• Song:

    Always

  • Artist:

    Switchfoot

  • Album:

    Hello Hurricane

Switchfoot
Always
Hello Hurricane -- 2009

Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E)
*Chords are listed at end of song

Verse 1
C
This is the start 
F
This is your heart 
Am          G            F      
This is the day you were born 
C
This is the sun 
F
These are your lungs 
Am          G            F
This is the day you were born 

Chorus
         Am  F
And I am al--ways
C   F
Al--ways 
Am  G    C
Al--ways yours 


Verse 2
C
These are the scars 
F
Deep in your heart 
Am          G              F   
This is the place you were born 
Am          Em 
This is the hole 
      F            C  
Where most of your soul 
      G/B     Am
Comes ripping out 
         G                  F  
From the places you've been torn 


Slide Guitar (1:11-1:23)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--5/12--14\9--5/12--14\5--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Chorus 

Interlude 2
Am F C [2x]
Em Am 
C  Em

Slide Guitar 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--1/8--10\5--1/8--10\5--1/8--13\10--1/8--10\5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Bridge
      F
Hallelujah! 
          C
I'm caving in 
      F
Hallelujah! 
            C     G/B
I'm in love again 
      Am
Hallelujah! 
F              C  G/B
I'm a wretched man 
      Am
Hallelujah! 
      F                  C 
Every breath is a second chance 

Chorus - 4x

Ending Slide Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--10\5--1/8--10\5--1/8--5/6\5\1--1/8--5/6\5\1--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

*Chords Used
    C  F  Am  G OR Gsus4  Em G/B    
e|------------3------3----0---3--|
B|--1--1--1---3------1----0---1--|
G|--0--2--2---0------0----0---0--|
D|--2--3--2---0------0----2---0--|
A|--3--3--0---2------2----2---2--|
E|------------3------3----0------|
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