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Golden by Switchfoot
Golden
Capo 3
Chords (relative to capo)
Dsus: x-x-0-2-3-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
G*: 3-x-0-2-3-x
G: 3-x-0-0-3-x
Bm*: x-2-x-2-3-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2
Asus: x-0-2-2-3-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Like freedom in spring...
Verse 1
Dsus G* Bm*
She's alone tonight,
G*
With a bitter cup and,
Dsus G* Bm*
She's undone tonight,
G*
She's all used up,
Pre-Chorus:
Em7 D/F# G
She's been staring down the demons,
Em7 D/F# G Asus Bm*
Who've been screaming she's just another so and so,
Asus A
Another so and so
Chorus:
D D/F#
You are golden,
G Asus
You are golden, Child
D D/F#
You are golden,
G
Don't let go
Asus Dsus
Don't let go tonight
Verse 2
There's a fear that burns like trash inside
And your shame, the curse that burns your eyes
You'v been hiding in the bedroom,
Hoping this isn't how the story has to go
It's not the way it goes, it's your book now
Bridge
Bm G Bm
You're a lonely soul, in a wreck of broken hearts
G Asus Dsus
You're far from home, is a perfect place to start
Dsus D/F# G A
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (repeat)
Verse 3
Dsus G* Bm* G* Dsus
So this final verse is a contradiction
G* Bm* G*
And the more we learn, the less we know
Em7 D/F# G
We've been talking about a feeling
Em7 D/F# G Asus Bm*
We both know inside but couldn't find the words
G Bm*
I couldn't write this verse
G Asus
I've seldom been so sure
A
About anything before
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version 2
Drop D tuning, Capo 1:
D-A-D-G-B-E
Chords:
(E5) - x-7-9-9-0-0
(Asus2) - 7-7-7-x-0-0
(C#m11) - 11-11-13-11-0-0
(F#m11) - 4-4-4-x-0-0
(E/G#) - 6-7-6-x-0-0
(Bsus4) - 9-9-9-x-0-0
(C#m7) - 11-11-11-x-0-0
(B7sus4) - 9-12-9-x-00
Intro:
(E5) (Asus2) (C#m11)
She's a - lone_______________ to - night__
(Asus2) (E5)
___ with a bit - ter cup,_ and______
(Asus2) (C#m11)
she's un - done_________ to - night. ___
(Asus2) (F#m11) (E/G#)
___ She's all__ used__ up. She's been star - ing down_
(Asus2) (Bsus4) (F#m11)
the de - mons who've been scream - ing
(E/G#) (Asus2) (Bsus4) (C#m7)
"She's just an - oth - er so____ and so,________
(Asus2) (B7sus4)
an - oth - er so____ and_____ so."_________
Chorus:
(E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
You are gold - en,___ you are gold - en,
(Bsus4) (E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
child.__ You_ are gold - en,_____ don't_ let go,____
(Bsus4)
don't_ let_____ go to - night.
Verse:
(Asus2) (C#m11) (Asus2)
There's a fear________ that burns____ like trash____ in - side.___
(Asus2) (C#m11) (Asus2)
And your shame,___________ the curse___ that burns your___ eyes.___
(E/G#) (Asus2) (Bsus4) (F#m11)
You've been hid - ing in_____ the bed - room hop - ing this
(E/G#) (Asus2) (Bsus4)
is - n't how the sto - ry has__ to go.__
(C#m7) (Asus2) (B7sus4)
___ It's not the way_____ it goes,___ it's your___ book now.__
Chorus:
(E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
You're gold - en,___ you are gold - en,
(Bsus4) (E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
child.__ You_ are gold - en,_____ don't_ let go,____
(Bsus4)
don't_ let_____ go to - night.
