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Switchfoot
Don't Be There
The Legend of Chin -- 1997
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     GRiff 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 BI can't recF#all myGself
How AI went Bdown
Did F#I get Gshot
Or Ashoot myself
Interlude - Riff 1 [2x]
Verse 2
Riff 1
    I'm down here
Riff 1
    I'm down here
D*               A       GRiff 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 C9alarmed if I'm not Bmthere
        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      GRiff 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 
BI'd lAike to Dsay Bhello
    D**               A  D  
I'd like to say I care
GI'd liAke to Dlet you Bknow
     D**       
That nothing here's the same with me
ANothing here's the Bbsame
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Outro
Don't be aC9round
Don't be Bmthere
            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)  G(no3)  Bb(no3)  B(no3)     
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------7--------12--------9-------7-------10-------11--|
d|--4----4-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
A|--0----5-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
D|--0----0-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
   F#(no3)  C9(no5)  Bm(no5)  C9(no3/5)*  C#7(no3/5)   
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----6-------9--------7---------7------------6--|
d|----4-------0--------0-------------------------|
A|----4-------x--------x-------------------------|
D|----4------10--------9---------8------------7--|

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Dont Be There

by Switchfoot

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C#7

Switchfoot

Don't Be There

The Legend of Chin -- 1997

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

B F# G

And I can't recall myself

A B

How I went down

F# G

Did I get shot

Or 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

C9 Bm

Don't be alarmed if I'm not 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 A D B

I'd like to say hello

D A D

I'd like to say I care

G A D B

I'd like to let you know

That nothing here's the same with me

A Bb

Nothing here's the same

Chorus

Post-Chorus

Outro

Don't be around

Don't be 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 D D A G Bb B

(no5) (no3)* (no3)** (no3) (no3) (no3) (no3)

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--7------------7--------12--------9-------7-------10-------11--|

d|--4----4-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|

A|--0----5-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|

D|--0----0-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|

F# C9 Bm C9 C#7

(no3) (no5) (no5) (no3/5)* (no3/5)

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|----6-------9--------7---------7------------6--|

d|----4-------0--------0-------------------------|

A|----4-------x--------x-------------------------|

D|----4------10--------9---------8------------7--|

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