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Concrete Girl by Switchfoot




                      Concrete Girl





Tuning:Standard



*Chords listed at end
N.C = no chords

~VERSE~

Cmaj7    Amadd2            Am                 F    Amadd2
Bleeding thoughts cracking boulder don't fall over
          E                 G
Fake your laughter burn the tear sing it louder
Fm    G   Cmaj7
Twist and shout
       Amadd2           Am                F      Amadd2
Way up here we stand on shoulders growing colder
         E           G
Laugh or cry I won't mind sing it louder
Fm    G   E     B
Twist and shout

~PRE-CHORUS~

(B)       A      C         E    B
Immovable shadows concrete girl
                  A        C
They'll rock your world to nothing

~CHORUS~

            C#m       G#     A     C
And they're swimming around again again
            C#m       G#        C  G
And they're swimming around the concrete

~VERSE~

Cmaj7
Girl
           Amadd2                 Am             F    Amadd2
Catch your breathe like four leaf clover hand it over
          E                G
Scream to no one take your time sing it louder 
Fm    G   E     B
Twist and shout

~PRE-CHORUS~ (Chords are same as pre-chorus 1)

Nothing to run from is worse than something
And all your fears of nothing

~CHORUS~

            C#m       G#     A     C
And they're swimming around again again
            C#m       G#     A     C
And they're swimming around again again
            C#m       G#        C  G
And they're swimming around the concrete
C             F               Am
Girl concrete girl don't fall down
        F      G      C
In this broken world around you
         F    G          Am
Concrete girl don't fall down
           F       G        Cmaj7     N.C
Don't fall down my concrete girl

~BRIDGE~

Cmaj7   Amadd2   Am         F     Amadd2
   Ah       ah     concrete girl
           E                   G           Fm G
Don't stop thinking don't stop feeling now

~PRE-CHORUS~

E B          A  C              E    B
   One step away from where we were
             A       C
And one step back to nothing

~CHORUS~

          C#m         G#         A         C
And we're standing on top of our hopes and fears
          C#m          G#        A        C
And we're fighting for words now concrete girl
          C#m       G#     A     C
And we're swimming around again again
          C#m       G#        C  G
And we're swimming around now concrete
C    Am       F    G          Am           F      G      C
Girl concrete girl don't fall down in this broken world around you
Am       F    G          Am              F       G
Concrete girl don't fall down don't fall down my concrete
C    Am       F    G          Am           F        G      C
Girl concrete girl don't fall down in this concrete world around you
Am       F          G    Am               F       G        Cmaj7
Concrete girl don't fall down don't break down my concrete girl

~INTERLUDE~

Am    G    F    Cmaj7    Am    G    F

~OUTRO-CHORUS~ NOTE:It starts fading out here.

Am       F    G          Am           F      G      C
concrete girl don't fall down in this broken world around you
Am       F    G          Am              F       G
Concrete girl don't fall down don't fall down my concrete
C    Am       F    G          Am           F        G      C
Girl concrete girl don't fall down in this concrete world around you
Am       F          G    Am               F       G        Cmaj7
Concrete girl don't fall down don't break down my concrete girl

~OUTRO~

Am    G    F    Cmaj7    Am    G    F

*Chords used
     Cmaj7 Amadd2  Am    F     G     E     B     A     C    C#m    G#    Fm
e|-----0-----0-----0-----2-----3-----0-----2-----0-----0-----4-----4-----1--|
B|-----0-----1-----1-----2-----0-----0-----4-----2-----1-----5-----4-----1--|
G|-----0-----4-----2-----3-----0-----1-----4-----2-----0-----6-----5-----1--|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4-----2-----2-----6-----6-----3--|
A|-----3-----0-----0-----4-----2-----2-----2-----0-----3-----4-----6-----3--|
E|-----x-----x-----x-----2-----3-----0-----x-----x-----x-----x-----4-----1--|











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version 2








STANDARD TUNING
EADGBe


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------0h1-0----0h1----0h1-0-----0-1p0---------0h1-0----0h1-0----0h1-0--|
--------------------------------------2p0------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---3--------0----------------55------------3--------0------------------|
-------------------3---------33------------------------------3---------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------0h1-0----0h1----0h1-0-----0-1p0---------0h1-0----0h1-0----0h1-0--|
--------------------------------------2p0------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---3--------0----------------55------------3--------0------------------|
-------------------3---------33------------------------------3---------|

-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
--99----------------99---------------------|
--99-99--77-1010----99-99-7777/10101010----|
--77-99--77-1010----77-99-7777/10101010----|
-----77--55--8-8-------77-5555/-8-8-8-8----|













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version 3










e|-------|      e|------|
B|-0h1-1-|      B|------|
G|-------| -->  G|-4h5-4|
D|-------|      D|------|
A|-------|      A|------|
E|-------|      E|------|
This was my main concern

Also, the Bridge and Chorus have been changed as well...


Verse:
"Bleeding thoughts...cracking bolders..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o----------------------------------------------------1p0------|
G|------4h5-4-------4h5-4------4h5-4----------------0-------2p0-|
D|------------------------------------------3-3-----------------|
A|o--3-----------0--------------------------3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------3--------------1-1-----------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4h5-4--------4h5-4-------4h5-4--------------o|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------3---5---|
A|---3-----------0--------------------------3---5--o|
E|---------------------------3--------------1---3---|

Pre-Chorus:
"...Unmovable shadows...the concrete girl..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9---------------------------9-9-----------------------5-5-5-5-|
D|---9-9---9-9------7-7---1010-----9-9---9-9------7-7---9-9--5-5-5-5-|
A|---7-7---9-9------7-7---1010-----7-7---9-9------7-7---9-9--3-3-3-3-|
E|---------7-7------5-5---8-8------------7-7------5-5---7-7----------|

Chorus:
"...And we're swimming around..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-6-6-----------------5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6----------------|
D|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7\\\5--|
A|---4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6/3-7-7-7-3-3-3-3/4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7\\\5--|
E|-----------4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-----------------4-4-4-4-5\\\3--|

[Verse] (but don't repeat)

[Pre-Chorus]  

[Chorus]

Brigde:
I dont know the first part of the bride expect for the little bend you hear in there...
Here is the bend
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-4b5r4-|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

And the first part of the bridge ends with this

e|------------------------x---|
B|----4h5-4-------4h5-4---x---|
G|------------------------x---|
D|------------------------x---|
A|-0----------------------x---|
E|-------------3----------x---|

Then the second begins with the "Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh" vocalizing.

"Ahh Ahha...Ahh Ahha...Concrete Girl!"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------1p0----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------0----2p0-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-3--3-----------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-3--3-----------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\-1--1-----------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-3--5-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-3--5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\-1--3-|

[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]













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