• Song:

    The Beatiful Letdown

  • Artist:

    Switchfoot

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                          THE BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN              SWITCHFOOT
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Tabbed by:hurricaneherman

Here are the chords for Switchfoot's entire album "The Beautiful Letdown".

TRACK LIST:

1:Meant To Live
2:This Is Your Life
3:More Than Fine
4:Ammunition
5:Dare You To Move
6:Redemption
7:The Beautiful Letdown
8:Gone
9:On Fire
10:Adding To The Noise
11:Twenty-Four

BONUS TRACK:

12:Monday

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                            1:MEANT TO LIVE                   SWITCHFOOT
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Tuning:Drop D Tuning(D-A-D-G-B-e)

*Chords listed at end NOTE:A51 = A5 version 1, and A52 = A5 version 2.

~INTRO~

B5      A5(2)   E5      G5       A5(1)
B5      A5(2)   E5      E5 D5 E5 A5(2)
B5      A5(2)   E5      F#5      G5

~VERSE~

G5(let ring)
Fumbling his confidence and wondering why the world has passed him
F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5 F#5 G5 F#5   F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5  F#5 G5 A5(1)
By
G5(let ring)
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments and failed attempts to
F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5 F#5 G5 F#5   F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5  F#5 G5 A5(1)
Fly                                fly

~CHORUS~

G5               A5(1)            B5        D5 E5
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
G5                D5 E5  G5           D5 E5     D5
Somewhere we live inside somewhere we live inside
G5               A5(1)            B5        D5 E5
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
G5                D5 E5 D5
Somewhere we live inside

~INTERLUDE~

F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5  F#5 G5 F#5  F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 G5 A5(1)

~VERSE~

G5(let ring)
Dreaming about providence and whether mice or men have second
F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5 F#5 G5 F#5   F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5  F#5 G5 A5(1)
Tries
G5(let ring)
Maybe we've been living with our eyes half open maybe where bent and
      F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5 F#5 G5 F#5   F#5 D5  E5 D5  F#5 D5  F#5 G5 A5(1)
Broken                       broken                              oh

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~INTERLUDE~

B5  A5(2)  E5  E5 D5  E5 A5(1)  B5  A5(2)  E5  G5

~BRIDGE~

        D                            G
We want more than this worlds got to offer
        D                            G
We want more than this worlds got to offer
        D                         G
We want more than the wars of our fathers
                 C                       G
And everything inside screams for second life   yeah

~OUTRO CHORUS~

D5                                Dsus2
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
D5                                Dsus2
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
D5                                Dsus2
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
D5                    Dsus2
We were meant to live we were meant to live

B5   A5(2)    E5

*Chords used
       B5   A5(2) A5(1)  E5    G5    D5   F#5    C5    D     G   Dsus2
e|-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----2-----3-----0-----|
B|-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----0-----3-----|
G|-----4-----2-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----5-----2-----0-----2-----|
D|-----4-----2-----7-----2-----5-----0-----4-----5-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|-----2-----0-----7-----2-----5-----0-----4-----3-----x-----2-----0-----|
D|-----x-----x-----7-----2-----5-----0-----4-----x-----x-----3-----x-----|

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                          2:THIS IS YOUR LIFE               SWITCHFOOT     
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Tuning:The intro riff is in drop D tuning, down 1/2 step, but the rest is in
standard tuning.

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~
     C#m                           A
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------2---------------|
Db|------------------------------0-----0-----3-------------|X[4]
Ab|5-----5---8-5-------5-8---------1-----------------------|
Db|--0-------------0---------------------------------------|
  NOTE:This riff starts over every time there's a C#m, except on the second
  chorus, and the interlude.

