The Best Yet Chords

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C♯m7/G♯ E5 E E5 Asus2 X2

~VERSE~

 Welcome to the planet C♯m7 G♯ E5 E E5 Asus2

 Welcome to existence C♯m7 G♯ E5 E E5 Asus2

 Everybody C♯m7waitsG♯ fE5or yEou nE5ow Asus2

 What happens Gnext what happens B5next

~CHORUS~ NOTE:Only play (BEFORE) the first time.

 I dare you to E5move I dare you to B5move

 I dare you to Asus2lift yourself up off the floor

 I dare B5you to E5move I dare you to B5move

 Like today never Asus2happened today never B5happened (Cbefore)

~INTERLUDE~ Play the intro riff.

 Welcome to the fallout B5 C♯5 B5 C♯5 C♯5 Asus2

 Welcome to resistance B5 C♯5 B5 C♯5 C♯5 Asus2

 The tension is F♯5hereE5 F♯5 theE5 teF♯5nsion iF♯5s heG♯5re A5 B5

 Between who you B5areC♯5 and who you B5could C♯5be C♯5 Asus2

 Between how it isF♯5 and E5how F♯5it should E5be F♯5YeahG♯5 A5 B5

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

 Maybe redeE5mption has stories to A5tell

 Maybe forgE5iveness is right where you A5fell

 Where can you C♯5run to escape from yourA5self

 Where you gonna F♯mgo where you gonna B5go

Salvation is here

~INTERLUDE~

I decided to tab this interlude out, because it's not really chords.

~OUTRO CHORUS~

 I dare you to E5move I dare you to B5move

 I dare you to Asus2lift yourself to lift yourself up off the floor

 I dare you to B5movE5e I dare you to B5move

 Like today never Asus2happened today never C♯m7happened

 Today never Asus2happened today it never B5happened beEfore

END

2.MEANT TO LIVE SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

B5 A5 E5 G5 A5

B5 A5 E5 E5 D5 E5 A5

B5 A5 E5 F♯5 G5

~VERSE~

G5Fumbling his confidence and wondering why the world has passed him

F♯5By D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 G5 F♯5 F♯5 D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 G5 A5

G5Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments and failed attempts to

F♯5Fly D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 G5 F♯5 F♯5fly D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 G5 A5

~CHORUS~

G5We were meant to A5live for so much B5more have D5we E5lost ourselves

G5Somewhere we live D5insE5ide G5somewhere we live D5insE5ide D5

G5We were meant to A5live for so much B5more have D5we E5lost ourselves

G5Somewhere we live D5insE5ideD5

~INTERLUDE~

F♯5 D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 G5 F♯5 F♯5 D5 E5 D5 F♯5 G5 A5

~VERSE~

G5Dreaming about providence and whether mice or men have second

F♯5TrieD5s E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 G5 F♯5 F♯5 D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 G5 A5

G5Maybe we've been living with our eyes half open maybe where bent and

 BrokenF♯5 D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 broG5kenF♯5 F♯5 D5 E5 D5 F♯5 D5 F♯5 oh G5 A5

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~INTERLUDE~

B5 A5 E5 E5 D5 E5 A5 B5 A5 E5 G5

~BRIDGE~

 We want D5more than this worlds got to G5offer

 We want D5more than this worlds got to G5offer

 We want D5more than the wars of our G5fathers

 And everything inC5side screams for second G5life yeah

~OUTRO CHORUS~

D5We were meant to live for so much Dsus2more have we lost ourselves

D5We were meant to live for so much Dsus2more have we lost ourselves

D5We were meant to live for so much Dsus2more have we lost ourselves

D5We were meant to live Dsus2we were meant to live

B5 A5 E5

END

3.STARS SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

If you don't want to detune, you can just play the D chord through the

entire intro.

