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Daisy
Switchfoot
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Daisy by Switchfoot
In my opinion this song is one of Switchfoot's finest. The way this is tabbed isn't
how Jon Foreman plays it on the CD, I admit, but it still sounds decent this way.
Tuning
eb or db?
Bb
Gb
db
Ab
db
This song can easily be played in the much more convenient drop D. The tabbing is
the same, so you don't need to worry about changing any of that. If you care about the chords,
you have to do is ignore the flats. So Db would become D and so on. The only catches are
and B, which would become F and C when "sharpened".
One last note:I think Jon Foreman may tune the 1st string, high eb, down to high db, but
not sure. I'll leave that up to you to expiriment with. Enjoy, and feel free to
=)
Intro
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----(7)----99/11-11-11-11\9---(7)--------------------------------------|
Db|------0-----xx-x--x--x--x-------0---------------------------------------|
Ab|------0-----77/9--9--9---9\7----0---------------------------------------|
Db|------0-----00-0--0--0--0-------0---------------------------------------|
Repeat x 4
*The last beat in the intro is the first beat of the verse on "Daisy...".
Also, the strumming is fairly simple for the verse, so I just tabbed the chord once each
it is played. The lyrics indicate when the chords are played.
Verse
db Dbflat5 db/Bb or Db6
eb|--x--------------------x------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--x-------------------(0)-------------------(0)-------------------------|
Gb|--7--------------------7---------------------7--------------------------|
Db|--0--------------------6---------------------0--------------------------|
Ab|--0--------------------x--------------------(0)-------------------------|
Db|--0--------------------7---------------------9--------------------------|
Daisy, give yourself away Look up at the rain The beautiful display
Gb Ab
eb|------------------x------------------x----------------------------x-----|
Bb|------------------x------------------x----------------------------x-----|
Gb|------------------4------------------6----------------------------7-----|
Db|------------------0 or 5-------------7----------------------------0-----|
Ab|------------------x------------------x----------------------------0-----|
Db|------------------5------------------7----------------------------0-----|
Of power and surrender Giving us today, and she gives herself away
*The last beat in the verse is the first beat in the intro.
Intro x 2
*All the verses are identical in chord structure, so copying everything will only take
space. I'll still give you the lyrics, though.
Verse 2
db Dbflat5
Rain, another rainy day
db/Bb
Comes up from the ocean
To give herself away
Gb
She comes down easy
Ab
On rich and dead the same
db
When she gives herself away
Intro x 2
Chorus
*On the CD I believe he goes through a picking part in the chorus which I haven't
but here are the chords. It still souds decent.
A quick tip: the chorus has the same basic finger structures almost the whole time. It
only a matter of sliding things around.
Abm Gb Gbm E
eb|--------x----------------x-----------------x------------x---------------|
Bb|--------x----------------x-----------------x------------x---------------|
Gb|--------5----------------4-----------------3------------2---------------|
Db|--------7----------------5-----------------5------------3---------------|
Ab|--------x----------------x-----------------x------------x---------------|
Db|--------7----------------5-----------------5------------3---------------|
Let it go Daisy let it go Open up your fist in this fallen world
eb Dbsus2 db
eb|------------------x-------------------------0-----------------x---------|
Bb|------------------x-------------------------3-----------------x---------|
Gb|------------------1-------------------------0-----------------x---------|
Db|------------------2-------------------------2-----------------0---------|
Ab|------------------x-------------------------0-----------------0---------|
Db|------------------2-------------------------x-----------------0---------|
Doesn't hold your interest, doesn't hold your soul Daisy let it go
Intro x 2
Verse 3
db Dbflat5
Pain, give yourself a name
db/Bb
Call yourself contrition
Averits of blame
Gb
Giving isn't easy
Ab
Niether is the rain
db
When she gives herself away
Intro x 2
Verse 4
db Dbflat5
Daisy, why another day
db/Bb
Why another sunrise
Who will take the blame
Gb
For our redemtpive motion
Ab
And every rainy day when
db
He gives himeslf away
Intro x 2
Chorus
Intro x 1
Chorus 2 (same chords as Chorus)
"Let it go.....Let it go...."
* This is where the vocals go really high and there is a moving picking line behind it.
am pretty sure that the chords are the same, but once again I haven't learned the
part.
Intro x 4
Bridge
eb|----x--x-x--x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------|
Bb|----x--x-x--x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------|
Gb|----7--7-7--7--7-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
Db|----7--0-0--7--0-0--7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Ab|----5--0-0--5--0-0--7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Db|----0--0-0--0--0-0--7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Repeat alot =)
End
Tabbing symbols:
/: slide up
\: slide down
( ): optional note
x: muted string
I encourage you to listen to the CD to figure out rhythms and things like that, just
in mind that it is not in the convenient drop D. Hope this helps!