~VERSE~

C#m                                    A
Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
C#m                                      A
Yesterday is a promise that you've broken
B                A    B                A
Don't close your eyes don't close your eyes
             C#m
This is your life
                               A    C#m
And today is all you've got now and
                          A
And today is all you ever had
B                A    B                A
Don't close your eyes don't close your eyes

~CHORUS~
             E            B                 Asus2
This is your life are you who you want to be
             E            B                 Asus2
This is your life are you who you want to be
             E          B              Asus2
This is your life is it everything you dreamed 
                                    E
That it would be when the world was younger
            B             C#m       A
And you had everything to lose

~VERSE~

C#m                             A
Yesterday is a kid in the corner
C#m                       A
Yesterday is dead and over

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~INTERLUDE~ C#m A

~BRIDGE~
B                A    B                A
Don't close your eyes don't close your eyes
B                A    B                A
Don't close your eyes don't close your eyes

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

             E                              Asus2
This is your life are you who you want to be
             E                              Asus2
This is your life are you who you want to be
         E             B                 Asus2
Yeah yeah yeah are you who you want to be
             E    B                 Asus2
This is your life who you want to be
             E          B              Asus2
This is your life is it everything you dreamed
                                    E
That it would be when the world was younger
            B             Asus2
And you had everything to lose
                      C#m    A
You had everything to lose

~OUTRO~ NOTE:It starts fading out once you reach the repeat sign.

C#m A C#m A X[2] C#m

*Chords used
      C#m    A     B     E   Asus2
e|-----4-----0-----2-----0-----0-----|
B|-----5-----3-----4-----0-----0-----|
G|-----6-----3-----4-----1-----2-----|
D|-----6-----3-----4-----2-----2-----|
A|-----4-----0-----2-----2-----0-----|
E|-----x-----x-----x-----0-----x-----|

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                            3:MORE THAN FINE                   SWITCHFOOT
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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

D  Dsus4 G/B Dsus4 G/B  Csus2 G/B Dsus4 X[2]

~VERSE~

(play intro riff X[2])
When I wake in the morning I want to blow into pieces
F      E7              G                      (play intro riff X[2])
I want more than just okay more than just okay
(play intro riff X[2])
When I'm up with the sunrise I want more than just the blues skies
F      E7             G
I want more than just okay more than just okay

~PRE-CHORUS~

        C      G  C      G  C          G (play intro riff X[1])
I'm not giving up giving up not giving up now
        C      G  C      G  C          E7
I'm not giving up giving up not backing down

~CHORUS~

          Gmaj7 A          Gmaj7           A
More than fine   more than bent on getting by
          Gmaj7 A                   (play intro riff X[2])
More than fine  more than just okay

~VERSE 2~

(play intro riff X[2])
When I'm lit with the sunshine I want more than just a good time
F      E7              G                      (play intro riff X[2])
I want more than just okay more than just okay

~PRE-CHORUS 2~

        C      G  C      G      C          G     (play intro riff X[1])
I'm not giving up giving up I'm not giving up now
        C      G  C      G  C       G      E7
I'm not giving up giving up I'm not selling out

~CHORUS 2~

          Gmaj7 A          Gmaj7           A
More than fine   more than bent on getting by
          Gmaj7  A               D   G
More than fine   more than just okay
          Gmaj7 A          Gmaj7           A
More than fine   more than bent on getting by
          Gmaj7  A                  D    G
More than fine   more than just okay     okay

~BRIDGE~

          D5 C5 D5 C5 D5   C5  D5  C5 D5 C5 D5 C5
More than oceans away from the dawn
D5   C5   D5 C5 D5 C5 D5   C5  D5  C5 D5 C5 D5 C5
More than oceans away from the dawn
D5   C5   D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5    C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5
More than oceans away from who we are
D5   C5   D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5         C5 D5 C5 D5
More than oceans            more than oceans yeah

~CHORUS 3~

          Gmaj7  A         Gmaj7           A
More than fine   more than bent on getting by
          Gmaj7 A               
More than fine   more than just okay
D    Gmaj7  A            Gmaj7           A
Okay okay fine more than bent on getting by
          G    A 
More than fine more than just okay

~OUTRO~

D Dsus4 G/B Dsus4 G/B Csus2 G/B Dsus4 X[3] D

*Chords used
     D   Dsus4  G/B  Csus2   F     E7    G     C   Gmaj7   A     D5    C5
e|---2-----x-----x-----x-----1-----0-----3-----0-----0-----0-----x-----x---|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----0-----0-----1-----0-----2-----x-----x---|
G|---2-----0-----0-----0-----2-----1-----0-----0-----0-----2-----7-----5---|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----7-----5---|
A|---x-----0-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----2-----0-----5-----3---|
E|---x-----x-----x-----x-----1-----0-----3-----x-----3-----x-----x-----x---|

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                              4:AMMUNITION                 SWITCHFOOT
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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

