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Blues by Switchfoot
Blues
It is in standard tuning, and all the chords are open form.
D G
Is this the New Year, or just another night?
D G
Is this the new fear, or just another fright?
G Bm A D
Is this the new tear, or just another desperation?
D G
Is this the finger, or just another fist?
D G
Is this the kingdom, or just a hit-and-miss?
G Bm A Bm
A misdirection, most of all this desperation.
D
Is this what they call freedom?
A
Is this what you call pain?
Bm G
Is this what they call discontented fame?
D A
It'll be a day like this one,
A Bm
When the world caves in, when the world caves in,
G D
when the world caves in
D G
I'm singing this one like a broken piece of glass
D G
For broken arms and broken noses in the back
G Bm A Bm G
Is this the New Year, or just another desperation?
D A
You push until you're shoving
A
You bend until you break,
Bm G
Do you stand on the broken field where your fathers lay?
D A
It'll be a day like this one,
A Bm
When the world caves in, when the world caves in,
G D
when the world caves in
A Bm G
When the world caves in,
G D A
when the world caves in,
A A Bm G
when the world caves in
D A
There's nothing here worth saving,
A
There's no one here at all
Bm G
Is there any net left that could break our fall?
D A
It'll be a day like this one
A Bm
When the sky falls down,
Bm G D
when the hungry and poor and deserted are found.
D A
Are you discontented?
A Bm
Have you been pushing hard?
Bm G
Have you been throwing down this broken house of cards?
D A
It'll be a day like this one,
A Bm
When the world caves in, when the world caves in,
G D G D G
when the world caves in
D G
Is there nothing left now? Nothing left to sing?
D G
Are there any left who haven't kissed the enemy?
G Bm A Bm G
Is this the New Year, or just another desperation? Yeah, yeah
D A
Does justice ever find you?
A
Do the wicked never lose?
Bm G
Is there any other song to sing besides these blues?
D A
And nothing is OK,
A Bm
Till the world caves in, till the world caves in,
G D
till the world caves in, till the world caves in.
A Bm
Till the world caves in, till the world caves in,
G D
till the world caves in, till the world caves in.
A Bm
Till the world caves in, till the world caves in,
G D
till the world caves in,
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version 2
intro: guitar 1 (acoustic)
e-5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--2--2--0--0--->
B-7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--->
G--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--7--7--7--7--0--0--3--3-->
D-------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------->
verse 1: guitar 1
e-5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2---------------------->
B-7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3---------------------->
G--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2->
D--------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0->
E--------------------------------------------------------------------->
is this the new year or just another night? is this the new fear or just
another fright? is this the new tear or just another desperation?
fill: guitar 1
e-5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2-->
B-7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3-->
G--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0->
D------------------------->
A------------------------->
E------------------------->
verse 1: guitar 1
e-------------2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--->
B-55-77-55-77-3--3--3--3--55-77-77-55-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--->
G-44-44-44-44--0--0--0--0-44-44-44-44--0--0--0--0--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-->
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
is this the finger or just another fist? is this the Kingdom or just a hit
and miss? a misdirection, most in all this desperation
fill: guitar 1
e-------------2--2--2--2--->
B-55-55-77-77-3--3--3--3--->
G-44-44-44-44--0--0--0--0-->
D-------------------------->
A-------------------------->
E-------------------------->
verse 1: guitar 1
e-5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-->
B-7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-->
G--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0->
D------------------------------------------------->
A------------------------------------------------->
E------------------------------------------------->
is this what they call freedom? is this what you call pain? is this what
they call discontented fame?
verse 1: guitar 1
e-5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-->
B-7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-->
G--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0->
D------------------------------------------------->
A------------------------------------------------->
E------------------------------------------------->
it'll be a day like this one when the world caves in when the world caves
in when the world caves in
fill: guitar 1
e-5--5--5--5--2--2--0--0--->
B-7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--->
G--7--7--7--7--0--0--3--3-->
D-------------------------->
A-------------------------->
E-------------------------->
verse 2: guitar 1
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5->
B-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3->
G-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0->
D---------------------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5----------------->
A----------------------------------------------------------------->
E----------------------------------------------------------------->
I'm singing this one like a broken piece of glass from broken arms and
broken noses in the back is this the new year or just another desperation?
