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Red Eyes by Switchfoot
Red Eyes
The guitar bit for the intro and much of the verses is just a D5 alternating with
the same chord except you slide your finger from the D on the A string to the C# on the A string.
Intro:
D5 D5/C#
x4
Verse 1:
D5 D5/C#
what are you waiting for,
D5 D5/C#
the day is gone?
D5 D5/C# D5 D5/C#
I said I'm waiting for dawn
D5 D5/C#
what are you aiming for
D5 D5/C#
out here alone?
Bm A G
I said I'm aiming for home
Em G
holding on, holding on
Chorus:
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
Verse 2
D5 D5/C#
all of my days are spent
D5 D5/C#
within this skin
D5 D5/C# D5 D5/C#
within this cage that I'm in
D5 D5/C#
nowhere feels safe to me
D5 D5/C#
nowhere feels home
Bm A G
even in crowds I'm alone
Em G
holding on, holding on
Chorus:
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
Bm F#m G Em
every now and then I see you dreaming
Bm F#m G
every now and then I see you cry
D5 D5/C# G Em
every now and then I see you reaching,
F# (G)
reaching for the other side
G A
what are you waiting for?
G A
what are you waiting for?
G A
what are you waiting for?
G A
what are you waiting for!?
Chorus:
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
Outro:
D5 D5/C#
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version 2
Tuning:Standard(G-D-A-E)
*Chords listed at end
Here's the mandolin tab for Switchfoot's song Red Eyes, from the album
Hello Hurricane.
~INTRO~
The mandolin doesn't actually come in until the chorus, so I'll fill the gaps
with the chords.
D D/C# X4
~VERSE~
D D/C# D D/C#
What are you waiting for the day is gone
D D/C# D D/C#
I said I'm waiting for dawn
D D/C# D D/C#
What are you aiming for out here alone
Bm A G
I said I'm aiming for home
Em G
Holding on holding on
~CHORUS~
This is where the mandolin comes in.
D G Bm A
E|--2-222223333333|--7-777775555555|
A|--0-000002222222|--5-555554444444|
D|--0-000000000000|--4-444442222222|X2
G|--2-222220000000|--4-444442222222|
with red eyes what are you looking for...
Repeat the ~VERSE~
~CHORUS~
The only thing different about this chorus, is that you repeat it four
times, instead of two.
~BRIDGE~
Bm F#m G Em
Every now and then I see you dreaming
Bm F#m G
Every now and then I see you cry
D D/C# G Em
Every now and then I see you reaching
F#m G
Reaching for the other side
G A
What are you waiting for X4
~CHORUS~
Repeat the chorus riff four times again
~OUTRO~
D D/C#
*Chords used
D D/C# Bm A G Em F#m
E|-----2-----0-----7-----5-----3-----3-----5-----|
A|-----0-----0-----5-----4-----2-----2-----4-----|
D|-----0-----0-----4-----2-----0-----2-----4-----|
G|-----2-----2-----4-----2-----0-----x-----x-----|
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version 3
D A D G B E
Tuning : DROP D
INTRO /verse/outro
e-----------|
B-----------|
G---7---7---| just keep repeating
D---7---7---| this until.....
A---5---4---|
D-----------|
i said i'm aiming for home
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G- 4--------------------------|
D--4-----------7----------5---|
A--2-----------7----------5---|
D--------------7----------5---|
holding on.. holding on..
e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D---2-----------5--|
A---2-----------5--|
D---2-----------5--|
CHORUS
With red eyes What are you looking for
With red eyes Red................eyes
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G----5------------------------------|
D----7---5---9--------------------7-|
A----7---5---9--------------------7-|
D--------5---9--------------------7-|
Repeat the whole thing.
Every now and then I see you dreaming
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D--9-------------4--------------5-------2-|
A--9-------------4--------------5-------2-|
D--9-------------4--------------5-------2-|
Every now and then I see you cry
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D--9-------------4--------------5----|
A--9-------------4--------------5----|
D--9-------------4--------------5----|
Every now and then I see you reaching
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G--7--------------------------------------|
D--7------------4--------------5--------2-|
A--5------------4--------------5--------2-|
D---------------4--------------5--------2-|
Reaching for the other side
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D--4----------------------5----------------|
A--4----------------------5----------------|
D--4----------------------5----------------|
What are you waiting for?
e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D--5------------7------|
A--5------------7------|
D--5------------7------|
Chorus
Outro
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