Song: Don't Be There
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: Legend of Chin
Standard Tuning
the rhythym on the intro and verse is
a little hard to explain, so you'll
have to listen to the song to get it
Intro: D D2 x2 (just hammer off to the D2)
Verse 1:
D D2 D D2
Don't be there, Don't be there
D A G Bb
Cause i'm on my way, yeah
D D2 D D2
And i'm already gone over
D A G Bb
And i'm on my way
Chorus:
Bm F#m
And i can't recall myself
G A
How i went down
Bm F#m
did i get shot
G A
or shoot myself
Repeat Intro
Verse 2:
D D2 D D2
i'm down here, i'm down here
D A G Bb
and you're way up there
D D2 D D2
But that doesn't hurt badly
D A G Bb
but it stings right here
Repeat Chorus
Bridge 1:
D A/C#
I won't pretend there's
Bm
nothing there
Bb A
you be around and i'll be square
D A/C# Bm
dont be alarmed if i'm not there
Bb A G
you be around and i'll be square
Repeat Intro
Verse 3:
D D2 D D2 D
If you're a rose, then i'm the thorn
A G Bb
that's in your side
D D2 D D2
And does it hurt badly
D A G Bb
Cause it stings right here
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Intro
Bridge 2:
Bm A/C# D Bm
I'd like to say hello
C G D
I'd like to say i care
Bm A/C# D Bm
I'd like to let you know
G
Nothing here's the same with me
A F#
Nothing here's the same
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Bridge 1
End:
D A/C#
Don't be around
Bm
Don't be there
Bb A
Don't be there
D D2 x3 end on D
or you can play it Capo 2 which is what i do
so here it is capo 2
Intro: C C2 x2 (just hammer off to the C2)
Verse 1:
C C2 C C2
Don't be there, Don't be there
C G F Ab
Cause i'm on my way, yeah
C C2 C C2
And i'm already gone over
C G F Ab
And i'm on my way
Chorus:
Am Em
And i can't recall myself
F G
How i went down
Am Em
did i get shot
F G
or shoot myself
Repeat Intro
Verse 2:
C C2 C C2
i'm down here, i'm down here
C G F Ab
and you're way up there
C C2 C C2
But that doesn't hurt badly
C G F Ab
but it stings right here
Repeat Chorus
Bridge 1:
C G/B
I won't pretend there's
Am
nothing there
Ab G
you be around and i'll be square
C G/B Am
dont be alarmed if i'm not there
Ab G F
you be around and i'll be square
Repeat Intro
Verse 3:
C C2 C C2 C
If you're a rose, then i'm the thorn
G F Ab
that's in your side
C C2 C C2
And does it hurt badly
C G F Ab
Cause it stings right here
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Intro
Bridge 2:
Am G/B C Am
I'd like to say hello
Bb F C
I'd like to say i care
Am G/B C Am
I'd like to let you know
F
Nothing here's the same with me
G E
Nothing here's the same
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Bridge 1
End:
C G/B
Don't be around
Am
Don't be there
Ab G
Don't be there
C C2 x3 end on C
the C2 that i play is this
e--3 OR Open it doesn't really matter
B--1
G--0
D--0
A--3
E--X