• Song:

    Happy Is A Yuppie Word

  • Artist:

    Switchfoot

  • Album:

    Nothing Is Sound

Happy Is A Yuppie Word Tab by Switchfoot


Switchfoot - Happy Is A Yuppie Word
Tabbed by: Miko Savady

**Drop-D tuning
**Arranged for 2 guitars

Intro
Gtr 1
e|--------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------|
B|--------3-----------------3-----------------3-----------------3-----------------|
G|--------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------|
D|----7---0-------------7---0-------------7---0-------------7---0-----------------|
A|----7---0-------------7---0-------------7---0-------------7---0-----------------|
D|----7---0-------------7---0-------------7---0-------------7---0-----------------|
Gtr 2
e|--------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
B|--1--3--------1--3--------1--3--------1--3--------1--3--------1--3--------------|
G|-----------2--------2--------------2--------2--------------2--------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         Rahh...

Gtr 1
e|----------------------------------x----------------------------------------x----|
B|----------------------------------3----------------------------------------3----|
G|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------2----|
D|----5---10----3---------------7---0------------5--10----3--------------7---0----|
A|----5---10----3---------------7---0------------5--10----3--------------7---0----|
D|----5---10----3---------------7---0------------5--10----3--------------7---0----|
Gtr 2
e|--------0-------------------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
B|--1--3--------1--3----------1--3--------1--3------1--3--------1--3--0--0/2-2-2--|
G|-----------0---------0-2-2-----------2--------2------------0--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                         Everyone dies

Gtr 1
e|--------------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
D|-5--------10------3--------------7----------0-----------------------------------|
A|-5--------10------3--------------7----------0-----------------------------------|
D|-5--------10------3--------------7----------0-----------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------0/2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Everyone loves a fight.         Nothing is sound;

Gtr 1
e|--------------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
D|-5--------10------3-----------------7-------0-----------------------------------|
A|-5--------10------3-----------------7-------0-----------------------------------|
D|-5--------10------3-----------------7-------0-----------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-----------------------5-3------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------5----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2/4-4----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Nothing is right side right.       Evening comes

Gtr 1
e|------------------------------------------------x-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------2-------------------------------|
D|----------5------10-------3-----------7---------0-------------------------------|
A|----------5------10-------3-----------7---------0-------------------------------|
D|----------5------10-------3-----------7---------0-------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0/2-2--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   When the sun goes down in red.       Nothing is cool

Gtr 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------------10------------3------2--------------------2/3---3-----3/5-5-------|
A|-5------------10------------3------2--------------------2/3---3-----3/5-5-------|
D|-5------------10------------3------2--------------------2/3---3-----3/5-5-------|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------x-----------------------------x-------7---------|
B|--------------------------------1-----------------------------1-----------------|
G|--------------------------------x--1--------------------------x-----------------|
D|--------------------------------3--x--------------------------3-----------------|
A|--------------------------------3--2--------------------------3-----------------|
D|--------------------------------3--2--------------------------3-----------------|
   When will all the fighting end?   When will all the fighting end?

Chorus
Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x----------------x-----------x-------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8----------------3-----------2-------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7----------------2-----------2-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-------3---------------------0--|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3--------------------3-----3-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Happy is a yuppie word            Nothing in the world could fail me now

Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x----------------x-----------x-------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8----------------3-----------2-------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7----------------2-----------2-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-------3---------------------0--|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3--------------------3-----3-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           It's... an argument                 Running down a life that wont cash out

Gtr 1
e|--------x-----------------x----------x--x--x----2-------------------------------|
B|--------3-----------------3----------x--x--x----3-------------------------------|
G|--------2-----------------2----------5--5--4----2-------------------------------|
D|----7---0-------------7---0----------x--x--x----0-------------------------------|
A|----7---0-------------7---0----------7--7--7----0-------------------------------|
D|----7---0-------------7---0----------7--7--7----0-------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--------0-----------------------0----x--x--x----2-------------------------------|
B|--1--3--------1--3--------1--3-------x--x--x----3-------------------------------|
G|-----------2--------2--------------2-5--5--4----2-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x--x--x----0-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------7--7--7----0-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7--7--7----0-------------------------------|
                  Cash out..           Everything fail!

Gtr 1
e|-x----------x-------x-----------x---x---x---2--------x----------x--------x------|
B|-3----------x-------5-----------x---x---x---3--------3----------x--------5------|
G|-x----------9-------5-----------5---5---4---2--------x----------9--------5------|
D|-5----------10------3-----------x---x---x---0--------5----------10-------3------|
A|-5----------10------3-----------7---7---7---0--------5----------10-------3------|
D|-5----------10------3-----------7---7---7---0--------5----------10-------3------|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------*do same as Gtr 1*-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Everything runs its course.  A time and a place for all of this love and war

Gtr 1
e|-x--x--x--2-----x----------x-----x-------------------x--x---x--2----------------|
B|-x--x--x--3-----3----------x-----5-------------------x--x---x--3----------------|
G|-5--5--4--2-----x----------9-----5-------------------5--5---4--2----------------|
D|-x--x--x--0-----5----------10----3-------------------x--x---x--0----------------|
A|-7--7--7--0-----5----------10----3-------------------7--7---7--0----------------|
D|-7--7--7--0-----5----------10----3-------------------7--7---7--0----------------|
Gtr 2
e|-x--x--x--2-----x----------x-----x--5-3--------------x--x---x--2----------------|
B|-x--x--x--3-----3----------x-----5------3-5----------x--x---x--3----------------|
G|-5--5--4--2-----x----------9-----5----------2-4------5--5---4--2----------------|
D|-x--x--x--0-----5----------10----3-------------------x--x---x--0----------------|
A|-7--7--7--0-----5----------10----3-------------------7--7---7--0----------------|
D|-7--7--7--0-----5----------10----3-------------------7--7---7--0----------------|
   Everyone buys, Everyone's got a price.          And nothing is new