~VERSE~

DMaybe I've been the problem maybe GI'm the one to Dblame

 But even when I Cturn it off and Gblame myself the A7sus4outcome feels the sA7ame

 I've been thinking maybe DI've been partly cloudy maybe GI'm the chance of Drain

 and maybe I'm Covercast and Gmaybe all my A7sus4lucks washed down the dA7rain

~PRE-CHORUS~

 I've been thinking 'bout Geveryone Asus2everyone you look Bsus2so lonely Csus2

~CHORUS~

 But when I look at the Dstars when I look at the Gstars

 When I look at the CstarGs I see someone else D

 When I look at the Gstars the EmstarA7sus4s

I feel like myself

~INTERLUDE~ Play second half of Riff 2.

~VERSE~ (Chords are the same as first verse)

Stars looking at a planet watching entropy and pain

And maybe start to wonder how the chaos in our lives could pass as sane

I've been thinking 'bout the meaning of Resistance of a hope beyond my own

And suddenly the infinite and penitent begin to look like home

I've been thinking 'bout everyone everyone you look so empty

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~REPEAT INTERLUDE~

~BRIDGE~

GStars F♯m A

GStars F♯m A

~PRE-CHORUS~

GEveryone Asus2everyone we feel F♯mso lonely G

GEveryone yeah Asus2everyone we feel so Bsus2empty Csus2

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

CWhen I look at the stars when I look at the stars

When I look at the stars I feel like myself (play second half of riff 2)

 When I look at the Gstars the EmstarA7sus4s

 I see Csomeone

~OUTRO~

play riff 2 twice.

END

4.OH! GRAVITY SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

A D A D G D A D

~VERSE~

AThere's a fractureD in the color bar A

 In the backseatD of a parked car G

 By the liquor store where the street lightA

 Keep you companyD 'til the next night A

 In the same townD there's the same scar A

 In the same glowD of the liquor store G

 By the freeway where the headlightA

 Keep her companyD 'til the next night

~CHORUS~

AOh! gravitDy why can't Awe seem to Dkeep it AtogDethAer

 SAons of my enemiDes why can't Awe seem to Dkeep it AtogDethAer

~INTERLUDE~ A D A X X X

~VERSE~

DInA the back rooAm Dof the pentagonD A

 There's a thin maAn Dwith a line drawnD G

 With a red jaGw Dand a red biteD A

 Watch the headlinAe Don the next night

~REPEAT CHORUS~

F♯m7Why this tragedDy why can't Awe seem to Dkeep it AtoDgetAher

 OAh gravitDy why can't F♯m7we seem to Dpull it AtoDgetAher

~BRIDGE~

AIn the falloutD the falloutA we found out the Dhype wont get you tAhrough

 We're connectedD connectedA I meant it the Dhype wont get you Athrough throuDghA D

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

A7Oh gravitDy why can't Awe seem to Dkeep it together

A7Oh gravitDy why can't Awe seem to Dpull it together

F♯m7Why this trageDdy why can't Awe seem to Dkeep it AtogDethAer

AOh gravitDy why can't F♯m7we seem to Dpull it AtogDethAer

 LAa la la la la Dla la la Ala la la Dla la Ala Dla Ala

 LAa la la la la Dla la la Ala la lets Dpull it Ctogether

END

5.THIS IS HOME SWITCHFOOT

NOTE:C = C type 1, and C2 = C type two. These different types are both

listed at the end.

~INTRO~

C2 C Cadd11 C X6 NOTE:Keeps repeating throughout entire verse.