E5  E6 E5  E5 E  B5 Bb5

B5 Bb5 Eb5 X[6]

~VERSE~

A5       G5             F#5            
Blame it on what you've been through 
A5          G5               E Bb5 Eb5  B#5 Bb5 Eb5
Blame it on what you're into
A5       G5        F#5
Blame it on your religions 
A5          G5          E Bb5 Eb5  B#5 Bb5 Eb5
Blame it on politicians

~CHORUS~

B5    C#5      B5  C#5 A              E            F#5
We've been blowing up  we're the issue it's our condition
B5    C#5      B5  C#5 A              E        F#5
We've been blowing up  we're the issue our detonation
B5    C#5      B5  C#5 A              E          F#m
We've been blowing up  we're the issue we're ammunition
A         B      A         B
We're ammunition we're ammunition
A          B                E      Bb5 Eb5  B5 Bb5 Eb5
We are the fuse and the ammunition

~VERSE~

A5     G5     F#5
I have no generation
A5         G5         E Bb5 Eb5  B5 Bb5 Eb5
Show me my motivation
A5        G5       F#5
One world one desperation
A5           G5           E Bb5 Eb5  B5 Bb5 Eb5
One hope and one salvation

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

G           A                  E    Bb5 Eb5
Look what a mess we've made of love
G           A                  E    Bb5 Eb5
Look what a mess we've made of love
G           A               G            A
Look what a mess we've made we've got ourselves to blame
G           A                  E    Bb5 Eb5  B5 Bb5 Eb5
Look what a bomb we've made of love

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

B5    C#5      B5  C#5 A              E            F#5
We've been blowing up  we're the issue it's our condition
B5    C#5      B5  C#5 A              E        F#5
We've been blowing up  we're the issue our detonation
B5    C#5      B5  C#5 A              E          F#m
We've been blowing up  we're the issue we're ammunition
A         B      A     B
We're ammunition we're ammunition
A          B                E     Bb5 Eb5
We are the fuse and the ammunition
A         B      A     B
We're ammunition we're ammunition
A          B                E     Bb5 Eb5  B5 Bb5 Eb5
We are the fuse and the ammunition 
    E     Bb5 Eb5
Ammunition

*Chords used
      E5   E6   E    B5  Bb5  Eb5   A5   G5  F#5  C#5   A   F#m   B    G
e|----x----0----0----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----0----2----2----3----|
B|----x----1----0----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----2----2----4----0----|
G|----x----0----1----4----3----6----x----x----x----6----2----2----4----0----|
D|----2----2----2----4----3----6----7----5----3----6----2----4----4----0----|
A|----2----2----2----2----1----4----7----5----3----4----0----4----2----2----|
E|----0----0----0----x----x----x----5----3----1----x----x----2----x----3----|

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                           5:DARE YOU TO MOVE                SWITCHFOOT     
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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

C#m7/Ab  E5  E  E5  Asus2 X2

~VERSE~

                      C#m7/Ab  E5  E  E5  Asus2 
Welcome to the planet
                      C#m7/Ab  E5  E  E5  Asus2  
Welcome to existence
           F#m             Asus2
Everyone's here everyone's here
            C#m7/Ab     E5   E   E5    Asus2               
Everybody's watch------ing  you now
          C#m7/Ab  E5  E   E5     Asus2
Everybody waits   for you now
             G                 B5
What happens next what happens next

~CHORUS~ NOTE:Only play (BEFORE) the first time.

              E5                 B5
I dare you to move I dare you to move
              Asus2
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
       B5     E5                 B5
I dare you to move I dare you to move
                 Asus2                B5        N.C
Like today never happened today never happened (before)

~INTERLUDE~ Play the intro riff.