Gtr 1
e|-x-----------------x--------x------x--------------------------x-----x-x--7------|
B|-3-----------------x--------5------5--------------------------x-----x-x--x------|
G|-x-----------------9--------5------4--------------------------5-----5/7--6------|
D|-5-----------------10-------3------2--------------------------3-----3/5--5------|
A|-5-----------------10-------3------2--------------------------3-----3/5--5------|
D|-5-----------------10-------3------2--------------------------3-----3/5--5------|
Gtr 2
e|-x-----------------x--------x------x--------------------------x----------7------|
B|-3-----------------x--------1------x--------------------------1-----------------|
G|-x-----------------9--------x------1--------------------------x-----------------|
D|-5-----------------10-------3------x--------------------------3-----------------|
A|-5-----------------10-------3------2--------------------------3-----------------|
D|-5-----------------10-------3------2--------------------------3-----------------|
   When will all the failures rise?  When will all the failures rise? Rise

Chorus
Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x----------------x-----------x-------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8----------------3-----------2-------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7----------------2-----------2-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-------3---------------------0--|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3--------------------3-----3-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Happy is a yuppie word              Nothing in the world could fail me now

Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x----------------x-----------x-------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8----------------3-----------2-------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7----------------2-----------2-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-------3---------------------0--|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3--------------------3-----3-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           It's... an argument                 Running down a life that wont cash out

Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x----------------x-----------x-------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8----------------3-----------2-------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7----------------2-----------2-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-------3---------------------0--|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3--------------------3-----3-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Happy is a yuppie word              Blessed is the man whose lost it all
Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x--------------x-----------x-------x-|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8--------------3-----------2-------x-|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7--------------2-----------2-------4-|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5--------------0-----------0-------5-|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5--------------0-----------0-------5-|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5--------------0-----------0-------5-|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-----3---------------------0----|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3------------------3-----3-----2---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Happy is a yuppie word;     wo--rd...           

Bridge
Gtr 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--*play softly--3---------10-------------------------------------5--------------|
A|----------------3---------10-------------------------------------5--------------|
D|----------------3---------10-------------------------------------5--------------|
Gtr 2 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Looking for an orphanage    Looking for a bridge i can't burn down

Gtr 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3---------10-----------------------------------------5-----|
A|---------------------3---------10-----------------------------------------5-----|
D|---------------------3---------10-----------------------------------------5-----|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------12/14----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I don't believe the emptiness     I'm looking for the kingdom coming down

Gtr 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3---------------10--------------------------------------------5--|
A|---------------3---------------10--------------------------------------------5--|
D|---------------3---------------10--------------------------------------------5--|
Gtr 2
e|----------------------------------------15--------------------------------------|
B|-12/13-12-------12-------12-------13----------------------------------------12--|
G|----------12-14----12-14----12-------12-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------14--------------------------------------12-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Everything is meaningless               I want more than simple cash could buy

Gtr 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3---------------10-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------3---------------10-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3---------------10-----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|----------------------------------------15-------15-------15-------15-----------|
B|-12/13-12-------12-------12-------13-------13-------13-------13-----------------|
G|----------12-14----12-14----12-------12-------12-------12-------12--------------|
D|-------------------------------14-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Happy is a yuppie word                   Happy is a yuppie word

Gtr 1
e|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9 ..---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12..---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10..---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10..---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10..---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10..---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10..---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Happy is a yuppie word, Happy is a yuppie.. Nothing is

Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x----------------x-----------x-------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8----------------3-----------2-------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7----------------2-----------2-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-------3---------------------0--|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3--------------------3-----3-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Sound! Nothing is sound! Nothing is sound! Nothing is sound!         Nothing is

Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x-------x----------------------------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8-------3----------------------------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7-------2----------------------------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5-------0----------------------------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5-------0----------------------------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5-------0----------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-3-5----------------------------|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Sound! Nothing is sound! Nothing is sound! Ahh yeaahhh..

Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x----------------x-----------x-------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8----------------3-----------2-------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7----------------2-----------2-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5----------------0-----------0-------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5-------3---------------------0--|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3--------------------3-----3-----2-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Happy is a yuppie word              Nothing in the world could fail me now

Gtr 1
e|-x-----x------------x--x--x--x-------x-----x-----------x------------------------|
B|-9-----10-----------3--2--3--2-------7-----8-----------3------------------------|
G|-9-----9------------2--2--2--2--2----7-----7-----------2------------------------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5-----------0------------------------|
A|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5-----------0------------------------|
D|-7-----7------------0--0--0--0-------5-----5-----------0------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-4---4-5------------------------0----2---2-3---5---3---------0------------------|
B|---5----------------3---3---2----------3---------------3--2---------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           Happy is a yuppie word;     wo--rd...

Gtr 1
e|-------x-------------------------x----------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----0-------------------7-----0----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----0-------------------7-----0----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----0-------------------7-----0----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-----0-------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3-----------------------1-3--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           So come down yeah!        So come down yeah!

Gtr 1
e|-------x-------------------------x----------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------------------------2---*ring out----------------------------------|
D|-7-----0-------------------7-----0----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----0-------------------7-----0----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----0-------------------7-----0----------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|-----0-------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3-----------------------1-3--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------------------------2---*ring out----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           So come down yeah!
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