~VERSE~

CI've got my memories Am7always inside of me

 But I cFan't go backG back to how it Am7was G

 IG beliCeve you now I've Am7come to far

 No I Fcan't go backG back to how it Am7was

~PRE-CHORUS~

 CreDmated for a Amplace I've never knoGwn

~CHORUS~

 TGhis is Chome now I'm Gfinally where I belAm7ong where I belFong

 Yeah this is Chome I've been Gsearching for a place of my Dm7own

Am7Now I've Gfound it maybe this is FhomAm7e yeah Gthis is FhomeC G

~VERSE~

 BGeliCef over misery Am7I've seen the enemy

 And I Fwont go backG back to how it Am7was

GAnd I Cgot my heart set on what happens next

 I Ggot my eyes wide it's not over yet

 We are FmiraclesG and we're not aAm7lone G yeah

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

 And Cnow after all my Gm7searching after all my Fquestions

 I'm gonna call it Chome

 I've got a brand new Gm7mind set I can finally see the Fsunset

FmI'm gonna Fm7call it Chome Am G C

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

FHome

 This is Chome now I'm Gfinally where I beAmlong where I beFlong

 Yeah this is Chome I've been Gsearching for a place of my Dm7own

AmNow I've Gfound it maybe this is FhomeC Am7

GThis is Fhome C G

 Now I Dmknow Am C yeaGh this is FhomeC G

 I've Ccome to far and I Am7wont go backF yeah this is Chome

END

6.LEARNING TO BREATHE SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

G G7M C7M G G7M C7M Dsus4

G G7M C7M D Dsus4 D

~VERSE~

AmHello good morning how you Gdo

C7MWhat makes your rising sun so new G Bm G Bm G

AmI could use a fresh beginning too G

C7MAll of my regrets are nothing new G Bm G

~PRE-CHORUS~

 So Bmthis is Gthe Csus2way that I say I G7Mneed you

 This is the Dsus4way this is the way

~CHORUS~

 TDsus4hat I'm learning to bCsus2reathe I'm learning to cEmrawl

 I'm Dfinding Gthat Csus2you and you alone can break my Emfall

 I'm Dliving GagCsus2ain awake and alEmive

 I'm Ddying Gto Dsus4breathe in these abundant sCsus2kies

~VERSE~

EmHello good morning how you been

C7MYesterday left my head kicked in G Bm G

 IG never Bmnever thoughGt that AmI would fall like that

C7MNever knew that I could hurt this bad G Bm G

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

 These abundant Emskies Csus2

 YeahG Bm G abundant Emskies Csus2 YeahG Bm G

 TGhis is the Csus2way that I say I G7Mneed you

 This is the Csus2way that I say I G7Mlove you

 This is the Csus2way that I say I'm G7Myours

 This is the Dsus4way this is the way

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

 That I'm learning to Csus2breathe I'm learning to Emcrawl

 I'm Dfinding Gthat Csus2you and you alone can break my Emfall

 I'm Dliving GagCsus2ain awake and aEmlive

 I'm Ddying Gto Dsus4breathe in these abundant sCsus2kies

 Yes I'm dying to Dsus4breathe in these abundant sCsus2kies

 These abundant EmskiesCsus2 yeah yeah yeah

 YeahEm DyeahG Csus2 Em yeah Dyeah G yeah Csus2 yeah Emyeah

DLearning Gto Dsus4breathe I'm dying to bCsus2reathe

In these abundant skies hello good morning how you do

~OUTRO~

Em D G Csus2 Em D G Csus2

Em D G Dsus4 Csus2 G

END

7.AWAKENING SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

E A5 X[4]

~VERSE~

EFace down with the BL.A curbside C♯mendings

 With the Aones and zeros

EDowntown was the Bperfect place to C♯mhide A

EThe first star that I Bsaw last night was a C♯mheadlight

 Of a Aman made sky but

 Man Emade never madeB our dreams collideC♯m collideA

~CHORUS~

EHere we are now with the Bfalling sky and the C♯mrain

 We're aAwakening

EHere we are now with our Bdesp'rate youth and the C♯mpain

 We're aAwakening

EMaybe it's called amBbition you've been C♯mtalking in your Asleep

 About a C♯mdream (we're awakening) NOTE:Only sing the lines in the parentheses

the first time.

