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SWITCHFOOT - NATIVE TONGUE
Standard Tuning
Key of F#m
No Capo
[Verse 1]
F#mSing to me, baby, in your native tongue
Sing the words of the wise and the young
DShow me the place where your words come from
ELove's the language, love’s your native tongue
[Verse 2]
F#mFeel your heartbeat bang the drum
C#Open up your eyes and fill your lungs
AThe same word from where the stars are flung
ELove's the language, love's your native tongue
[Chorus]
F#mMy heart is a beating drum
My head in oblivion
DMy soul such a long way fromB  
My lips, my lungs, my naC#tive tongue
F#mMy friend, where did we go wrong?
AMy Lord, we forgot our song
EMy soul such a long way fromC#  
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
F#mOh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
[Verse 3]
F#mSing it to me, whisper into my ear
Accuser’s voices start to disappear
AIn the wind, in the tongues of the flame
EIn my soul, in my one true name, oh
[Verse 4]
F#mBack before we learned the words to start a fight
Back before they told us that the haters were right
AHe spoke the truth, "Let there be" and there was
ELove's the language, love's your native tongue
[Chorus]
F#mMy heart is a beating drum
My head in oblivion
DMy soul such a long way fromB  
My lips, my lungs, my naC#tive tongue
F#mMy friend, where did we go wrong?
AMy Lord, we forgot our song
EMy soul such a long way fromC#  
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
F#mOh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
[Bridge]
F#mSo sing it out, get loud, get
ELouder than the voices in the crowd, yeah
BEven when they try to drown you out, eh
DYour lips, your C#lungs, your native tongue
F#mSo sing it out, get loud, get
ELouder than the darkness and the doubts, eh
BLouder than the curses and the shouts, yeah
DYour lips, your Elungs, your native tongue
F#mOh-woah-oh-woah-oh
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh
[Chorus]
F#mMy heart is a beating drum
My head in oblivion
DMy soul such a long way fromB  
My lips, my lungs, my naC#tive tongue
F#mMy friend, where did we go wrong?
AMy Lord, we forgot our song
EMy soul such a long way fromC#  
My lips, my lungs, my native tongue
F#mOh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)
[Outro]
F#mI want the Aworld to sing in her Dnative tongue
To sing it like when Bwe were young
Back before the Apendulum had C#swung to the shadows
F#mI want the Aworld to sing in her Dnative tongue
Maybe we could learn to Bsing along
To find a way to Ause our lungs for C#love and not the shadows
F#mI want the Aworld to sing in her Dnative tongue
To sing it like when Bwe were young
Back before the Apendulum had C#swung to the shadows
F#mI want the Aworld to sing in her Dnative tongue
Maybe we could learn to Bsing along
To find a way to Ause our lungs for C#love and not the shadowsF#m  

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Native Tongue

by Switchfoot

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F#m

SWITCHFOOT - NATIVE TONGUE

Standard Tuning

Key of F#m

No Capo

[Verse 1]

F#m

Sing to me, baby, in your native tongue

Sing the words of the wise and the young

Show me the place where your words come from

Love's the language, love’s your native tongue

[Verse 2]

F#m

Feel your heartbeat bang the drum

Open up your eyes and fill your lungs

The same word from where the stars are flung

Love's the language, love's your native tongue

[Chorus]

F#m

My heart is a beating drum

My head in oblivion

D B

My soul such a long way from

My lips, my lungs, my native tongue

F#m

My friend, where did we go wrong?

My Lord, we forgot our song

E C#

My soul such a long way from

My lips, my lungs, my native tongue

F#m

Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)

[Verse 3]

F#m

Sing it to me, whisper into my ear

Accuser’s voices start to disappear

In the wind, in the tongues of the flame

In my soul, in my one true name, oh

[Verse 4]

F#m

Back before we learned the words to start a fight

Back before they told us that the haters were right

He spoke the truth, "Let there be" and there was

Love's the language, love's your native tongue

[Chorus]

F#m

My heart is a beating drum

My head in oblivion

D B

My soul such a long way from

My lips, my lungs, my native tongue

F#m

My friend, where did we go wrong?

My Lord, we forgot our song

E C#

My soul such a long way from

My lips, my lungs, my native tongue

F#m

Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)

[Bridge]

F#m

So sing it out, get loud, get

Louder than the voices in the crowd, yeah

Even when they try to drown you out, eh

D C#

Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue

F#m

So sing it out, get loud, get

Louder than the darkness and the doubts, eh

Louder than the curses and the shouts, yeah

D E

Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue

F#m

Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh

[Chorus]

F#m

My heart is a beating drum

My head in oblivion

D B

My soul such a long way from

My lips, my lungs, my native tongue

F#m

My friend, where did we go wrong?

My Lord, we forgot our song

E C#

My soul such a long way from

My lips, my lungs, my native tongue

F#m

Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue)

[Outro]

F#m A D

I want the world to sing in her native tongue

To sing it like when we were young

A C#

Back before the pendulum had swung to the shadows

F#m A D

I want the world to sing in her native tongue

Maybe we could learn to sing along

A C#

To find a way to use our lungs for love and not the shadows

F#m A D

I want the world to sing in her native tongue

To sing it like when we were young

A C#

Back before the pendulum had swung to the shadows

F#m A D

I want the world to sing in her native tongue

Maybe we could learn to sing along

A C# F#m

To find a way to use our lungs for love and not the shadows

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