Bridge:
(C#m7) (Asus2)
You're a lone - ly soul_____ in a land of
(C#m7) (Asus2)
bro - ken hearts.___ Your far___________ from_ home____
(Bsus4)
is a per - fect__ place__ to start._
Guitar Solo:
(E5) (E/G#) (Asus2) (Bsus4)
___ La,____ la, la, la.__________ La,_____ la, la,
(E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
la,___ la, la.______ La,_______ la, la, la.________
(Bsus4)
La,___ la, la, la,____ la, la,_____
Verse:
(E5) (Asus2) (C#m11) (Asus2)
____ So this fi - nal____ verse____ is a con -
(E5) (Asus2) (C#m11)
tra - dic - tion. And the more_________ we learn,___ the
(Asus2) (F#m11) (E/G#)
less we_____ know._ We've_ been talk - ing 'bout______ a
(Asus2) (Bsus4) (F#m11) (E/G#) (Asus2)
feel - ing we both know in - side______ but could-n't
(Bsus4) (C#m7) (Asus2)
find________ the words._____ I could - n't write___ this
(C#m7) (Asus2) (B7sus4)
verse,___ but I've sel - dom been___ so____ sure_____ 'bout
an - y - thing be - fore.
Outro-Chorus:
(E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
This world is a dead man___ down.____ Ev - 'ry breath
(Bsus4) (E5) (E/G#)
is a fad - ing___ crown.___ Wear____ it like some de - bil -
(Asus2) (Bsus4)
i - tat - ed king._____
(E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
Earth spins and the moon goes 'round.______ The
(Bsus4) (E5)
green comes from the fro - zen____ ground_______ and now ev -
(E/G#) (Asus2)
'ry - thing_____ will be_____ made new____ a - gain,___
(Bsus4)
like free - dom in_____ spring._____
(E5) (E/G#) (Asus2)
___ Like free - dom in_____ spring.______ Like
(Bsus4) (C#m7)
free - dom in_____ spring.____________
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version 3
Capo 1st Fret: F-Bb-Eb-Ab-C-F
Chords:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) - 0-8-10-10-0-0
(F(B5)add11/E) - 0-0-8-10-0-0
(E7sus4) - 0-5-7-7-0-0
(E6) - 0-5-3-2-0-0 (Or use E7sus4)
Asus2/E - 0-0-2-2-0-0
(Asus2) - 5-7-7-x-0-0
(Bsus4(B5)/A#) - 6-8-8-x-0-0
(Cm7) - 8-10-10-9-0-0
(Fadd#11/E) - 0-0-10-10-0-0
(Em/C) - 8-10-10-x-0-0
Intro:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (F(B5)add11/E) (E7sus4)
* * *
___________ She's a - lone_______________ to - night__ and
(F(B5)add11/E) (C7Msus4(no5)/E)
* *
___ with a bit - ter cup,_ and______
(F(B5)add11/E)(E7sus4)
* *
she's un - done_________ to - night. ___
(F(B5)add11/E) (Asus2)
* *
___ She's all__ used__ up. She's been star - ing down_
(Bsus4(B5)/A#) (Asus2)
* *
the de - mons who've been scream - ing
(Bsus4(B5)/A#) (E7sus4)
* *
"She's just an - oth - er so____ and so,________
(Bsus4(B5)/A#) (C7M)
* *
an - oth - er so____ and_____ so."_________
Chorus:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (F(B5)add11/E) (Fadd#11/E)
* * *
You are gold - en,___ you are gold - en,
(Em/C) (C7Msus4(no5)/E) (Fadd#11/E) (Asus2)
* * * *
child.__ You_ are gold - en,_____ don't_ let
(Em/C)
*
go,____
(Asus2) (C7M)
* *
don't_ let_____ go to - night.
Verse:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E)(F(B5)add11/E) (E7sus4) (F(B5)add11/E)
* * * *
_______There's a fear________ that burns____ like trash____ in - side.___
(Fadd#11/E) (E7sus4) (F(B5)add11/E)
* * *
And your shame,___________ of the curse___ that burns your___ eyes.___
(Asus2) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
(Asus2)
* * *
You've been hid - ing in_____ the bed - room hop - ing this
(Bsus4(B5)/A#) (E7sus4)
* *
is - n't how the sto - ry has__ to go.__
(Bsus4(B5)/A#) (Em/C) (C7M)
* * *
___ It's not the way_____ it goes,___ it's your___ book now.__
Chorus:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (F(B5)add11/E) (Fadd#11/E)
* * *
You are gold - en,___ you are gold - en,
(Em/C) (C7Msus4(no5)/E) (Fadd#11/E) (Asus2)
* * * *
child.__ You_ are gold - en,_____ don't_ let
(Em/C)
*
go,____
(Asus2) (C7M)
* *
don't_ let_____ go to - night.