                       B5 C#5 B5 C#5 C#5 Asus2
Welcome to the fallout
                       B5 C#5 B5 C#5 C#5 Asus2
Welcome to resistance
               F#5 E5 F#5  E5 F#5    F#5 Ab5 A5     B5
The tension is here     the tension is here
                B5 C#5          B5    C#5  C#5   Asus2
Between who you are and who you could be
                 F#5  E5  F#5       E5 F#5 Ab5 A5   B5
Between how it is and how it should be Yeah

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

          E5                    A5
Maybe redemption has stories to tell
          E5                         A5
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
              C#5                    A5
Where can you run to escape from yourself
                F#m                B5
Where you gonna go where you gonna go

Salvation is here

~INTERLUDE~

I decided to tab this interlude out, because it's not really chords.

e|-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-7-7-7/9-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/10101010101010101010101010101012|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 NOTE:These are 10's 12's and 14's.
                                 NOTE:These are whole bends.
e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|1212121212121212121212121212121414b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

~OUTRO CHORUS~

              E5                 B5
I dare you to move I dare you to move
              Asus2       
I dare you to lift yourself to lift yourself up off the floor
              B5 E5              B5
I dare you to move I dare you to move
                 Asus2                C#m7
Like today never happened today never happened
            Asus2                   B5         E
Today never happened today it never happened before

*chords used
    C#m7/Ab  E5    E   Asus2  F#m    G     B5   C#5   F#5   Ab5    A5   C#m7
e|-----7-----x-----0-----0-----2-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----4-|
B|-----5-----x-----0-----0-----2-----0-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----5-|
G|-----4-----x-----1-----2-----2-----0-----4-----6-----x-----x-----x-----4-|
D|-----6-----2-----2-----2-----4-----0-----4-----6-----4-----6-----7-----6-|
A|-----4-----2-----2-----0-----4-----2-----2-----4-----4-----6-----7-----4-|
E|-----x-----0-----0-----x-----2-----3-----x-----x-----2-----4-----5-----x-|

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                             6:REDEMPTION                     SWITCHFOOT
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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

E5  G5  C5  G5  B5  Cmaj7  Em7  G  C  G  B  Cmaj7

~VERSE~

Em     G              C      G             B          Cmaj7
Four A.M two hours to go I'm wearing out a lonely glow
Em7        G               C    G         A         B
I miss you more than I can know here I am here I am won't you get me

~CHORUS~

E           C#m  A                B
I've got my hands at redemption's side
      E                C#m A                C
Whose scars are bigger than these doubts of mine
         C#m             B            A
I'll fit all of these monstrosities inside
B   N.C        E G C      E G C
And I'll come alive come alive

~VERSE 2~

Em      G                 C          G              B        Cmaj7
With my fist down at your feet I was running out of mysteries
Em7 G        C          G         A         B
Insecure and incomplete here I am here I am won't you get me

~CHORUS 2~

E           C#m  A                B
I've got my hands at redemption's side
      E                C#m A                C
Whose scars are bigger than these doubts of mine
         C#m             B            A
I'll fit all of these monstrosities inside
B   N.C        E G C      E G C  E G C      E G C
And I'll come alive come alive  alive come alive

~BRIDGE~

Badd4
My fears have worn me out my fears have worn me out ah
                                            B7add4
My fears have worn me out my fears have worn me worn me out

~CHORUS 3~

E           C#m  A                B
I've got my hands at redemption's side
      E                C#m A                C
Whose scars are bigger than these doubts of mine
         C#m             B            A
I'll fit all of these monstrosities inside
B   N.C        E C#m A                B
And I'll come alive  at redemption's side
E            C#m A                C
Scars bigger than these doubts of mine
         C#m             B            A
I'll fit all of these monstrosities inside

~OUTRO~

B   N.C   E G C      E G C E
And come alive come alive

*Chords used
      E5   G5   C5   B5 Cmaj7 Em7   G    C    B    Em   E   C#m Badd4 B7add4
E|----x----x----x----x----0----0----3----0----2----0----0----4----0----0----|
B|----x----x----x----x----0----3----0----1----4----0----0----5----0----0----|
G|----9----x----5----4----0----0----0----0----4----0----1----6----8----8----|
D|----9----5----5----4----2----2----0----2----4----2----2----6----x----7----|
A|----7----5----3----2----3----2----2----3----2----2----2----4----x----x----|
E|----x----3----x----x----x----0----3----x----x----0----0----x----x----x----|

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                        7:THE BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN               SWITCHFOOT
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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

E   D   E   D   A X[3] E   D   E

~VERSE~

D         A         E      D                   E      D  A 
 It was a beautiful letdown when I crashed and burned
       E            D                 E     D
When I found myself alone unknown and hurt
         A         E      D          E    D  A
It was a beautiful letdown the day I knew
             E                              D              E  D  A
That all the riches this world had to offer me would never do

