• Song:

    Daylight To Break

  • Artist:

    Switchfoot

  • Album:

    [non-album tracks]

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Daylight To Break Tab by Switchfoot


Switchfoot - Daylight To Break
tabbed by: Miko Savady

Drop-D tuning
**(be mindful of the --7999 in 'the sun hits my eyes..' part, u might miss it!)

Intro *note* emphasis is on A-string in the intro/verse sequences, just play the other 
gently
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5---7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|2x
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|

Verse 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-5-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    I've seen the darkest things  crawling inside of me

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    I've seen the monsters come alive

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7-7-7-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    I've seen the enemy         the nightmare follows me

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    Searching the darkness for a light

Chorus 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------4-------------2-----8-----------1-----------4----6----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
A|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
    Waiting for daylight to break up this room, waiting for daylight to break

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------3-------------1---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
A|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
    I've been alone in the dark I've been dreaming and

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------6-----------------4-------------7-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
A|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
    Waking up without you I've been waking up without you for too long

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5---7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|


Verse 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7-7-7-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    Back in the tragedy         I've made a mess of me

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    My bitter means my bitter ends           yeah

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7-7-7-0------------7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-0------------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    I see the irony             it gets the best of me

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9------5--5--5--5--5----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--0-0-7--7--7--7--7--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9--9--9--0-0-5--5--5--5--5--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
    Dying to be made new again               again

Chorus 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------4-------------2-----8-----------1-----------4----6----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
A|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
D|--9-----------2-----------5-------------0-----9-----------2-----------5----7----|
    Waiting for daylight to break up this room, waiting for daylight to break

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-----------1-----------3-------------1---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
A|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------2-----------4-------------2---------------------------------------|
    I've been alone in the dark I've been dreaming the

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G|--4-------6-------4-------------6---------2-----------4-------------------------|
D|--5-------7-------5-------------7---------0-----------5-------------------------|
A|--5-------7-------5-------------7---------0-----------5-------------------------|
D|--5-------7-------5-------------7---------0-----------5-------------------------|
    Day,       when dreamers are awake. The sun hits my eyes and

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------7---------------4-------------6---------------------------------|
D|--7-------------9---------------5-------------7---------------------------------|
A|--7-------------9---------------5-------------7---------------------------------|
D|--7-------------9---------------5-------------7---------------------------------|
    Everything is right I've been waking up without you I've been

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------7-----------------2--------4----------6-------------7-----------|
D|--5-------------8-----------------0--------5----------7-------------9-----------|
A|--5-------------8-----------------0--------5----------7-------------9-----------|
D|--5-------------8-----------------0--------5----------7-------------9-----------|
    Waking up without you I've been warring alarms till you are in my arms, I've been

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------6-----------------4-------------7-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
A|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------7-----------------5-------------8-------------------------------|
    Waking up without you I've been waking up without you for too long

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------5--5--5--5-5-5---7----------5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|
A|--9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-9---9--9-0-0-7--7--5--5-5-7-----------------------|
D|--9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-9---9--9-0-0-5--5--5--5-5-5-----------------------|

***Just repeat same chords of Chorus 2 for last chorus,
making appropriate changes to the strumming pattern etc.
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