• Song:

    Happy Is A Yuppie Word

  • Artist:

    Switchfoot

  • Album:

    Nothing Is Sound

intro: guitar 1
/e------------------------------------------------------------------------>\
|B------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|G-5-7/9--57--5-7/9--57--5-7/9--57--5-7/9--57----5-7/9--57--5-7/9--57----->|
|D------7~~-7~~----7~~-7~~----7~~-7~~----5~~-5-7~~----7~~-7~~----5~~-5-7~->|
|A------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|D------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|                                                                          |
|intro: guitar 2(R= 10th fret)                                             |
|e------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|B------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|G------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|D-7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxx7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx7xx0xxxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxxx->|
|A-7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxx7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx7xx0xxxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxxx->|
\D-7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxx7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx7xx0xxxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxxx->/

verse 1: guitar 1
/e------------------------------------------------------------------->\
|B-------------------------------------10---------------------5------>|
|G----------------5h7-7~~----------------12-9------------------5h7~~->|
|D-------------------------------------------7h9bbbbb---------------->|
|A------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|D------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|                                                                     |
|verse 1: guitar 2(R= 10th fret)                                      |
|e------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|B------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|G------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|D-7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx7xx0xxxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxxx7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx->|
|A-7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx7xx0xxxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxxx7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx->|
\D-7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx7xx0xxxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxxx7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx->/
everyone dies everyone loves a fight nothing is sound nothing is right side
right evening comes and the sun goes down in red

verse 1: guitar 1
/e-------------------------------------7~->\
|B---------------------------------------->|
|G-------------------000----022----------->|
|D-------------------333-222-------------->|
|A---------------------------------------->|
|D---------------------------------------->|
|                                          |
|verse 1: guitar 2                         |
|e---------------------------------------->|
|B---------------------------------------->|
|G---------------------------------------->|
|D-7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx2xxxxxx3xxxxxx5~-->|
|A-7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx2xxxxxx3xxxxxx5~-->|
\D-7xx0xxx5xx/Rxx\3xxxxx2xxxxxx3xxxxxx5~-->/
nothing is cool when will all the fighting end? when will all the fighting
end?

chorus: guitar 1
/e-4445----------2223----------4445----------2223---------->\
|B--------------------------------------------------------->|
|G--------------------------------------------------------->|
|D--------------------------------------------------------->|
|A--------------------------------------------------------->|
|D--------------------------------------------------------->|
|                                                           |
|chorus: guitar 2                                           |
|e--------------------------------------------------------->|
|B--------333333--------333333--------333333--------222222->|
|G-222222-222222--------222222-222222-222222--------222222->|
|D-222222-000000-555555-000000-222222-000000-555555-000000->|
|A-000000--------555555--------000000--------555555-------->|
\D---------------555555----------------------555555-------->/
happy is a yuppie word nothing in the world could fail me now it’s empty as
an argument I’m running down a life that won’t cash out

fill: guitar 1
/e--------------------->\
|B--------------------->|
|G-5-7/9--57--5-7/9---->|
|D------7~~-7~~----7~~->|
|A--------------------->|
|D--------------------->|
|                       |
|fill: guitar 2         |
|e--------------------->|
|B--------------------->|
|G--------------------->|
|D-7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxxx-->|
|A-7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxxx-->|
\D-7xx0xxxxx7xx0xxxxx-->/

verse 2:
/e------------------------------------------------------------------------>\
|B-----------------------------------------------------------10----------->|
|G-------------------------------------------------------------12-9------->|
|D-----------------------------------------------------------------7h9bbb->|
|A------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|D------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|                                                                          |
|verse 1: guitar 2(R= 10th fret)                                           |
|e------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|B------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|G------------------------------------------------------------------------>|
|D-7770---555/RRR\3-----7770xxxx555/RRR\3xxxxxx7770xxx555/RRR\3xxxxxx----->|
|A-7770---555/RRR\3-----7770xxxx555/RRR\3xxxxxx7770xxx555/RRR\3xxxxxx----->|
\D-7770---555/RRR\3-----7770xxxx555/RRR\3xxxxxx7770xxx555/RRR\3xxxxxx----->/
everything fails everything runs its course a time and a place for all of
this love and war everyone buys, everyone’s got a price

verse 2: guitar 1
/e----------------555555-33333-44444-555555---->\
|B--------------------------------------------->|
|G--------------------------------------------->|
|D--------------------------------------------->|
|A--------------------------------------------->|
|D--------------------------------------------->|
|                                               |
|verse 2: guitar 2(R= 10th fret)                |
|e--------------------------------------------->|
|B--------------------------------------------->|
|G--------------------------------------------->|
|D-7770xxx555/RRR\333333-222222-3333333-55555-->|
|A-7770xxx555/RRR\333333-222222-3333333-55555-->|
\D-7770xxx555/RRR\333333-222222-3333333-55555-->/
nothing is new, when will all the failures rise?  when will all the
failures rise, rise

repeat chorus twice with these lyrics:
happy is a yuppie word nothing in the world could fail me now as empty as
an argument I’m running down a life that won’t cash out happy is a yuppie
word blessed is the man who’s lost it all happy is a yuppie word whoa

bridge:
looking for an orphanage I’m looking for a bridge I can’t burn down I don’t
believe the emptiness I’m looking for the kingdom coming down 

bridge: guitar 1
/e-7778757787878-15~----7778757787878-15-15-15-15-15--------------------->\
|B----------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|G----------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|D----------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|A----------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|D----------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|                                             __________________________  |
|bridge: guitar 2                            /   get louder and louder  \ |
|e----------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|B----------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|G-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5->|
|D-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5->|
|A-------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3->|
\D----------------------------------------------------------------------->/
everything is meaningless I want more than simple cash can buy happy is a
yuppie word happy is a yuppie word happy is a yuppie word happy is a yuppie

repeat chorus with these lyrics:
nothing is sound nothing is sound nothing is sound nothing is sound nothing
is sound nothing is sound nothing is sound

repeat chorus with these lyrics:
happy is a yuppie word nothing in the world could fail me now happy is a
yuppie word whoa

outro: guitar 1
/e-------------------------------------->\
|B-------------------------------------->|
|G-579------579------579----5-7-9------->|
|D----7~~------7~~------7~~-------7~~--->|
|A-------------------------------------->|
|D-------------------------------------->|
|                                        |
|outro: guitar 2                         |
|e-------------------------------------->|
|B-------------------------------------->|
|G-------------------------------------->|
|D-7770~~---7770~~---7770~~-7-7-7-0~~--->|
|A-7770~~---7770~~---7770~~-7-7-7-0~~--->|
\D-7770~~---7770~~---7770~~-7-7-7-0~~--->/
so come down yeah, so come down yeah, so come down yeah
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