Switchfoot – Red Eyes (Ukulele)

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Chords

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#