 ~INTERLUDE~ E A5

~VERSE~ (Chords are the same as first verse)

Last week found me living for nothing but deadlines

With my deadbeat sky but

This town doesn't look the same tonight

These dreams started singing to me out of no where

And in all my life I

Don't know if I've ever felt so alive alive

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

 We're aEwakening Dsus2 A

C♯mI want to wake up kicking and screaming

AI want to wake up kicking and screaming

EI want to now that my Bheart's still beating

Asus2It's beating I'm bleeding

C♯mI want to wake up kicking and screaming

AI want to live like I know what I'm leaving

EI want to know that my Bhearts still beating

Asus2It's beating it's beating it's beating

I'm bleeding

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~OUTRO~

 We're aAwakening C♯mdream

 We're aAwakening yeah! A5 E A5 E A5 E

END

8.THIS IS YOUR LIFE SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

C♯m A X[4]

~VERSE~

C♯mYesterday is a wrinkle on your foreheadA

C♯mYesterday is a promise that you've brokenA

BDon't close your Aeyes Bdon't close your Aeyes

 This is your C♯mlife

 And today is all you've got nowA and C♯m

 And today is all you ever Ahad

BDon't close your Aeyes Bdon't close your Aeyes

~CHORUS~

 This is your Elife are you Bwho you want to beAsus2

 This is your Elife are you Bwho you want to beAsus2

 This is your Elife is it Beverything you Asus2dreamed

 That it would be when the world was Eyounger

 And you had Beverything to C♯mlose A

~VERSE~

C♯mYesterday is a kid in the cornerA

C♯mYesterday is dead and overA

~REPEAT CHORUS~

 ~INTERLUDE~ C♯m A

~BRIDGE~

BDon't close your Aeyes Bdon't close your Aeyes

BDon't close your Aeyes Bdon't close your Aeyes

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

 This is your Elife are you who you want to beAsus2

 This is your Elife are you who you want to beAsus2

 Yeah yeahE yeah are you Bwho you want to beAsus2

 This is your Elife Bwho you want to beAsus2

 This is your Elife is it Beverything you Asus2dreamed

 That it would be when the world was Eyounger

 And you had Beverything to Asus2lose

 You had everything to C♯mlose A

~OUTRO~ NOTE:It starts fading out once you reach the repeat sign.

C♯m A C♯m A X[2] C♯m

END

9.ON FIRE SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

C7M G Am F

~VERSE~

C7MThey tell you where you need to Ggo

 They tell you when you needAm to leave

C7MThey tell you what you need to Gknow

 Tell you who you needAm to be

 But C7Meverything inside you knows

 There's Gmore than what you've heard

 There's so Ammuch more than empty conversations

FFilled with empty words

~CHORUS~

 And you're on Cfire when he's Gnear you

 You're on Amfire when he Fspeaks

 You're on Cfire burning atG these mysteCries

~VERSE~

C7MGive me one more time aGround

 Give me one more chanceAm to see F

C7MGive me everything you Gare

 Give me one more chanceAm to be near you Fand

 When C7Meverything inside me

 Looks like Geverything I hate

 You are the hopeAm I have for change

 You are the Fonly chance I'll take

~CHORUS~

 When I'm on Cfire when you're near Gme

 I'm on Amfire when you Fspeak

 I'm on Cfire burning atG these mysterAmies F

 MysteAmriesF MysteAmries F

~INTERLUDE~

C Dm Am F C7M G Am F

~BRIDGE~

 I'm C7Mstanding on the edge of me

 I'm Gstanding on the edge of me

 I'm Amstanding on the edge of me

 I'm Fstanding on the edge of me

 I'm C7Mstanding on the edge of everyGthing

I've never been before

 And I've been Amstanding on the edge of me

FStanding on the edge

~CHORUS~

 And I'm on Cfire when you're Gnear me

 I'm on Amfire when you Fspeak

 Yeah I'm on Cfire burning outG these mysteAmries

 These Fmysteries These Cmysteries

GYeah your Ammysteries Fyeah your mysteC7Mry

~OUTRO~

C7M G Am F C7M G Am Fsus2

END

10.ONLY HOPE SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

Em G Bm Em C G C B X[2]

