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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEANT TO LIVE SWITCHFOOT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:hurricaneherman Tuning:Standard NOTE: This song is supposed to be in drop D tuning, but since you requested it in standard, here you go. Here is the tab for Switchfoot's most popular song "Meant To Live". ~INTRO~ This beginning has two guitars trading off. Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------0---------------------------------2-2--| D|-------------------------4b-r---2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5----2-2--| A|2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5----0-0--| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3---------| Guitar 2 | E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------0-------------------------------0-----------------2-2--| D|---------4b-r----------------------------4b-r---5-5-5-5----2-2--| A|----------------0-0-0---------------------------5-5-5-5----0-0--| E|------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------| ============================================================================= Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-----| D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-0-0-0-2-2-----| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-----| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------| Guitar 2 | E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-2---| D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-2-2---| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-0---| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------| Guitar 3 | E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------4---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ============================================================================= Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------| D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-| Guitar 2 | E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------| D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-| Guitar 3 grad. bend | E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|4b--4-----------4-p-0-------------------------------------------| A|---------7-p5------------4--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------5---(5)b----------------------------| ============================================================================= ~VERSE~ Guitars 1, 2, and 3 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|5---------------------------------------------------------------| A|5---------------------------------------------------------------| E|3---------------------------------------------------------------| Fumbling his confidence and wondering why the world has passed him Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments and failed attempts to ~Second verse lyrics: Dreaming about providence and whether mice and men have second Maybe we've been living with our eyes half open maybe we're bent and ============================================================================= Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------| A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------| E|2-------0-------2-------2-h3-2--2-------0-------2-------2-h3-/5-| Guitar 2, and 3 |Back to E|----------------------------------------------------------------|beginning B|----------------------------------------------------------------|of verse. G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-h5-4--4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-h5-/7-| A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------| E|2-------0-------2---------------2-------0-------2---------------| By Fly fly ~Second verse lyrics: Tries Broken broken oh ============================================================================= ~CHORUS~ Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------x-x-x-----------------| B|--------------x---------------x-------------x-------------------| D|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7---x-x-x---9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---4b----| A|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7-----------9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------| E|3-3-3-x-x-x-x---5-5-5-----------7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------| Guitar 2, and 3 | E|----------------------harm.--|----------------------------2b----| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-----------9-9-9---x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---------| A|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------| D|3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------| We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves ============================================================================= Guitar 1, 2, and 3 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---4b-----5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---2-0---| A|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2----------5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---2-0---| E|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0----------3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0---0-----| Somewhere we live inside somewhere we live inside ============================================================================= Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------x-x-x-----------------| B|--------------x---------------x-------------x-------------------| D|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7---x-x-x---9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---4b----| A|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7-----------9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------| E|3-3-3-x-x-x-x---5-5-5-----------7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------| Guitar 2, and 3 | E|----------------------harm.--|----------------------------2b----| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-----------9-9-9---x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---------| A|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------| D|3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------| We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves ============================================================================= Guitar 1 E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2----------| A|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-x-x-x----| E|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0-x-x-x/17\| Guitar 2, and 3 | E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5--5-5---------0-2-2-2----------| A|-5--5-5---------0-2-2-2----------| E|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0-0/17--17\| Somewhere we live inside ============================================================================= ~INTERLUDE~ E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------| A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------| E|2-------0-------2-------2-p3-2--2-------0-------2-------2-h3-/5-| Guitar 2, and 3 | E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-p5-4--4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-h5-7--| A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------| E|2-------0-------2---------------2-------0-------2---------------| ============================================================================= ~REPEAT VERSE~ ~REPEAT CHORUS~ ============================================================================= ~INTERLUDE~ Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-----| D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-0-0-0-2-2-----| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-----| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------| Guitar 2 | E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-2---| D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-2-2---| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-0---| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------| Guitar 3 | E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------4---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ============================================================================= Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------| D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-| Guitar 2 | E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------| D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-| E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-| Guitar 3 grad. bend | E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|4b--4-----------4-p-0-------------------------------------------| A|---------7-p5------------4--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------5---(5)b----------------------------| ============================================================================= ~BRIDGE~ It goes in to acoustic guitar.
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~ Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------/7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------/111111111111----| D|12\0------------x-x-x-x-x-x-----12\0------------x-x-x-x-x-x-----| A|12\0-----------/5-5-5-5-5-5-----12\0-----------/9-9-9-9-9-9-----| E|10\0----------------------------10\0----------------------------| Guitar 2, and 3 | E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3---3---3---3-------------------7---7---7---7---| G|----------------5b--5b--5b--5b------------------9b--9b--9b--9b--| D|12\0----------------------------12\0----------------------------| A|12\0----------------------------12\0----------------------------| E|10\0----------------------------10\0----------------------------| We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves We were meant to live we were meant to live ============================================================================= Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------| D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-------------------------------| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------0-------------------------------| Guitar 2, and 3 | E|---------2b-r------------2b-r-----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------| D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-------------------------------| A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------0-------------------------------| ============================================================================= b = bend r = release p = pull-off h = hammer-on / = slide up \ = slide down This song is a lot easier to play detuned, so If you decide you want to play it with the drop D tuning, all you have to do is take all the notes on the E(D) string, and move them up two frets. I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song. =============================================================================