~PRE-CHORUS~

     C#m                                   A
In a world full of bitter pain bitter doubt
      C#m                               F#
I was trying so hard to fit in to fit in

Until I found out that

~CHORUS~

(F#)      E        D          E         D A
I don't belong here I don't belong here
       E                   D                  E
I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong
           D   A
I don't belong

~VERSE~

(A)                E      Dsus2              E   Dsus2 A
It was a beautiful letdown when you found me here
         E                   Dsus2                 E    Dsus2
Yeah for once in a rare blue moon I see everything clear
          A         E      Dsus2                     E Dsus2 A
I'll be a beautiful letdown that's what I'll forever be
    E                     Dsus2              E   Dsus2 A
And though it may cost my soul I'll sing for free

~PRE-CHORUS~

(A)         C#m                             A
We're still chasing our tails in the rising sun
        C#m                                                       F#
And our dark water planet's still spinning in a race where no one wins

And no one's won see

~CHORUS~

          E        Dsus2      E     Dsus2 A
I don't belong here I don't belong
       E                   Dsus2                E
I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong
           A               E        Dsus2      E    
(I don't belong) I don't belong here I don't belong here
          Dsus2          E                 Dsus2                E
I don't belong I'm gonna set sight and set sail for the kingdom come
        Dsus2             E   Dsus2             E
Kingdom come Your kingdom come won't you let me down
Dsus2        E               Dsus2
Yeah let my foolish pride forever let me down

~BRIDGE~

E        D            E                 D    E
Ah easy living you're not much like the name
     D             E                   D
Easy dying hey you look just about the same
         E      D                G
Will you please take me off your list
     A      E          Dsus2          E
Easy living please come on and let me down
N.C
We are a beautiful letdown painfully uncool 

The church of the drop outs the losers the sinners the failures and the fools

Oh what a beautiful letdown are we salt in the wound
    E           Dsus2    E    Dsus2
Hey let us sing one true tune yeah

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

          E        Dsus2         E        Dsus2 A
I don't belong here no I don't belong here
              E        Dsus2                 E         Dsus2 A
Now I don't belong here feels like I don't belong here yeah
          E   Dsus2                 E        Dsus2 A
I don't belong feels like I don't belong here
             E        Dsus2             E   Dsus2 A
No I don't belong here would you let me down 
         E          Dsus2       E          Dsus2 A
Come and let me down you always let me down 
   E                     Dsus2                  E          Dsus2 A
So glad that I'm let down yeah yeah come on and let me down
                 E        Dsus2                    E
'Cause I don't belong here please won't you let me down

*Chords used
       E     D     A    C#m    F#  Dsus2   G
e|-----0-----2-----0-----4-----2-----0-----3-----|
B|-----0-----3-----2-----5-----2-----3-----0-----|
G|-----1-----2-----2-----6-----3-----2-----0-----|
D|-----2-----0-----2-----6-----4-----0-----0-----|
A|-----2-----x-----0-----4-----4-----x-----2-----|
E|-----0-----x-----x-----x-----2-----x-----3-----|

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                                 8:GONE                       SWITCHFOOT
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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

E       E5  B5 E5  B5 E5  B5 E5  B5

~VERSE~

E                         B5      E5                            B5    E5
She told him she'd rather fix her makeup than try to fix what's going on
                B5       E5                              B5   
But the problem keeps on calling even with the cellphone gone
E5                      B5        E5                       B5     E5
She told him that she believes in living bigger than she's living now
                    B5       E5              B5    A
But her world keeps spinning backwards and upside down

~PRE-CHORUS~

             B                       A
Don't say so long and throw yourself wrong
                  B    N.C
Don't spin today away 'cause today will soon be

~CHORUS~

E                      A                    C#m
Gone like yesterday is gone like history is gone
                      C                               E
Just try and prove me wrong and pretend like you're immortal

~INTERLUDE~

(E)   B5 E5   B5

~VERSE 2~

E5                         B5   E5                 B5
She said he said live like no tomorrow everyday we borrow
E5                        B5     E5         B5
Brings us one step closer to the edge infinity
E5                                 B5
Where's your treasure where's your hope
       E5                          B5  
If you get the world and lose your soul
E5                B5                              B5
She pretends like she pretends like she's immortal

~PRE-CHORUS 2~

Asus2        B                        Asus2
Don't say so long you're not that far gone
                                 B     N.C
This could be your big chance to make up today will soon be

