oct 20, 2007 at 5:54 AM EST
	I think that the singer (Tegan, of course) found out her respective other (girlfriend/maybe girlfriend/ect) was cheating on her while she was off on tour. And she didn't want it to ruin their relationship because she is just so alone she needs any person who will have her. I'm pretty sure its about a person she was almost going to date found someone else while she was gone. It's a starve for the person and attention during a time where she's been single and her sister has had a girlfriend for so long. Beautiful, and so godamn catchy.

Spanky Lead Player	#25 by Spanky Man at Oct 20, 2007 at 9:39 PM EST
	I think this is a combination of what everyone is saying. The song is about someone perhaps cheating on a girlfriend while on the road or away as in the lines, "I'm feeling guilty..." and then "Calm down, I'm calling you to say..." Because the person who just got cheated on would probably be upset. Then again with the con of crying to convince people to forgive or like you because maybe you did something wrong but look how sorry you are, look how deeply affected you are, look what a mess it's made you, or because you're a mess you've screwed up.