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Bear with me... this is my first ever chord/tab submission. I've recently just got back into guitar and am taking it more seriously now. I struggle a bit with rhythm, so some of the chord transitions may be slightly off, but I have a decent ear (I'd like to think.) Anyways... I love music and Switchfoot, so I thought I'd give this a go! I've allowed for the option to let other contributors improve this tab. So have at it :) Feedback is welcome! TABS: [Intro Tab] The intro sounds to basically be power chords with individually picked notes, but with a slight deviation on the D5 where instead of returning to the A note (fret 7, D string)as the pattern would imply... instead it sounds like it goes up to E note (fret 9, G string) and then returning to the pattern of string 5, 4, 3, 4 and string 6, 5, 4, 5 that it started with. E5 C5 G5 D5 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----9--------------------------7-9--| D|---9---9------10--------5-----7------| A|-7---------10----10---5---5-5--------| E|---------8----------3----------------| E5 C5 G5 D5 G* e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----9--------------------------7-9-0| D|---9---9------10--------5-----7-----5| A|-7---------10----10---5---5-5--------| E|---------8----------3----------------| *Just the G note is played here on either the D string or both the D and the open G, but you can play a full G chord on "burn" if you like. [Piano hook tab] This is played leading into first verse and repeated intermittently throughout the verses. On guitar, from my interpretation of it, it works best to pull off from the D note (fret 10, high E string) to the B note (fret 7, high E string) e|---7-8-10p-7-| B|-8-----------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| [Lead guitar, end of Chorus 1 through Verse 2 tab] Listen to the recording for strumming and rhythm. But it's the G note at fret 5/D string, G note on the open G string, G note at fret 7/B string. This is played from "and let the rest burn" at the end of the first chorus into the second verse and ends just before "one heart"(while the verse chord progression of Em, C, G continues under it.) e|---| B|-7-| G|-0-| D|-5-| A|---| E|---| [Lead guitar during the bridge] It sounds like the same notes as the piano hook, but the G note (fret 8, B string) continues to be played as it climbs up from B, to C, D, and back down on the high E string. Listen to the recording for rhythm. I may not have it exact. e|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-8-8-7-| B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Note: on the line right before the choruses at "give me the fire" the G chord is not played, but muted and played percussively with harmonics. This is also done some in the transition between the G and C during the chorus itself. At the bridge: beginning with the G chord at the final "burn" in Chorus 2, each G chord gets a down and up strum that you let ring. The Em and C get one strum each, transitioning quickly back to the ringing G chord. This pattern continues throughout the bridge up until the final line of "motor run, run, run" where the C chord does not transition back into the G and is palm-muted/played rapidly building into a crescendo. CHORDS: [Intro]
EmAshes from the Cflames The truth is what Gremains The truth is what you Dsave
From the fire
EmAnd you fight for what you Clove Don't matter if it Ghurts You find out what it's Dworth And you let the rest Gburn
[Verse 1]
The sunEmset burns like gasoline Touch me Cand make sure that I'm not dreamGing I see Emher face and my heart skips beats But I Cstill get the feeling that we're half asleep Gand There's a Emspark in the corner of my baby's eye Like a Cdistant star that won't burn quiGet And I Emmight not know what I want from this life But I Cknow I want more than the starting Gline GSo give me the fire, yea give me the fire
[Chorus 1]
GI can hear the motor running down the interstate GAnd all the distractions fade away And if Cthe house burns down tonight CI got everything I need with you by my side GI see the smoke piling up in the rear view mirror GYeah but I ain't ever seen it any clearer And if Cthe house burns down tonight CI got everything I need when I got you by my Emside And let the Emrest burn And let the Crest burn And let the Grest burn
[Verse 2]
I've giEmven too much of my heart away My soul’s Cholding on like a house dividGed Like a Emmatch it burns down like a masquerade And I Chad to let it go when the fire ignitGed One Emheart, two Chands, your life is all you Ghold To Emhold, hold Ctight and let the bitter Ggo Yeah let Emit go, and give me the Gfire
[Chorus 2]
GThe smoke tries choking the pacific sun GWe rocket down the road like we're shot out of guns And if Cthe house burns down tonight CI got everything I need with you by my side GHolding you and the wheel and it occurs to me GWe're driving down the edge of eternity And if Cthe house burns down tonight CI got everything I need when I got you by my Emside And let the Crest burn And let Emthe Crest Gburn
[Bridge] G , Em , C , G , G , Em , C , G ,
Put your hand in mine Gand Put your heart Emin CdrivGing We got everything we need Gyeah We got everything Emwe Cneed Gyeah Left it all behind Gus What we need Emwill Cfind Gus We got everything we need Gyeah We got everything Emwe Cneed Gyeah Can you hear that motor runnGing Can you hear that moEmtor CrunnGing There ain’t no stopping us Gnow There ain’t no slowEming Cus Gdown Can you hear that motor runnGing Can you hear that moEmtor Crun, run, run
[Chorus 3]
GAnd all those lies that mattered most to me GWere draining me dry making a ghost of me And if Cthe house burns down tonight CI got everything I need, everything I need GThere’s a fire coming that we all will go through GYou possess your possessions or they possess you And if Cthe house burns down tonight I got everything I need when I got you by my Emside And let the Crest burn
[Outro]
EmAshes from the Cflames, the truth is what Gremains