~CHORUS 2~

E                      A                    C#m
Gone like yesterday is gone like history is gone
                         B                     E
The world keeps spinning on you're going going gone
                     A                     C#m
Like summer brake is gone like Saturday is gone
                      C                             E     
Just try and prove me wrong you pretend like your immortal
B5 E5       B5
Immortal ha ha

~BRIDGE~

E                  G                    A                     C
We are not infinite we are nor permanent nothing is immediate
E                 G                      A                      C
We're so confident in our accomplishments look at our decadence

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

E                      A                   C#m
Gone like Frank Sinatra like Elvis and his mom
                 A                             
Like Al Pacino's cash nothing last in this life
E                         A                            C#m
My high school dreams are gone my childhood sweets are gone
                   N.C
Life is a day that doesn't last for long
E                      A                  
Life is more than money time was never money
C#m                 A
Time was never cash life is still more than girls
E                                          A
Life is more than hundred dollar bills and rototom fills
        C#m  
Life is more than fame and rock and roll and thrills
A                                     E
All the riches of the kings end up in wills
                           A
We got information in this information age
          C#m                          A
But do we know what life is outside of our convenient Lexus cages
E                               A                           C#m
She said he said live like no tomorrow every moment that we borrow
                        A
Brings us closer to the God who is not short on cash
E                           A
Hey Bono I'm glad you asked life is still worth living
C#m                        A
Life is still worth living life is more than you are

*Chords used
       E     E5    B5    A     B    C#m    C   Asus2   G
e|-----0-----x-----x-----0-----2-----4-----0-----0-----3-----|
B|-----0-----x-----x-----2-----4-----5-----1-----0-----0-----|
G|-----1-----x-----4-----2-----4-----6-----0-----2-----0-----|
D|-----2-----2-----4-----2-----4-----6-----2-----2-----0-----|
A|-----2-----2-----2-----0-----2-----4-----3-----0-----2-----|
E|-----0-----0-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----|

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                               9:ON FIRE                      SWITCHFOOT     
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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

Cmaj7  G  Am  F

~VERSE~

Cmaj7                           G
They tell you where you need to go 
                           Am
They tell you when you need to leave
Cmaj7                          G
They tell you what you need to know 
                     Am
Tell you who you need to be
    Cmaj7
But everything inside you knows 
        G
There's more than what you've heard
           Am
There's so much more than empty conversations 
F
Filled with empty words

~CHORUS~

              C              G
And you're on fire when he's near you
          Am           F
You're on fire when he speaks
          C              G           C
You're on fire burning at these mysteries

~VERSE~

Cmaj7                  G
Give me one more time around
                       Am        F
Give me one more chance to see
Cmaj7                  G
Give me everything you are
                       Am              F
Give me one more chance to be near you and
     Cmaj7   
When everything inside me
           G
Looks like everything I hate
                Am
You are the hope I have for change
            F
You are the only chance I'll take

~CHORUS~

            C                G
When I'm on fire when you're near me
       Am            F
I'm on fire when you speak
       C            G              Am   F
I'm on fire burning at these mysteries
     Am  F      Am   F
Mysteries  Mysteries 

~INTERLUDE~

C   Dm   Am   F   Cmaj7   G   Am   F

~BRIDGE~

    Cmaj7
I'm standing on the edge of me
    G
I'm standing on the edge of me
    Am
I'm standing on the edge of me
    F
I'm standing on the edge of me
    Cmaj7                        G
I'm standing on the edge of everything

I've never been before
              Am
And I've been standing on the edge of me
F
Standing on the edge

~CHORUS~

           C                G
And I'm on fire when you're near me
       Am            F
I'm on fire when you speak
            C               G           Am
Yeah I'm on fire burning out these mysteries
      F               C
These mysteries These mysteries
G         Am        F              Cmaj7
Yeah your mysteries yeah your mystery

~OUTRO~

(Cmaj7) G   Am   F   Cmaj7   G   Am   Fsus2

*Chords used
     Cmaj7   G     Am    F     C     Dm  Fsus2
e|-----0-----3-----0-----2-----0-----1-----1-----|
B|-----0-----0-----1-----2-----1-----3-----1-----|
G|-----0-----0-----2-----3-----0-----2-----0-----|
D|-----2-----0-----2-----4-----2-----0-----3-----|
A|-----3-----2-----0-----4-----3-----x-----x-----|
E|-----x-----3-----x-----2-----x-----x-----x-----|

