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Lonely Nation by Switchfoot
Lonely Nation
Tuning:Standard
~INTRO~
Em7
~VERSE~
(Em7)
She turns like the ocean she tells no emotion
C
She's been gunning down the fight
Em7
She's just reminiscing blood sweat and one thing's missing
C G C C G
She's been breaking up inside inside
~CHORUS~
D G D D C
Singing without tongues screaming without lungs
(C) G C G
I want more than my lonely nation
C G C D G
I want more than my lonely nation
D G D C
Desp'rate we are young sep'rate we are one
G C G
I want more than my desperation
C G C D
I want more than my lonely nation
~INTERLUDE~
Em7
Oh oh
~VERSE~
Em7
We are the target market we set the corp'rate target
C
We are slaves of what we want
G Em7
We're just numb and mused and we're just used to bad news and
C
We are slaves of what we want
~REPEAT CHORUS~
~INTERLUDE~
Em7 D Em7
Oh lonely lonely
~BRIDGE~
Don't leave me hollow I'm tired don't leave me hollow
G
I'm tired of feeling low of feeling hollow
Em7
I'm tired of feeling low of feeling hollow
I'm tired of feeling low of feeling hollow
G
I'm tired of feeling low of feeling hollow
Em7 G C
Of feeling hollow of feeling hollow
~CHORUS~
D G D D C
Singing without tongue screaming without lungs
(C) G C G
I want more than my desperation
C G C D G
I want more than my lonely nation
D G D C
Desp'rate we are young sep'rate we are one
G C G
I want more than my lonely nation
C G C D
I want more than my lonely nation
~OUTRO~
Em7 D
I want more than my lonely nation
Em7 D
I want more than my lonely nation
Em7 C
Oh oh
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version 2
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)
INTRO/VERSE 1: The intro is mostly piano and drums but theres an acoustic part stuck in
too. It might be hard to hear but once you hear it you can find the strumming if this
exact. This part is also played in the second half of the 1st verse.
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---7/9-99997/9--7----|
D|---x/x-xxxxx/x--x----|
A|---5/7-77775/7--5----|
D|---------------------|
CHORUS: This is the fun part. Fill er' up with plenty of distortion.
"Singing without tongues," and 2nd time "Desperate we are young,"
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-----7----7~----------|
D|--5~-7----7~----------|
A|--5~---x55------------|
D|--5~------------------|
"Screaming without lungs," and 2nd time "Seperate we are one,"
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----11--------11/12------|
D|--0~--x---077---x/x-------|
A|--0~--9---077---9/10------|
D|--0~------077-------------|
"I want more than my desperation"(NOTE:10's and 12's not 1's and 2's)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12~----------12~---------12~-----------------|
D|--x1010--x~----x1010--x~---x1010--x~---x10101010/12---|
A|--x1010--10~---x1010--10~--x1010--10~--x10101010/12---|
D|--x1010--------x1010-------x1010-------x10101010/12---|
INTERLUDE: This would be the part after the chorus when Jon sings "whooooa, whoaoooa..."
played quietly here and the when the verse comes its at full volume.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--xx7-999---11-99-12-999---------|
D|--xx7-999----x-xx--x-xxx---------|
A|--xx5-777----9-77-10-777---------|
D|---------------------------------|
VERSE 2: This verse has two parts to it, the 1st goes with the 1st two lines and the 2nd
is played on the last two lines and is once again the acoustic part that goes with the
The electric part is the same part that is in the interlude right before the verse. If
you listen to the song you can hear the exact muting and stuff like that to get it perfect.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--xx7-999---11-99-12-999---------|
D|--xx7-999----x-xx--x-xxx---------|
A|--xx5-777----9-77-10-777---------|
D|---------------------------------|
BRIDGE: Right after the second chorus (these are 12's, and 19's and stuff, not 1's and
or 1's and 4's)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--121212-141414-161616-1414---1212-1616--2121--191919-------|
D|---x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x----x-x--x-x---x-x---x-x-x-------|
A|--101010-121212-141414-1212---1010-1414--1919--171717-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
"Lonely, lonely..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--xxxx-2222-xxxx--2222-xxxx----|
A|--xxxx-2222-xxxx--2222-xxxx----|
D|--xxxx-0000-xxxx--0000-xxxx----|
"WHOA!"
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-2--0-4-0---0-2-0--0-4555---0-2-5-4---0-2-4555---|
A|-0-2--0-4-0---0-2-0--0-4555---0-2-5-4---0-2-4555---|
D|-0-2--0-4-0---0-2-0--0-4555---0-2-5-4---0-2-4555---|
This next guitar part is the slower part which goes "I'm tired of feelin low..."
with these notes and play this till next Chorus.
e|--15~~~---14--15~--14---------|
B|---------------------15~~-----|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
After you play through the entire chorus once, there's outro and Jon just keeps singing
Want more than a Lonely Nation, want more than a Lonely Nation..." During this part
parts from the bridge are used. They are played right after the chorus and at the same time. End on:
e|--15~~~---14--15~--14---------| e|--15~~~---|
B|---------------------15~~-----| B|----------|
G|------------------------------| G|----------|
D|------------------------------| D|----------|
A|------------------------------| A|----------|
D|------------------------------| D|----------|
This guitar plays this 2x,
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0-2--0-4-0---0-2-0--0-4555---|
A|-0-2--0-4-0---0-2-0--0-4555---|
D|-0-2--0-4-0---0-2-0--0-4555---|
Then goes to this. End on:
e|------------------------||-------|
B|------------------------||-------|
G|------------------------||-------|
D|---0-2-5-4---0-2-4555---||-5~~~--|
A|---0-2-5-4---0-2-4555---||-5~~~--|
D|---0-2-5-4---0-2-4555---||-5~~~--|
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version 3
Drop-D! Order at the bottom!
