Switchfoot – Dont Be There (Guitar)

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The Legend of Chin -- 1997 Drop D (D A D G B E) *Chords are listed at end of song

Riff 1
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----7--7/9--|
d|-----4--4----|
A|-----0--5/7--|
D|--0--0--0----|

Riff 2
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
d|--------------8--7--|
A|--------7--8--------|
D|--7--8--------------|

Intro Riff 1 [2x] Verse 1 Riff 1 Don't be there Riff 1 Don't be there

D*        A     G   Riff 2
Cause I'm on my way

Riff 1 Riff 1 And I'm already gone over

D*      A     G    Bb
And I'm on my way, hey

Chorus

    B          F#    G
And I can't recall myself

    A      B
How I went down

    F#    G
Did I get shot

   A
Or shoot myself

Interlude - Riff 1 [2x] Verse 2 Riff 1 I'm down here Riff 1 I'm down here

D*         A      G     Riff 2
And you're way up there

Riff 1 Riff 1 That doesn't hurt badly

D*     A            G     Bb
But it stings right here, hey

Chorus Post-Chorus

D*             C9                   Bm
And I won't pretend there's nothing there

        C9*            C#7 D*
You be around and I'll be square

         C9                 Bm
Don't be alarmed if I'm not there

        C9*          C#7  D*
You be around and I'll be square

Interlude - Riff 1 [2x] Verse 3 Riff 1 If you're a rose Riff 1 Then I'm the thorn

D*     A       G    Riff 2
That's in your side

Riff 1 Riff 1 And does it hurt badly

D*       A           G     Bb
Cause it burns right here, hey

Chorus Interlude - Riff 1 [2x] Bridge

B    A      D   B
I'd like to say hello

    D**           A    D
I'd like to say I care

G     A     D       B
I'd like to let you know

     D**       
That nothing here's the same with me

A                  Bb
Nothing here's the same

Chorus Post-Chorus Outro

          C9
Don't be around

         Bm
Don't be there

            C9*  C#7  
Don't be there

Riff 1 [3x] :Verse/Chorus/Bridge Chord Translations/Technical Name: D* - D(no3)* D** - D(no3)** A - A(no3) G - G(no3) Bb - Bb(no3)

B - B(no3)
F# - (no3)

C9 - C9(no5) Bm - Bm(no5) C9* - C9(no3/5)* C#7 - C#7(no3/5)

*Chords Used
    D  D(no5)  D(no3)*  D(no3)**  A(no3)  G(no3)  Bb(no3)  B(no3)     
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------7--------12--------9-------7-------10-------11--|
d|--4----4-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
A|--0----5-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
D|--0----0-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|

   F#(no3)  C9(no5)  Bm(no5)  C9(no3/5)*  C#7(no3/5)   
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----6-------9--------7---------7------------6--|
d|----4-------0--------0-------------------------|
A|----4-------x--------x-------------------------|
D|----4------10--------9---------8------------7--|