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                          10:ADDING TO THE NOISE           SWITCHFOOT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

A5 D5  D5 A5  A5 B5 X[2] D5  D5 A5  A5 B5  B5 A5 B5 A5  D5  D5 A5  A5 B5

D5  D5 A5  A5 B5  B5 A5 B5 A5  D5  A5  Bb

~VERSE 1~

F               D            A  G
What's it gonna take to slow us down 
   A       D            A   G
To let the silence spin us around
          A     D           A    G
What's it gonna take to drop this town
      A    D                     A  G    N.C
We've been spinning at the speed of sound
         D                   A    G 
Steppin' out of those convenience stores
     A        D            A    G
What could we want but more more more
     A   D           A      G     
From the third world to the corp'rate core

~PRE-CHORUS 1~

A         Bm     A              Em7    Bb  A Bb A Bb A Bb A D
We are the symphony of modern humanity yeah

~CHORUS 1~

A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D A     Bm       N.C  D
If we're adding to the noise          turn off this song
A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D A              Bb     F
If we're adding to the noise          turn off your stereo radio
Bb    F
Video I don't know

~VERSE 2~

D                        A  G
What they're gonna think of next 
        A   D            A    G 
Genetic engineers of the most high tech
         A   D            A    G
A couple new ways to fall into debt
         A    D                       G
I'm a nervous wreck but I'll bet that that T.V set
D                   A      G
Tells us what we wanted to hear
            A     D                 A      G
But none of these sound bits are coming in clear
     A   D           A      G        
From the third world to the corp'rate ear

~PRE-CHORUS 2~
A      Bm        A                     Bb   A Bb A Bb A Bb A D
We are the symphony of modern humanity yeah

~CHORUS 2~

A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D  A    Bm            D
If we're adding to the noise          turn off this song
A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D  A             Bb     F     D
If we're adding to the noise          turn off your stereo radio
A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D  A    Bm  N.C       D
If we're adding to the noise          turn off this song
A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D  A             Bb     F
If we're adding to the noise          turn off your stereo radio

~BRIDGE~

Bbsus2       Csus2        Dm7          F
Stereo radio stereo radio stereo radio stereo radio
Bbsus2       Csus2        Dm7    A7
Stereo radio stereo radio oh

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

N.C
If we're adding to the noise turn off this song
                                           Bb     F     D
If we're adding to the noise turn off your stereo radio
A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D  A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 D
If we're adding to the noise          if we're adding to the noise
A        B5            B5 A5 B5 A5 Em7     Bb            D    
If we're adding to the noise          turn off this song

*Chords used
      A5   D5   B5   Bb   F    D  Bbsus2 G    Bm  Em7   A  Csus2 Dm7   A7
e|----x----x----x----1----1----2----1----3----2----0----0----3----1----0----|
B|----x----x----x----2----1----3----1----0----3----3----2----3----1----2----|
G|----x----7----x----2----2----2----3----0----4----0----2----5----2----0----|
D|----7----7----9----2----3----0----3----0----4----2----2----5----0----2----|
A|----7----5----7----1----3----x----1----2----2----2----0----3----x----0----|
E|----5----x----7----x----1----x----x----3----x----0----x----x----x----x----|

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                            11:TWENTY-FOUR                   SWITCHFOOT    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~VERSE~

            G                  C
Twenty four oceans twenty four skies 
            Dsus4                    G
Twenty four failures in twenty four tries
            Em7                       C
Twenty four finds me in twenty fourth place
                 Dsus4                        G
With twenty four drop outs at the end of the day
D                 Em7                              C
Life's not what I thought it was twenty four hours ago
                  Dsus4           D               G
Still I'm singing spirit take me up in arms with you
                  Em7                             C
And I'm not who I thought I was twenty four hours ago
                  Dsus4           D               G
Still I'm singing spirit take me up in arms with you
                                           C
It's twenty four reasons to admit that I'm wrong
              Dsus4                    G
With all my excuses still twenty four strong

~PRE-CHORUS~

        Em7            C              D
But see I'm not coping out not coping out
           C               D
Not coping out when you're raising the dead in me

~CHORUS~ sing the parentheses the first time only.