verse 2: guitar 1
e-2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-->
B-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-->
G-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-->
D--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5->
A------------------------------------------------->
E------------------------------------------------->
you're pushing till you're shoving you bend until you break till you stand
on the broken fields where your fathers lay
verse 2: guitar 1
e-2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-->
B-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-->
G-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-->
D--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5->
A------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E------------------------------------------------------------------------->
it'll be a day like this one when the world caves in when the world caves
in when the world caves in when the world caves
verse 2: guitar 1
e-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--0--0--2--2--5--5--5--5-->
B-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--2--2--5--5--5--5-->
G-2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--2--2--4--4--7--7--7--7-->
D--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--2--2--4--4--7--7--7--7->
A------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E------------------------------------------------------------------------->
in when the world caves in when the world caves in
verse 3: guitar 1
/e-2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-->\
|B-3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-->|
|G-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-->|
|D--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5->|
|A------------------------------------------------->|
|E------------------------------------------------->|
| \
|verse 3: guitar 2 (electric) |REAPEAT 4x
|e-2~~---------0~~---------2~~---------3~~------3-->/
|B-3~~---------0~~---------3~~---------3~~------3-->|
|G-2~~---------2~~---------4~~---------4~~------4-->|
|D-0~~---------2~~---------4~~---------7~~------7-->|
|A-------------0~~---------2~~---------5~~------5-->|
\E-------------------------------------3~~------5-->/
There's nothing here worth saving, is no one here at all? is there any net
left that could break our fall? it'll be a day like this one when the sky
falls down and the hungry and poor and deserted are found are you
discontented? have you been pushing hard? have you been through and down
this broken house of cards? it'll be a day like this one when the world
caves in when the world caves in when the world caves in
fill: guitar 1
/e-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-->\
|B-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-->|
|G-2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-->|
|D--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5->|
|A------------------------------------------------->|
|E------------------------------------------------->|
| |
|fill: guitar 2 (electric) |
|e-2~~---------------------2~~--------------------->|
|B-3~~---------------------3~~--------------------->|
|G-2~~---------------------2~~--------------------->|
|D-0~~---------------------0~~--------------------->|
|A------------------------------------------------->|
\E------------------------------------------------->/
verse 4: guitar 1
e-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--3-3-3-3-2--2--2--2-->
B-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3--5-5-5-5-3--3--3--3-->
G--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4--0--0--0--0->
D-------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2------------->
A--------------------------------------------------------------------->
E--------------------------------------------------------------------->
is there nothing left now? nothing left to sing are there any left who
haven't kissed the enemy? is this the New Year or just another desperation?
fill: guitar 1
e-3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-->
B-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-->
G--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0->
D------------------------->
A------------------------->
E------------------------->
outro: guitar 1
/e-2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-->\
|B-3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-->|
|G-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-->|
|D--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5->|
|A------------------------------------------------->|
|E------------------------------------------------->|
| \
|outro: guitar 2 |REAPEAT 3x
|e-2~~---------0~~---------2~~---------3~~------3-->/
|B-3~~---------0~~---------3~~---------3~~------3-->|
|G-2~~---------2~~---------4~~---------4~~------4-->|
|D-0~~---------2~~---------4~~---------7~~------7-->|
|A-------------0~~---------2~~---------5~~------5-->|
\E-------------------------------------3~~------5-->/
just as I could find you, do the wicked never lose? is there any honest
song to sing besides these blues? and nothing is okay till the world caves
in till the world caves in till the world caves in till the world caves in
till the world caves in until the world caves in until the world caves in
until the world caves in until the world caves in until the world caves in
until the world caves in
end on:
e-2~~->
B-3~~->
G-2~~->
D-0~~->
A----->
E----->
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version 3
(Verse)
D G
Is this the New Year or just another night?