Riff 1:
E---------------|
B---------------|
G-7-9---7-9-----|
D-----9-----9---|
A-5-7---5-7---5-|
D-----9-----9---|
Intro: Riff 1
Verse Part 1: One strum, very long
E5
She turns like the ocean, she tells no emotion, she's been gunning down the
C5
fire
Under that is the bass line, which I play in octaves:
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G---7/9-99997/9--7/9--9----|
D---X/X-XXXXX/X--X/X--X----|
A---5/7-77775/7--5/7--7----|
D--------------------------|
Riff 2: B-5-5-5-7-5-------|
Riff 3: B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
For the second half, I play the riff 1.
Chorus:Not putting strumming
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G---7----7---11---11/12----12---12--4/5-4/7-|
D-5-7--5-7-0-11-0-11/12--8-12---12--4/5-4/7-|
A-5-5--5-5-0-9--0-9//10--8-10---10--2/3-2/5-|
D-5----5---0----0--------8----8-------------|
After-chorus riff:
E-----10-------12----|
B--------12-------12-|
G-9-12-----9-12------|
Lonely riff(No strumming included):
G---x-
D-2-x-
A-2-x-
D-2-x-
Come on, go! Riff:
E----------|
G----------|
B-7---7----|
D-7-2-7-2--|
A-5-2-5-2--|
D---2---2--| X2
E---------------------|
G---------------------|
B-----7-------7-7-7-7-|
D-0-2-7-2-0-2-7-7-7-7-|
A-0-2-5-2-0-2-5-5-5-5-|
D-0-2---2-0-2---------|
Pre-chorus:
E---------|
G---------|
B-5-5-5-5-|
D-5-5-5-5-|
A-3-3-3-3-|
D---------|
Order:
Intro:
Riff 1
1st Verse
Verse pt. 1
Riff 1
Chorus
Chorus
Riff 1
2nd Verse
Riff 1(Played throughout)
Riff 2 x 3(Played at same time as riff 1 until riff 3)
Riff 3
(The stop is a C5)
Chorus
Chorus
After chorus riff
Bridge
Lonely Riff
Come on go riff
No guitar till just before chorus, then the pre-chorus riff
Pre-chorus riff
Chorus
Chorus
Riff 1
End on E5
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version 4
Tuning
aquaknight3
intermediate
D A D G B E
intro: guitar 1
e-12~~--------------------------------------------------------------------->
B--------------3-5-0--3-5-0-3-3-5-0--3-5-0-3-3-5-0--3-5-0-3-3-5-0--3-5-0-3->
G-9~-h12~~----------------------------------------------------------------->
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
intro: guitar 2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-------2xxx0x2x-2xx0x2x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x->
A-------2xxx0x2x-2xx0x2x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x->
D-------2xxx0x2x-2xx0x2x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-2x-xxxx0x->
verse 1: guitar 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-10xxxxxx->
A-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-10xxxxxx->
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxxx0x-10xxxxxx->
She turns like the ocean She tells no emotion She’s been gunning down the
fight
verse 1: guitar 1
(\/______________________guitar 1 repeat intro_____________________\/)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xx0x-10-9~10-+++>
A-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xx0x-10-9~10-+++>
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xx0x-10-9~10-+++>
She’s just reminiscing Blood, sweat, and one thing’s missing She’s been
breaking up inside, inside
chorus: guitar 1 (A= 10th fret, C= 12th fret)
e-----------2-----3------------------------------2-----3------------------->
B-----------3-----3------------------------------3-----3------------------->
G--7-----7-----------C-----C--C---------7-----7-----------C-----C--C------->
D-57-+++57-0--+++0--AC-+++AC-AC-+++A-C-57-+++57-0--+++0--AC-+++AC-AC+++A-C->
A-5--+++5--0--+++0--A--+++A--A--+++A-C-5--+++5--0--+++0--A--+++A--A-+++A-C->
D-5--+++5--0--+++0--A--+++A--A--+++A-C-5--+++5--0--+++0--A--+++A--A-+++A-C->
Singing without tongues, screaming without lungs I want more than my lonely
nation, I want more than my lonely nation Desperate we are young, Separate
we are one I want more than my desperation, I want more than my lonely
nation
fill: repeat intro pt. 2 (oh...oh-oh... oh...oh-oh...)
