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Dont Be There

Switchfoot

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Song: Don't Be There 
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: Legend of Chin

Standard Tuning

the rhythym on the intro and verse is
a little hard to explain, so you'll 
have to listen to the song to get it

Intro: D D2 x2  (just hammer off to the D2)

Verse 1:
D      D2        D      D2 
  Don't be there, Don't be there 
D          A           G   Bb
Cause i'm on my way, yeah
D     D2             D    D2
  And i'm already gone over
 D       A      G   Bb
And i'm on my way

Chorus:
Bm              F#m
And i can't recall myself
G      A
How i went down
Bm          F#m
did i get shot
     G        A
or shoot myself

Repeat Intro

Verse 2:
D    D2       D     D2
i'm down here, i'm down here
D           A        G  Bb
and you're way up there
D    D2         D    D2
But that doesn't hurt badly
D         A          G  Bb
but it stings right here

Repeat Chorus

Bridge 1:
D         A/C#
I won't pretend there's
          Bm
nothing there
         Bb         A
you be around and i'll be square
D           A/C#              Bm
dont be alarmed if i'm not there
          Bb        A           G
you be around and i'll be square

Repeat Intro

Verse 3:
D    D2          D    D2            D
  If you're a rose, then i'm the thorn
       A      G       Bb
that's in your side
D    D2         D   D2
  And does it hurt badly
D          A           G    Bb
Cause it stings right here

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Intro

Bridge 2:
Bm      A/C#    D   Bm
   I'd like to say hello
      C      G       D
I'd like to say i care
Bm    A/C#     D      Bm
   I'd like to let you know
G
Nothing here's the same with me
A                F# 
Nothing here's the same

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Bridge 1

End:
D          A/C#
  Don't be around
          Bm
Don't be there
          Bb  A 
Don't be there

D D2 x3  end on D



or you can play it Capo 2 which is what i do

so here it is capo 2

Intro: C  C2 x2  (just hammer off to the C2)

Verse 1:
C   C2              C   C2 
  Don't be there, Don't be there 
C          G          F   Ab
Cause i'm on my way, yeah
C   C2             C   C2
  And i'm already gone over
C        G      F   Ab  
And i'm on my way

Chorus:
Am              Em
And i can't recall myself
F      G
How i went down
Am          Em
did i get shot
     F        G
or shoot myself

Repeat Intro

Verse 2:
C  C2            C  C2
i'm down here, i'm down here
C          G       F    Ab
and you're way up there
C   C2           C  C2
But that doesn't hurt badly
C         G       F       Ab
but it stings right here

Repeat Chorus

Bridge 1:
C            G/B
I won't pretend there's
          Am
nothing there
         Ab         G
you be around and i'll be square
C              G/B            Am
dont be alarmed if i'm not there
          Ab        G           F
you be around and i'll be square

Repeat Intro

Verse 3:
C    C2               C   C2       C
  If you're a rose, then i'm the thorn
       G          F       Ab
that's in your side
C   C2          C   C2
  And does it hurt badly
C         G            F    Ab
Cause it stings right here

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Intro

Bridge 2:
Am      G/B    C   Am
   I'd like to say hello
      Bb      F       C
I'd like to say i care
Am    G/B     C      Am
   I'd like to let you know
F
Nothing here's the same with me
G                E 
Nothing here's the same

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Bridge 1

End:
C          G/B
  Don't be around
          Am
Don't be there
          Ab  G 
Don't be there

C  C2 x3  end on C

the C2 that i play is this

e--3 OR Open it doesn't really matter 
B--1
G--0
D--0
A--3
E--X

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Dont Be There

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