G                          Em7
Oh  oh I am the second man oh  oh I am the second man
C                           D
Now  oh I am the second man now and you're raising (these)

~VERSE~

(D)         G                       Em7
Twenty four voices with twenty four hearts
              Dsus4                      G
And all of my symphonies in twenty four parts
               Em7                    C
But I wanna be one today centered and true
            Dsus4                           C
I'm singing spirit take me up in arms with you

~PRE-CHORUS~

       D
You're raising the dead in me

~CHORUS~ (Repeat the chorus, and then add this to the end)

            G
The dead in me yeah

~INTERLUDE~ G   Em7   G   C   D

~VERSE~

            G                         C
I wanna see miracles to see the world change
             D                     G
Wrestled the angel for more than a name
         Dsus4   Em7                     C
For more than a feeling for more than a cause
            D                              C
I'm singing spirit take me up in arms with you
D           G                       Em7
Twenty four oceans with twenty four hearts
     G         C                         Dsus4
With all of my symphonies in twenty four parts
                   G                                Em7
Life is not what I thought it was twenty four hours ago
          G       C                        D
Still I'm singing spirit take me up in arms  Yeah

~OUTRO~

G               Em7       G   C
I'm not coping out not coping out not
               D                                    (G)
I'm not coping out and you're raising the dead in me

*Chords used
       G     C    Dsus4  Em7    D
e|-----3-----0-----3-----0-----2-----|
B|-----0-----1-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-----0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----|
D|-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----|
A|-----2-----3-----x-----2-----x-----|
E|-----3-----x-----x-----0-----x-----|

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                               12:MONDAY                       SWITCHFOOT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~
                            E Asus2 X[4]
Friday Monday comes around

~VERSE 1~

E                     Asus2                      E              Asus2
She's a girl with the weight of the world on her big brown eyes
E                       Asus2                  E        Asus2
She's a girl who's been talking to herself to apologize
E                   Asus2
She'll never do it again she promised 
E                        Asus2
But then she hasn't been all that honest
E                A             B                                   C
Can she trust herself to be herself or is she talking to her self again

~CHORUS 1~

(C) G                        F                      C
Hey Friday what you gonna do now when Monday comes around
    G                        F                      Bsus2
Hey Friday what you gonna do now when Monday comes around

When Monday comes around comes around when Monday comes around

~INTERLUDE~

E Asus2 X[2]

~VERSE 2~

E                      Asus2                      E            Asus2
Monday comes wondering where do you run to find a second start
E                           Asus2                      E          Asus2
Where do you go when you're broke and alone and Friday falls apart yeah yeah
E                       Asus2              E               Asus2
All these questions are leaving her shaking can you be two girls in one
E                        Asus2
Can your heart bend this much without breaking
E                 A                B
You know that you know and you can never have it both ways

~CHORUS 2~

C   G                        F                      C
Hey Friday what you gonna do now when Monday comes around
    G                        F                      Bsus2
Hey Friday what you gonna do now when Monday comes around

When Monday comes around comes around when Monday comes around

When Monday comes around comes around when Monday comes around

~BRIDGE~

B5 C5 C#5 Ab5 A5                  B5 C5 C#5 Ab5 A5
                Don't take it easy                don't take it easy
B5 C5 C#5 Ab5 A5                    B5                B5
                Who says somebody's giving and taking giving and taking
B5                 |E  Asus2| X[8]    Asus2         E
Everybody's taking away        Friday Monday Comes Around

~OUTRO~

(E)    Asus2         E     |
Friday Monday comes around |X[8]

*Chords used
      E  Asus2  A    B    C    G    F  Bsus2  B5   C5  C#5  Ab5   A5
e|----0----0----0----2----0----3----1----2----x----x----x----x----x----|
B|----0----0----2----4----1----0----1----2----x----x----x----x----x----|
G|----1----2----2----4----0----0----2----4----4----5----6----x----x----|
D|----2----2----2----4----2----0----3----4----4----5----6----6----7----|
A|----2----0----0----2----3----2----3----2----2----3----4----6----7----|
E|----0----x----x----x----x----3----1----x----x----x----x----4----5----|

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N.C = no chords

That's it. I hope you enjoy it

Peace, Love, I'm out.
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