verse 2: guitar 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-55--->
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
verse 2: guitar 2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G--------------------------------------------------------------------9~~--->
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-9~~-9~~--->
A-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-9~~------->
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-9~~------->
We are the target market We set the corporate target We are slaves of what
we want We’re just
verse 2: guitar 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-555-0-3-55-8-555-0-3-5---->
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
verse 2: guitar 2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-999999+++->
A-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-999999+++->
D-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-2x-xxx0x-999999+++->
numb and amused and we’re just used to bad news and We are slaves of what
we want
repeat chorus
fill 2: guitar 1
e-----3333/AAAA-7777----3333/CCCC-7777\->
B-1111--------------1111---------------->
G--------------------------------------->
D--------------------------------------->
A--------------------------------------->
E--------------------------------------->
fill 2: guitar 2
e----------------------------->
B----------------------------->
G-444444------555555---------->
D-444444------555555---------->
A-222222------333333---------->
D----------------------------->
oh-oh-oh-OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
bridge: guitar 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D-----------------------E\2/E---------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
bridge: guitar 2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B--------------33333--------33355555--------------------------------------->
G--------------22222--------22244444------2-----2-----2---------2-----2222->
D-2++-++-++-++-00000-2++-++-00022222-0222-0-222-0-222-0-222-202-0-202-0000->
A-2++-++-++-++-------2++-++----------0222---222---222---222-202---202------>
D-2++-++-++-++-------2++-++----------0222---222---222---222-202---202------>
Lonely, lonely
bridge: guitar 1 (F= 15th fret, A= 10th fret)
e-FFFFFFF-AAAA-777777-FFFFFFF-AAAA-777777-FFFFFFF-AAAA-777777-->
B-------------------------------------------------------------->
G--------------------------------------------------------------> repeat
D-------------------------------------------------------------->
A-------------------------------------------------------------->
E-------------------------------------------------------------->
bridge: guitar 2 2nd
e--------------------------------------------------------------|----------->
B--------------------------------------------------------------|----------->
G--------------------------------------------------------------|----------->
D--------------------------------------------------------------|-9999-AAAA->
A--------------------------------------------------------------|-9999-AAAA->
D--------------------------------------------------------------|-9999-AAAA->
Don’t leave me hollow I’m tired don’t leave me hollow I’m tired of feeling
low, of feeling hollow I’m tired of feeling low, of feeling hollow I’m
tired of feeling low, of feeling hollow I’m tired of feeling low, of
feeling hollow, of feeling hollow, of feeling hollow
repeat chorus
outro: guitar 2
e-------------------------------------------->
B----------3-------3------------------------->
G----------2-------2-----2-------2---5~~----->
D-0-2202202022022020-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-5~~----->
A-0-2202202-2202202--0-2---2-0-2---2-3~~----->
D-0-2202202-2202202--0-2---2-0-2---2--------->
I want more than my lonely nation I want more than my lonely nation oh-ohhhhh
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version 5
Em/F
e-0
B-0
G-0
D-2
A-2
E-2
Em Em/F#
She turns like the ocean
Em Em/F#
She tells no emotion
Em Em/F# Em Em/F#
She's been gunning down the fight
Em Em/F#
She's just reminiscing
Em Em/F#
Blood sweat and one things missing
Em Em/F# C B C
She's been breaking up inside, insiiiiide
G D D (Very deliberate stums on the two D's)
Singing without tongues
G D D
Screaming without lungs
C
I want more than my lonely nation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
G D D
Desperate we are young,
G D D
seperate we are one
C
I want more than my desperation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
Em Em/F# Em Em/F#
Ooooooooooooooooooooh
Em Em/F# Em Em/F#
Ooooooooooooooooooooh
Em Em/F#
We are the target market,
Em Em/F#
we set the corporate target
Em Em/F# Em Em/F#
We are slaves of what we want
Em Em/F#
We're just not amused and,
Em Em/F#
we're just used to bad news
Em Em/F# B C
We are slaves of what we waaaaaant
G D D
Singing without tongues
G D D
Screaming without lungs
C
I want more than my lonely nation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
G D D
Desperate we are young
G D D
Seperate we are one
C
I want more than my desperation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
Em B C
Oooooh Oooooooo!
Em (let ring) Em (very quick down,up,down,up,down strum)
Lonely
Em (let ring) Em (very quick down,up,down,up,down strum)
Lonely
Em Em/F#
Em Em/F#
Don't leave me hollow
Em Em/F#
I'm tired
Em Em/F#
Don't leave me hollow
C
I'm tired of feeling low
Em Em/F#
Of feeling hollow
C
I'm tired of feeling low
Em Em/F#
Of feeling hollow
C
I'm tired of feeling low
Em Em/F#
Of feeling hollow
C
I'm tired of feeling low
Em Em/F#
Of feeling hollow
Em Em/F#
Of feeling hollow
B C
Of feeling hoollow
G D D
Singing without tongues
G D D
Screaming without lungs
C
I want more than my desperation nation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
G D D
Desperate we are young,
G D D
seperate we are one
C
I want more than my lonely nation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
C
I want more than my lonely nation
Em B C
Oooooh Oooooooo!
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