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Switchfoot
Always
Hello Hurricane -- 2009
Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E)
*Chords are listed at end of song
Verse 1
CThis is the start 
FThis is your heart 
AmThis is the Gday you were Fborn 
CThis is the sun 
FThese are your lungs 
AmThis is the Gday you were Fborn 
Chorus
And I am Amal--Fways
CAl--Fways 
AmAl--Gways Cyours &#8232;
Verse 2
CThese are the scars 
FDeep in your heart 
AmThis is the Gplace you were Fborn 
AmThis is the Emhole 
Where Fmost of your Csoul 
Comes G/Bripping Amout 
From the Gplaces you've been Ftorn &#8232;
Slide Guitar (1:11-1:23)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--5/12--14\9--5/12--14\5--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Chorus 
Interlude 2
 Am   F   C[2x]
Em Am
C  Em
Slide Guitar 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--1/8--10\5--1/8--10\5--1/8--13\10--1/8--10\5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Bridge
HallelFujah! 
I'm caving Cin 
HallelFujah! 
I'm in love Cagain G/B  
HallelAmujah! 
FI'm a wretched Cman G/B  
HallelAmujah! 
Every Fbreath is a second Cchance 
Chorus - 4x
Ending Slide Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--10\5--1/8--10\5--1/8--5/6\5\1--1/8--5/6\5\1--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
*Chords Used
      C    F    Am   GOR   Gsus4   Em      G/B  
e|------------3------3----0---3--|
B|--1--1--1---3------1----0---1--|
G|--0--2--2---0------0----0---0--|
D|--2--3--2---0------0----2---0--|
A|--3--3--0---2------2----2---2--|
E|------------3------3----0------|

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Always

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Gsus4

Switchfoot

Always

Hello Hurricane -- 2009

Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E)

*Chords are listed at end of song

Verse 1

This is the start

This is your heart

Am G F

This is the day you were born

This is the sun

These are your lungs

Am G F

This is the day you were born

Chorus

Am F

And I am al--ways

C F

Al--ways

Am G C

Al--ways yours  

Verse 2

These are the scars

Deep in your heart

Am G F

This is the place you were born

Am Em

This is the hole

F C

Where most of your soul

G/B Am

Comes ripping out

G F

From the places you've been torn  

Slide Guitar (1:11-1:23)

e|--------------------------|

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

G|--5/12--14\9--5/12--14\5--|

D|--------------------------|

A|--------------------------|

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

Chorus

Interlude 2

Am F C

[2x]

Em Am

C Em

Slide Guitar

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--1/8--10\5--1/8--10\5--1/8--13\10--1/8--10\5--|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

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

Bridge

Hallelujah!

I'm caving in

Hallelujah!

C G/B

I'm in love again

Hallelujah!

F C G/B

I'm a wretched man

Hallelujah!

F C

Every breath is a second chance

Chorus - 4x

Ending Slide Guitar

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--10\5--1/8--10\5--1/8--5/6\5\1--1/8--5/6\5\1--|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

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

*Chords Used

C F Am G Gsus4 Em G/B

e|------------3------3----0---3--|

B|--1--1--1---3------1----0---1--|

G|--0--2--2---0------0----0---0--|

D|--2--3--2---0------0----2---0--|

A|--3--3--0---2------2----2---2--|

E|------------3------3----0------|

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