Bridge:
(E6) (Asus2/E)
* *
_______ You're a lone - ly soul_____ in a land of
(E6) (Asus2/E)
* *
bro - ken hearts.___ You're far___________ from_ home____
(Asus2) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* *
it's a per - fect__ place__ to start._
Guitar Solo:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (Fadd#11/E) (F(B5)add11/E)(Em/C)
* * * *
___ La,____ la, la, la.__________ La,_____ la, la,
(C7Msus4(no5)/E)(Fadd#11/E) (F(B5)add11/E)
* * *
la,___ la, la.______ La,_______ la, la, la.________
(Em/C) C7M
* *
La,___ la, la, la,____ la, la,_____
Verse:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E)(F(B5)add11/E) (E7sus4)
(F(B5)add11/E)
* * * *
____ So this fi - nal____ verse____ is a con -
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (F(B5)add11/E) (E7sus4)
* * *
tra - dic - tion. And the more_________ we learn,___ the
(F(B5)add11/E) (Asus2)
(Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* * *
less we_____ know._ We've_ been talk - ing 'bout______ a
(Asus2) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* *
feel - ing we both know in - side______ but could-n't
(E7sus4) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* *
find________ the words._____ I could - n't write___ this
(E7sus4) (Ausu2)
(Bsus4(B5)/A#) (Em/C) (C7M)
* * * * *
verse,___ but I've sel - dom been___ so____________ sure_____ 'bout
an - y - thing be - fore.
Outro-Chorus:
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (Fadd#11/E) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* * *
______ This world is a dead man___ down.____ Ev - 'ry breath
(Em/C) (C7Msus4(no5)/E) (Fadd#11/E)
* * *
is a fad - ing___ crown.___ Wear____ it like some de - bil -
(Bsus4(B5)/A#)
*
i - tat - ed king._____
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (Fadd#11/E) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* * *
_______ Earth spins and the moon goes 'round.______ The
(Em/C) (C7Msus4(no5)/E)
* *
green comes from the fro - zen____ ground_______ and now ev -
(Fadd#11/E) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* *
'ry - thing_____ will be_____ made new____ a - gain,___
(Em/C)
*
like free - dom in_____ spring._____
(C7Msus4(no5)/E) (Fadd#11/E) (Bsus4(B5)/A#)
* * *
Hey_________Like free - dom in_____ spring.______
(Em/C) (E6)
* *
free - dom in_____ spring.____________
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
F – Bb – Dm – Bb
She's alone tonight,
With a bitter cup and,
She's undone tonight,
She's all used up,
Pre-Chorus:
Gm F Bb
She's been staring down the demons,
Gm F Bb C Dm
Who've been screaming she's just another so and so,
C
Another so and so
Chorus:
F
You are golden,
Bb C
You are golden, Child
F
You are golden,
Bb
Don't let go
C F
Don't let go tonight
Verse 2
F – Bb – Dm – Bb
There's a fear that burns like trash inside
And your shame, the curse that burns your eyes
Gm F Bb
You' been hiding in the bedroom,
Gm F Bb C Dm
Hoping this isn't how the story has to go
C
It's not the way it goes, it's your book now
Bridge
Dm Bb Dm
You're a lonely soul, in a wreck of broken hearts
Bb C F
You're far from home, is a perfect place to start
F Bb C
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (repeat)
Verse 3
F – Bb – Dm – Bb
So this final verse is a contradiction
And the more we learn, the less we know
Gm F Bb
We've been talking about a feeling
Gm F Bb C Dm
We both know inside but couldn't find the words
Bb Dm
I couldn't write this verse
Bb C
I've seldom been so sure
C
About anything before
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version 5
Tuning: EADGBE
Here is my interpretation of how the guys played Golden
when they performed it live for the first time recently.
(Note: to play as if it were on the record "Nothing Is Sound"
just put a Capo on 1st fret!) The chords with a * after them are what I believe Jon
Foreman is playing in the live performance.
Link to video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMNYIN-HByk
Chord Key
E - x79900*
A - 577600*
C#m - x1111900*
G#m - 466400//466x00//x66400*
B - 799800//x99800*
F#m - x44200*
Verse.
E A C#m
She's alone tonight
A E
With the bitter cup and
A C#m
She's undone tonight
A
She's all used up
Pre - Chorus.
