Switchfoot – The Sound John M Perkins Blues (Guitar)

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================================================================================================== Song: The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues) Artist: Switchfoot Album: Hello Hurricane ================================================================================================== For the intro and interludes, it's best to play the riff, but if you just want to play chords (or are using this for a backing instrument like a synth) then you can use the chords shown below. ================================================================================================== Intro: Dsus2 D9 (x4) Verse 1:
Dsus2                       D9
     The static comes in slow

Dsus2                   D9
     You can feel it grow

Dsus2                             D9
     Our stream of conscience flows

Dsus2                      D9
     Under the streets below
Interlude: Dsus2 D9 (x2) Verse 2:
Dsus2                       D9
     The rivers made of sound

Dsus2                        D9
     Still running underground

Dsus2                       D9
     Runs like a silent flood

Dsus2                       D9
     We run as thick as blood
Pre-chorus 1:
                Bb
Can you hear it rise

            F6
Up from the ground

               Bb
Can’t drown it out

                Dsus4
Can you hear it now
Chorus:
            D5
This is the sound of a heartbeat

                                        Bb5
This is the sound from the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation
G5                           D5
We are the voice of breaking down
Can you hear me?
                                          Bb5
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision G5 Dsus2 (lead into interlude) We are the voice of breaking down Interlude 2: Dsus2 D9sus4 (x2) Verse 3:
Dsus2                     D9
     The static comes alive

Dsus2                       D9
     Beneath the broken skies

Dsus2                         D9
     John Perkins said it right

Dsus2                      D9
     Love is the final fight
Interlude Pre-chorus 2:
             Bb
Let it rise above

      F6
Rise above

            Bb
There is no song

            Dsus4
Louder than love
Chorus Interlude (x2) Pre-chorus 3:
             Bb
Let it rise above

            F6
Up from the ground

               Bb
Can’t drown it out

                Dsus4
Can you hear it now
Chorus (Change the lyrics “own collision” to “fallen condition”) Outro:
            D5
This is the sound

            D5
This is the sound
Dsus2 D9 (x2)