D G
Is this the new fear or just another fright?
Em G D
Is this the new tear or just another desperation?
D G
Is this the finger or just another fist?
D G
Is this the kingdom or just a hit n' miss?
Em G D
A misdirection, most in all this desperation
(Chorus)
D A
Is this what they call freedom?
Bm
Is this what you call pain?
G
Is this what they call discontented fame?
D A
It'll be a day like this one
Bm
When the world caves in
G
When the world caves in
D
When the world caves in
(Bridge)
Bm G
I'm singing this one like a broken piece of glass
Bm G
From broken arms an' broken noses in the back
Em G D
Is this the New Year or just another desperation?
(Chorus)
You're pushing till you're shoving
You bend until you break
Till you stand on the broken fields where our fathers lay
It'll be a day like this one
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
There's nothing here worth saving,
Is no one here at all?
Is there any net left that could break our fall?
It'll be a day like this one
When the sky falls down and the hungry and poor and deserted are found
Are you discontented? Have you been pushing hard?
Have you been through and down this broken house of cards?
It'll be a day like this one
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
When the world caves in
(Bridge)
Is there nothing left now?
Nothing left to sing
Are there any left to haven't kiss the enemy?
Is this the New Year or just another desperation?
(Chorus)
Just as I could find you, do the wicked never lose?
Is there any honest song to sing besides these blues?
And nothing is okay
Till the world caves in
Till the world caves in
Till the world caves in
Till the world caves in
Till the world caves in
Until the world caves in
Until the world caves in
Until the world caves in
Until the world caves in
Until the world caves in
Until the world caves in
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version 4
Intro
e - -----------------------------------------------------|
B 10-10-10-10-------------10-10-10-10--------------------|
G 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9-----9-----|
D 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10p9--10p9--|
A-------------10-10-10-10-------------10-10--x-----x-----|
E -------------------------------------------10---10-----|play this with thumb
Is this the new year or just another night.
Is this the new fear or just another fright
e --------------------------------------------------------|
B 10-10-10-10-------------10-10-10-10--------------------|
G 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------|
D 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------|
A -------------10-10-10-10-------------10-10-10-10--------|
E --------------------------------------------------------|
This the new tear or just another desperation
E---------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--|
G--12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Note: the second time I play this after desperation then back to verse
G-------------9---|
D ------------12--|
A - ----------12--|
E ----2slide 10---|
Chorus:
Is this what they call freedom
Is this what they call pain
Is this what they call discontented fame
It’ll be a day like this one when the world caves in
Strum these chords:
Dsus+4 xx0234
A6sus4 x02232
G 320033
B x24430
e ----------------------------------------------------------|
B 10-10-10-10-------------10-10-10-10----------------------|
G 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9----9--------|
D 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--10p9-10p9-----|
A -------------10-10-10-10-------------10-10--x-----x-------|
E --------------------------------------------10---10-------|play this with thumb
I am singing this one like a broken piece of glass
e -play open string-this part is strummed, I think
B -13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10----------------------|
G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----Repeat------------|
D -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------|
A -10-10-10-10-play open string-----------------|
E -------------x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------|mute with thumb
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version 5
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10------10------10------10----------------------------------------------|
G|---11------11------11------11------11------11------11------11--------------| (X2)
D|-----12------12------12------12----12------12------12------12--------------|
A|-------------------------------------10------10------10------10------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12------12------12------12------11------11------11------11--------------|
D|---12------12------12------12------12------12------12------12--------------|
A|-----10------10------10------10------10------10------10------10------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10------10------10------10----------------------------------------------|
G|---11------11------11------11------11------11------11------11--------------|
D|-----12------12------12------12----12------12------12------12--------------|
A|-------------------------------------10------10------10------10------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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