F#m G#m A
She's been staring down the demons
B F#m G#m A B C#m
Who've been screaming she's just another so and so
A B
Another so and so
Chorus.
E G#m
You are goooooooooolden
A B
You are golden child
E G#m
You are goooooooooolden
A B
Don't let go, don't let go tonight
Verse
E A C#m A
There's a fear that burns like trash inside
E A C#m A
And you're ashamed of the curse that burns your eyes
Pre- chorus
F#m G#m A B
You've been hiding in the bedroom
F#m G#m A B C#m
Hoping this isn't how the story has to go,
A B
it's not the way it goes
It's your book now
Chorus.
E G#m
You are goooooooooolden
A B
You are golden child
E G#m
You are goooooooooolden
A B
Don't let go, don't let go tonight
Bridge
C#m A
You're a lonely soul
A
In the land of broken hearts
C#m A B
And far from home is a perfect place to start
Solo
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------5-5-4-5-5-4-5-4-5-5-5/7\5--5-5-4-5-2-0-----------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------1/2-2\1----------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------2b-------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
La - la -la -la
E A C#m A
So this final verse is a contradiction
E A C#m A
And the more we learn, the less we know
Pre-chorus
F#m G#m A B F#m G#m
We've been talking 'bout a feeling we both know inside
A B C#m
but couldn't find the words
A C#m
I couldn't write this verse
A B
I've never been so sure 'bout anything before
Chorus.
E G#m
You are goooooooooolden
A B
You are golden child
E G#m
You are goooooooooolden
A B
Don't let go, don't let go tonight
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 6
**guitar 3 is in Drop D tuning**
verse 1: guitar 1 (acoustic)
e--1~~--1-1~~--3~~--3~~--1-11-1-1-11-3-33-3-33->
B--1~~--1-1~~--1~~--1~~--1-11-1-1-11-1-11-1-11->
G--2~~--2-2~~--2~~--2~~--2-22-2-2-22-2-33-2-22->
D--3~~--3-3~~--3~~--3~~--3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-33->
A--3~~--3-3~~--1~~--1~~--3-33-3-3-33-1-11-1-11->
E---------------------------------------------->
she’s alone tonight with a bitter cup and she’s undone tonight she’s all
used up she’s been
verse 1: guitar 2 (electric, no distortion)
/e--------------------------5----------------------->\
|B---56~~-8--56~~-8-6~~----6-6~~--6-6-666-5~~-6666-->|
|G-05------05-------------7-------5-5-555-5~~-5555-->|
|D--------------------------------5-5-555-5~~-5555-->|
|A--------------------------------3-3-333-3~~------->|
|E-------------------------------------------------->|
| |
|verse 1: guitar 1 |
|e-1-11-1-11-1-3-33-3-33-3-5-55-5-55-5-3-33-3-33-3-->|
|B-1-11-1-11-1-1-11-1-11-1-6-66-6-66-6-1-11-1-11-1-->|
|G-2-22-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-7-77-7-77-7-3-33-3-33-3-->|
|D-3-33-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-7-77-7-77-7-3-33-3-33-3-->|
|A-3-33-3-33-3-1-11-1-11-1-5-55-5-55-5-1-11-1-11-1-->|
\E-------------------------------------------------->/
staring down the demons who’ve been screaming she’s just another so and so
another so and so you are
chorus: guitar 2 ___
/e-----------8566665-----5----------8566665-----5---> \
|B-6666668686-------86668-6666668686-------86668----> |
|G--------------------------------------------------> |
|D--------------------------------------------------> |
|A--------------------------------------------------> |
|E--------------------------------------------------> |
| |
|chorus: guitar 3 (distorted) (r= 10th fret) |
|e----------------------------------------------------->|
|B-------------------------------------------------6~~->|
|G-------------------------------------------------5~~->|
|D-33333-77777-88888-rrrrr-33333-77777-88888-rrrrr-3~~->|
|A-33333-88888-88888-rrrrr-33333-88888-88888-rrrrr-3~~->|
\D-33333-77777-88888-rrrrr-33333-77777-88888-rrrrr-3~~->/
golden, you are golden child you are golden don’t let go, don’t let go
tonight
verse 2: guitar 1
e-1-11-1-1-11-3-33-1-11-1-11-1-1-11-3-33-1-11->
B-1-11-1-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-1-11-1-33-1-11->
G-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-22->
D-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-33->
A-3-33-3-3-33-1-11-3-33-3-33-3-3-33-1-11-3-33->
E--------------------------------------------->
there’s a fear that burns like trash inside and your shame of the curse