~VERSE~

EmThere's a Gsong that's inBmsideEm of my Csoul G C B

EmIt's the Gone that I've BmtrieEmd to write Cover and Gover aCgain B

EmI'm aGwake in the Bmin-Em--finite Ccold G C B

EmBut you Gsing to me Bmo--Em-ver and Cover and Gover aCgain B

~CHORUS~

 SBo I Elay my Bhead back Adown

 And I Elift my Bhands and Apray to be C♯monly yours

 I Apray to be C♯monly yours

 I Cknow now you're my only Emhope

 ~INTERLUDE~ Em G Bm Em C G C B

~VERSE~ (Chords are the same as verse 1)

Sing to me of the song of the stars

Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again

When it feels like my dreams are so far

Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again

~REPEAT CHORUS~

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 ~INTERLUDE~ G Bm Em C G C B Em G Bm Em C G C B G

~BRIDGE~

 IG give you my Emapathy

GI'm giving you Emall of me

GI want your Emsymphony F♯Singing in all that I Bam

 At the Atop of my lungs B

 IB'm Agiving it back B

~CHORUS~

 And I Elay my Bhead back Adown

 And I Elift my Bhands and Apray to be C♯monly yours

 I Apray to be C♯monly yours I Apray to be C♯monly yours

 I Cknow now you're my only Emhope

~OUTRO~

Em G Bm Em C G C B Em G Bm Em C G C B Em

END

11.DIRTY SECOND HANDS SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

I tabbed this out because there are no chords.

NOTE:If you don't want to play any riffs, you can play D5/A for the entire

intro.

~VERSE~

D5PleAase don't be Em/Dso Dm7naive Dsus4 D

 YDou know you're not D5fooA-lDing anyoneD5 A

 (D5/A Em/D Dm7 Dsus4 D5/A

You're not as tough as you think

 WD5/Aith dirty second hands the dirty second hands

 CD5/Aan't get nothiEm/Dng Dm7for free Dsus4 D

 IDt becomes D5so A DpredictableD5 A

 YD5/Aou start fightEm/Ding Dm7to breatheDsus4 D5 A

 TD5/Ahe dirty second hands your dirty second hands

~CHORUS~

F5Here's the B5face of F5everytB5hing that C5brakes C♯5you D5dowAn

 But F5now you B5face the F5face of B5everytChing that C♯5brakes you D5dowAn

~VERSE~ (Chords are the same as verse 1)

With an army of me

We invent our own enemies

Man versus machine

And the dirty second hands the dirty second hands

In the land of the free

And the home of the remedy

The old clock is a thief

With dirty second hands with dirty second hands

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~ NOTE:You keep repeating the intro riff all the way through

The bridge, until the chords come in, or you can just play D5/A throughout.

Are you really as tough as you think

You blink and you're over the brink

You bleed but the blood runs pink

With dirty second hands dirty second hands

You're not quite as tough as you thought

You bought the American rot

The very seed that you thought you shot

With dirty second hands dirty second hands

You might be right the fight might be right inside you

The blind leading the lied to

Tonight maybe you bind you with dirty second hands

F5Here's the B5face of F5everytB5hing that C5brakes C♯5you D5dowAn

You bind you with dirty second hands

F5Now you B5face the F5face of B5everytC5hing that C♯5brakes you D5dowAn

You bind you with dirty second hands

F5Now you B5face the F5face of B5everytC5hing that C♯5brakes you D5dowAn

~OUTRO~

Play the intro riff once, and then end on D5/A.

