• Song:

    Thrive

  • Artist:

    Switchfoot

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                             Switchfoot - Thrive
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Tabbed by: Travis Overington
Email: tavbot@hotmail.com
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)

Intro
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D|-------------------------------------------| X2
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7--5----------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------|

Verse 1
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B|-------------------------------------------|
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D|-------------------------------------------| X2
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7--5----------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------|
  Been fighting things that I can't see in
  Like voices coming from the inside of me and

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7--5----------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------|
  Like doing things I find hard to believe in

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7-7--7/9---9\7--5---------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------|
   Am I myself or am I dreaming?

Pre Chorus 1
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D|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   I've been awake for an hour or so

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B|-------------------------------------------|
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D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   Checking for a pulse but I just don't know

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   Am I a man when I feel like a ghost?

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   The stranger in the mirror is wearing my clothes

Chorus
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G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4---4---4---2---0---0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|
   No I'm not alright

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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---11---11---11---11---11---9---7---7------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7---7---7--------|
   I know that I'm not right

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B|-------------------------------------------|
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D|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   A steering wheel don't mean you can drive

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D|---9---9---9---9---9---7---5---5-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   A warm body don't mean I'm alive

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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4---4---4---2---0---0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|
   No I'm not alright

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---11---11---11---11---11---9---7---7------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7---7---7--------|
   I know that I'm not right

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   Feels like I travel but I never arrive

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   I want to thrive not just survive

Verse 2
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D|-------------------------------------------| X2
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7--5----------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------| X2
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7--5----------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------|
  I come alive when I hear you singing
  But lately I haven't been hearing a thing and 

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7-------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------|
  I get the feeling that I'm in between

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------5~-------------------------|
D|-5~----------------------------------------|
  A machine and man who only looks like me

Pre Chorus 2
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D|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   I try to hide it and not let it show

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   But deep down inside me I just don't know

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
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D|---12---12---12---12---12---14---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   Am I a man when I feel like a hoax?

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---7---5---5-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   The stranger in the mirror is wearing my clothes

Chorus X1
NOTE - Replace last bar of chorus with:
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D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|

Bridge
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D|---5---5---5---5/---12---12---12---12------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---9----9----9----9----------|
     I'm always close but I'm never enough

e|-------------------------------------------|
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D|---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7------|

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G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---5---5---5---5/---12---12---12---12------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---9----9----9----9----------|
    I'm always in line but I'm never in love

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D|---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7------|

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D|---9---9---9---9/---4----4----4----4-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---0----0----0----0----------|
     I get so down but I won't give up

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B|-------------------------------------------|
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D|---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9/---4----4----4----4-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---0----0----0----0----------|
     I get so down but I won't give up
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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---11---11---11---11~----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7--------------------------|

Verse 3
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G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------| X2
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7--5----------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------|
  Been fighting things that I can't see in
  Like voices coming from the inside of me and

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7---7/9---9\7--5----------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------|
  Like doing things I find hard to believe in

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-7-7---7---7-7--7/9---9\7--5---------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------|
   Am I myself or am I dreaming?

Pre Chorus 3
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D|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|

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D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   Am I myself or am I dreaming?

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D|---12---12---12---12---12---14---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   
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D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   Am I myself or am I dreaming?

Repeat Pre Chorus 3

Chorus X2

Outro
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G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4---4---4---2---0---0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|
   I want to thrive not just survive

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---11---11---11---11---11---9---7---7------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7---7---7--------|
   Yeeeeeaaa    yeaaaaaaa

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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   Feels like I travel but I never arrive

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   I want to thrive not just survive

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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4---4---4---2---0---0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|
   I want to thrive not just survive

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---11---11---11---11---11---9---7---7------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7---7---7--------|
   I want to thrive not just survive

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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---12---12---12---12---12---14---12---12---|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9------|
   Feels like I travel but I never arrive

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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---7---5---5-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
   I want to thrive not just survive

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D|-0~~~~-------------------------------------|
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