Switchfoot – Dont Be There (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)

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Chorus strum pattern: D D D DU

[Intro]
    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|

[Verse 1]
    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|
               Don't be there, don’t be there

E          Bsus  A2
'Cause I'm on my way
(Strum: D D   D D D   D)
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|----------5/4----------------------------------|
C|------4h5-5/4----------------------------------|
G|--2h3------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|
               And I'm already gone, over

E Bsus A2 C And I'm on my way (Strum: D D D D D D D D D D DU) [Chorus 1] C#m G#m A B I can't recall myself how I went down C#m G#m A B Did I get shot or shoot myself

[Instrumental]
    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|

[Verse 2]
    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|
               I'm down here, I’m down here

E          Bsus   A2
And you're way up there
(Strum: D D   D D D   D D D)
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|----------5/4----------------------------------|
C|------4h5-5/4----------------------------------|
G|--2h3------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|
               That doesn't hurt, badly

E Bsus A2 C But it stings right here (Strum: D D D D D D DU D D) [Chorus 1] C#m G#m A B I can't recall myself how I went down C#m G#m A B Did I get shot or shoot myself

[Chorus 2]
    E                 Bm                   Bsus4
d|--------------------2--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|--1-----------------4--------------------4-----|
C|--2-----------------4--------------------2-----|
G|--2-----------------2--------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
       And I won't pretend there's nothing there

    C#m               B                    E
d|-----------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----5-----------------4-----------------0-----|
F|-----------------------------------------1-----|
C|-----------------------------------------2-----|
G|--4-----------------2--------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
    You be around and I'll be             square

             B                 Bsus4
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------4-----------------4-----------------|
C|-----------4-----------------2-----------------|
G|-----------2-----------------2-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
   Don't be alarmed if I'm not there

    C#m               B                    E
d|-----------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----5-----------------4-----------------0-----|
F|-----------------------------------------1-----|
C|-----------------------------------------2-----|
G|--4-----------------2--------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
    You be around and I'll be             square

[Instrumental]
    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|

[Verse 3]
    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|
               If you're a rose, then I'm the thorn

E          Bsus    A2
    That's in your side
(Strum: D D   D D D   D)
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|----------5/4----------------------------------|
C|------4h5-5/4----------------------------------|
G|--2h3------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|
               And does it hurt, badly

E Bsus A2 C 'Cause it burns right here (Strum: D D D D D D DU D D) [Chorus 1] C#m G#m A B I can't recall myself how I went down C#m G#m A B Did I get shot or shoot myself

[Instrumental]
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|

[Bridge] C#m7 Bsus E C#m7 D Bsus E I'd like to say hello, I'd like to say I care A Bsus E C#m I'd like to let you know D B C That nothing here's the same with me, nothing here's the same [Chorus 1] C#m G#m A B I can't recall myself how I went down C#m G#m A B Did I get shot or shoot myself

[Chorus 2]
    E                 Bm                   Bsus4
d|--------------------2--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|--1-----------------4--------------------4-----|
C|--2-----------------4--------------------2-----|
G|--2-----------------2--------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
       And I won't pretend there's nothing there

    C#m               B                    E
d|-----------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----5-----------------4-----------------0-----|
F|-----------------------------------------1-----|
C|-----------------------------------------2-----|
G|--4-----------------2--------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
    You be around and I'll be             square

             B                 Bsus4
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------4-----------------4-----------------|
C|-----------4-----------------2-----------------|
G|-----------2-----------------2-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
   Don't be alarmed if I'm not there

    C#m               B                    E
d|-----------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----5-----------------4-----------------0-----|
F|-----------------------------------------1-----|
C|-----------------------------------------2-----|
G|--4-----------------2--------------------2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
    You be around and I'll be             square

[Chorus 3]
             B                 Bsus4
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------4-----------------4-----------------|
C|-----------4-----------------2-----------------|
G|-----------2-----------------2-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
    Don't be around,  don’t be there

    C#m               B                    
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----------------4/0---------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4-----------------2/0------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
  Don’t be there

[Outro]
    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------0--x--0-----------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----------1--x--1-----------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4-p2-----2--x--2--4-p2-----------|
G|-----2--x--0-----------2--x--0-----------------|
D|--0-----------------0--------------------------|

    E
d|-----0--x--0-----------------------------------|
A|-----0--x--0-----------------------------------|
F|-----1--x--1-----1-----------------------------|
C|-----2--x--2--4--2-----------------------------|
G|-----2--x--0-----2-----------------------------| 
D|--0--------------------------------------------|

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