END

12.LOVE IS THE MOVEMENT SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

G D G D G D G D Em7 D G D

G D G D Dm A7 A♯ Dm A7 A♯ Dm

~VERSE~

 ADm day in L.FA and millions of A♯faces

 Are Clooking for a movement Dm

 'DmCause everything's Fstuck and everything's A♯frozen

 And Ceveryone's broken Dm

 ADmnd nobody Fmoves and everyA♯one's scared

 That the Cmotion will never Gcome

~PRE-CHORUS~

 TGhis is the A♯incompleGtion

 Stuck in a A♯line Dm

~CHORUS~

 LDmove is the A♯movementG love is a CrevolAution Dm

 TDmhis is reA♯demptionG we don't Chave to sAlow back down

 ~INTERLUDE~ Dm A♯ Dm A♯ Dm

~VERSE~ (Chords are same as verse 1)

The stars are alive they dance to the music

Of the deepest emotion

And all of the world is singing in time

As the heavens are caving in

Mysterious ways why god gave his life

To put motion inside my soul

~PRE-CHORUS~ (Chords same as pre-chorus 1)

It's bigger than cold religion

It's bigger than life

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

A♯We're starting FnowA♯ we're starting Fnow

A♯Yeah we're starting nFowA♯ we don't Fhave to slow back Gdown D

GYeDah G D Yeah

~INTERLUDE~

G D Em7 D G D G D G D

Dm A7 A♯ Dm A7 A♯ Dm

~OUTRO~

GThis is a A♯revolutionG this is a revolutDmion

 Love is the A♯movementG Love is a CrevoAlution Dm

 This is reA♯demptionG we don't Chave to Aslow back down

 Love is the A♯movementG love is a CrevoAlution Dm

 We have reA♯demptionG we don't Chave to Aslow back Dmdown

 Love is the A♯movement

END

13.COMPANY CAR SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

E Asus2 C♯m B

E A C♯m B

~VERSE~

EMike was Aright when C♯mhe said I'd Bput up a Afight

 To be Esomeone a Afight to be Bme but see

ENow I'm Adown C♯munder the paveBment

 Of Acapitol Ehills and Alowercase Bpeople

~PRE-CHORUS~

 As C♯mtime rolls Aby my F♯7dreams have beBcome

 That G♯which is atC♯mtainable Bnot what I'm looking for

~CHORUS~

EI've got the Bcompany Ccar G5 G♯5

AI'm the one Eswinging at G♯two below Apar

 Yeah CI've become Eone with the Bones that I've C♯mnever belAieved in

 But EI've got the F♯7company Acar

~VERSE~ (Chords are same as verse 1)

Hey I'm the king of things I've always despised

I'm the gingerbread man who got eaten alive

I'm half baked I'm fake but see I've got hotels

On park place and boardwalk and two hundred bucks I pass

~PRE-CHORUS~ (Chords are same as pre-chorus 1)

Go but oh life's taken its toll

Have I won monopoly to forfeit my soul

But see

~REPEAT CHORUS~

~BRIDGE~

BYeah Ball the kings horseCs at the fBoot of the wall C

BThey're taking pictures Cof the mBan who lost all C

 Of his Amasks of pretension he's got Etwo faces left

AHis is the one that he F♯7hides on the Asus2left behind that smile

Hiding tears and fears that burn like an engine

It drives him away from the ones that he loves

~VERSE~

 Mike was Eright hey Amike we're C♯mone and the Bsame

 We're the Afaceless comEbatants in the Aloneliest Bgame

~PRE-CHORUS~

 Ah but C♯msay I'll Awave as F♯7I'm driving Bby

 With that G♯smirk in my C♯meye yelling

BHey I'm something man check me out

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

EI've got the Bcompany CcarG5 G♯5

AI'm the one Eswinging at G♯two below Apar

 Yeah CI've become Eone with the Bones that I've C♯mnever beAlieved in

 But EI've got the F♯7company Acar yeah Bcheck me out

EI've got the F♯7company Acar yeah Bcheck me out

EI've got the F♯7company Acar ByeaEh

END

14.LONELY NATION SWITCHFOOT

~INTRO~

Em7

~VERSE~

 SEm7he turns like the ocean she tells no emotion

 She's been gunning down the Cfight

Em7She's just reminiscing blood sweat and one thing's missing

 She's been breaking up inCside inGsideCsus2 G D

~CHORUS~

D G C

C G

C G D G

D G C