Switchfoot – The Sound John M Perkins Blues (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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 boundBy our own collision
G5 Dsus2 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:
Dsus2 D9
Pre-chorus 2:
Bb Let it rise above F6 Rise above Bb There is no song Dsus4 Louder than love
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 boundBy our own collision
G5 Dsus2 We are the voice of breaking down
Interlude:
Dsus2 D9 (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)