Don't Be There Switchfoot
Don't Be There
The Legend of Chin -- 1997
These are the chords for Switchfoot's final track off their debut album The Legend of
"Don't Be There". Enjoy!
Drop D - D A D G B E
*Chords are listed at end of song
Riff 1
E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-----7--7/9--| d|-----4--4----| A|-----0--5/7--| D|--0--0--0----|
Riff 2
E|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| d|--------------8--7--| A|--------7--8--------| D|--7--8--------------|
Intro
Riff 1 (2x)
Verse 1
Riff 1
Don't be there
Riff 1
Don't be there
D* A G Riff 2
Cause I'm on my way
Riff 1 Riff 1
And I'm already gone over
D* A G Bb
And I'm on my way, hey
Chorus
And [B]I can't rec[F#]all my[G]self
How [A]I went [B]down
Did [F#]I get [G]shot
Or [A]shoot myself
Interlude - Riff 1 (2x)
Verse 2
Riff 1
I'm down here
Riff 1
I'm down here
D* A G Riff 2
And you're way up there
Riff 1 Riff 1
That doesn't hurt badly
D* A G Bb
But it stings right here, hey
Chorus
Post-Chorus
D* C9 Bm
And I won't pretend there's nothing there
C9* C#7 D*
You be around and I'll be square
Don't be [C9]alarmed if I'm not [Bm]there
C9* C#7 D*
You be around and I'll be square
Interlude - Riff 1 (2x)
Verse 3
Riff 1
If you're a rose
Riff 1
Then I'm the thorn
D* A G Riff 2
That's in your side
Riff 1 Riff 1
And does it hurt badly
D* A G Bb
Cause it burns right here, hey
Chorus
Interlude - Riff 1 (2x)
Bridge
[B]I'd l[A]ike to [D]say [B]hello
D** A D
I'd like to say I care
[G]I'd li[A]ke to [D]let you [B]know
D**
That nothing here's the same with me
[A]Nothing here's the [Bb]same
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Outro
Don't be a[C9]round
Don't be [Bm]there
C9* C#7
Don't be there
Riff 1 (3x)
:Verse/Chorus/Bridge Chord Translations/Technical Name:
D* - D(no3)*
D** - D(no3)**
A - A(no3)
G - G(no3)
Bb - Bb(no3)
B - B(no3)
F# - (no3)
C9 - C9(no5)
Bm - Bm(no5)
C9* - C9(no3/5)*
C#7 - C#7(no3/5)
*Chords Used
D D(no5) D(no3)* D(no3)** A(no3) Bb(no3) B(no3) F#(no3)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7------------7--------12--------9-------7-------10-------11-------6------| d|--4----4-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9-------4------| A|--0----5-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9-------4------| D|--0----0-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9-------4------|
Continued Chords
C9(no5) Bm(no5) C9(no3/5)* C#7(no3/5)
E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----9--------7---------7------------6-------| d|----0--------0---------x------------x-------| A|----x--------x---------x------------x-------| D|---10--------9---------8------------7-------|
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