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Beautiful Letdown

Switchfoot

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intro: drums, keyboard, bass

verse 1: drums, keyboard, bass
It was a beautiful letdown when we crashed and burned when I found myself
alone, unknown and hurt, it was a beautiful letdown the day I knew that all
the riches this world had to offer me would never do

pre-chorus: drums, keyboard, bass
in a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubts I was trying so hard to
fit in, to fit in, until I found out that

chorus: drums, keyboard, bass
I don�t belong here, I don�t belong here, I will carry a cross and a song
where I don�t belong, I don�t belong

verse 2: guitar 1 (b= bend)
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|verse 2: acoustic                                                      |
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it was a beautiful letdown when you found me here, and for once in a rare
blue moon, I see everything clear I�ll be a beautiful

verse 2: guitar 1
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|verse 2: acoustic                                                      |
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letdown, that�s what I�ll forever be, and though it may cost my soul I�ll
sing for free

bridge:
still chasing our tails and the rising sun and our dark water planet still
spins in a race where no one wins and no one�s one, see

chorus: acoustic (repeat)
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I don�t belong here, I don�t belong here, I will carry a cross and a song
where I don�t belong, I don�t belong, I don�t belong here, I don�t belong
here, I�m gonna set sight and set sail for the kingdom come kingdom come,
Your kingdom come, won�t you let me down yeah, let my foolish bribe forever
let me down

bridge 2: guitar 1 (r= 11th fret)
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|bridge 2: acoustic                                                     |
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ah, easy living, you�re not much like your name, easy dying, hey you look
just about the same

bridge 2: guitar 1
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|bridge 2: acoustic                                                        |
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won�t you please take me off your list easy living, please come on and let
me down what a beautiful letdown painfully uncool, the church of the drop
outs, the sinners, the failures, and the fools what a beautiful letdown
are we salt in the wound?

bridge 2: acoustic (repeat) (change �r� from 11th fret to 10th fret here)
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let us sing one true tune yeah, I don�t belong here I don�t belong here, I
don�t belong here feels like I don�t belong here yeah, I don�t belong here,
goes like I don�t belong here I don�t belong, won�t you let me down come on
and let me down you always let me down so glad that I�m let down yeah, come
on and let me down cause I don�t belong here oh please, wont you let me down

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