that burns your eyes and you’ve been
verse 2: guitar 2
/e------5---------5---------5----------------------->\
|B---56--8-----56---8-6~~--6-6~~--6-6-666-5~~-6666-->|
|G-05-----05-05-----------7-------5-5-555-5~~-5555-->|
|D--------------------------------5-5-555-5~~-5555-->|
|A--------------------------------3-3-333-3~~------->|
|E-------------------------------------------------->|
| |
|verse 2: guitar 1 |
|e-1-11-1-11-1-3-33-3-33-3-5-55-5-55-5-3-33-3-33-3-->|
|B-1-11-1-11-1-1-11-1-11-1-6-66-6-66-6-1-11-1-11-1-->|
|G-2-22-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-7-77-7-77-7-3-33-3-33-3-->|
|D-3-33-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-7-77-7-77-7-3-33-3-33-3-->|
|A-3-33-3-33-3-1-11-1-11-1-5-55-5-55-5-1-11-1-11-1-->|
\E-------------------------------------------------->/
hiding in your bedroom hoping that this isn’t how the story has to go it’s
not the way it goes it’s your book now you’re
REPEAT CHORUS
bridge: guitar 2 ____
/e------/6-5~~-----6~~------------------------------856665-----5-> \
|B-6~~-8------5-6-8-----65-8-6---65-8-6-666-66668686------86668--> |
|G------------------------5----5---------------------------------> |
|D---------------------------------------------------------------> |
|A---------------------------------------------------------------> |
|E---------------------------------------------------------------> |
| |
|bridge: guitar 3 |
|e------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|B------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|G------------------------------------------------------------------->|
|D-3333888833338888rrrrr333337777788888rrrrr333337777788888rrrrr-3~~->|
|A-0000888800008888rrrrr333338888888888rrrrr333338888888888rrrrr-3~~->|
\D-0000888800008888rrrrr333337777788888rrrrr333337777788888rrrrr-3~~->/
you’re a lonely soul in a land of broken hearts you’re far from home, its a
perfect place to start ahlalalalala ahlalalalala ahlalalalala ahlalalalala
verse 3: guitar 1
e-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3->
B-1-11-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-11-1-1-1-11-1-1->
G-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2->
D-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-0-00-0-0-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-3-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-0->
A----------1-11-1-1----------1-11-1-1----------1-11-1-1----------1-11-1-1->
E-1-11-1-1---------------------------------------------------------------->
and this final verse is a contradiction and the more we learn the less we
know we’ve been
verse 3: guitar 2
/e------5---------5----------5-----5~~------------------->\
|B---56--865----56---8-6~~--6-6~~-6----6-6-666-5~~-6666-->|
|G-05-------5-05-----------7-----7-----5-5-555-5~~-5555-->|
|D-------------------------------------5-5-555-5~~-5555-->|
|A-------------------------------------3-3-333-3~~------->|
|E------------------------------------------------------->|
| |
|verse 3: guitar 1 |
|e-1-11-1-11-1-3-33-3-33-3-5-55-5-3-33-55-5-3-33-3-33-3-->|
|B-1-11-1-11-1-1-11-1-11-1-6-66-6-1-11-66-6-1-11-1-11-1-->|
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talking about a feeling and we both know inside but couldn’t find the words
I couldn’t write this verse I’ve seldom been so sure about anything before
chorus: guitar 2 guitar 2
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golden, you are golden child you are golden don’t let go, don’t let go
tonight
golden, you are golden child you are golden don’t let go, don’t let go
tonight
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This world is a dead man down Every breath is a singing crown we wear Like
some debilitated king Don't let go tonight
golden, you are golden child you are golden don’t let go, don’t let go
tonight
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The Earth spins and your mind goes round The green comes on the frozen
ground And everything will be made new again Like freedom and spring
golden, you are golden child you are gold
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Hey, like freedom and spring Like freedom and spring gold
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