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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 39Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:Standard
*Chords listed at end
Here are the chords for Switchfoot's song "Circles", from their album
These are a few riffs I'm going to use for this song.
  Riff 1     Riff 2     Riff 3     Riff 4     Riff5      Riff 6
e|3---2---| |--------| |7---5---| |10--7---| |8---7---| |5---3---|
B|0---0---| |3---0---| |0---0---| |0---0---| |0---0---| |0---0---|
G|--------| |0---0---| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
D|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
A|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
E|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
~INTRO~
They play this riff throughout the intro, and the verse, but you can just
alternate between Em7, and Em if you want to.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|
G|--------------------0-----------0-----------------------0-----------0---|
D|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|
A|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~VERSE~
EmAnother Em7day Emanother Em7sunrise Emanother Em7factory EmcallEm7  
EmAnother Em7night Emanother Em7sunset Emanother Em7free fallEm  Em7  
~PRE-CHORUS~
CAm I aDlive Emam I on Em7purpose Emwithin the weakness Bwithin the weakness
~CHORUS~
 EmRiff 1         CRiff 2           G  B  
   Spinning out in circles in circles in circles
 EmRiff 1         CRiff 2           G            B   Em  Em7  
   Spinning out in circles in circles in circles
~VERSE 2~
EmAnother Em7day Emanother Em7lifetime Emanother Em7engine EmstallsEm7  
EmAnother Em7line Emanother Em7freeway Emanother Em7free fall Em  Em7  
~REPEAT PRE-CHORUS~
~CHORUS 2~
 EmRiff 1         CRiff 2           G  B  
   Spinning out in circles in circles in circles
 EmRiff 1         CRiff 2           G  C  
   Spinning out in circles in circles in circles
            G             B  Em(let ring)
   In circles in circles
~INTERLUDE~
Em Riff1 Am Riff3 C Riff4 B Riff5 X2  
~BRIDGE~
I've lost Eall that I wanted to Cleave I've lost Gall that I wanted to Bbe
Don't beElieve that there's nothing that's Ctrue
                              G                    B    C    A    D    BRiff6  B  
Don't believe in this modern machine the modern machine
In circles   E5spinning spinning
~CHORUS 3~
   CIn circles Gin circles Bin circles
 EmRiff 1         CRiff 2           G  C  
   Spinning out in circles in circles in circles
   GIn circles Bin circlesEm  
~OUTRO~
 Em7   EmX[a lot]
*Chords used
e|-----Em0----Em7-0-----C0-----D2-----B2-----G3-----Am0-----A0-----E57-----|
B|-----0-----3-----1-----3-----4-----0-----1-----2-----0-----|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----2-----4-----0-----2-----2-----9-----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----0-----4-----0-----2-----2-----x-----|
A|-----2-----2-----3-----x-----2-----2-----0-----0-----x-----|
E|-----0-----0-----x-----x-----x-----3-----x-----x-----x-----|

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Circles

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

Here are the chords for Switchfoot's song "Circles", from their album

These are a few riffs I'm going to use for this song.

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 4 Riff5 Riff 6

e|3---2---| |--------| |7---5---| |10--7---| |8---7---| |5---3---|

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

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

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

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

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

~INTRO~

They play this riff throughout the intro, and the verse, but you can just

alternate between Em7, and Em if you want to.

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

B|--------3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

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

D|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|

A|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|

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

~VERSE~

Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7

Another day another sunrise another factory call

Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7

Another night another sunset another free fall

~PRE-CHORUS~

C D Em Em7 Em B

Am I alive am I on purpose within the weakness within the weakness

~CHORUS~

Em C G B

Riff 1 Riff 2

Spinning out in circles in circles in circles

Em C G B Em Em7

Riff 1 Riff 2

Spinning out in circles in circles in circles

~VERSE 2~

Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7

Another day another lifetime another engine stalls

Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7

Another line another freeway another free fall

~REPEAT PRE-CHORUS~

~CHORUS 2~

Em C G B

Riff 1 Riff 2

Spinning out in circles in circles in circles

Em C G C

Riff 1 Riff 2

Spinning out in circles in circles in circles

G B Em

(let ring)

In circles in circles

~INTERLUDE~

Em Riff1 Am Riff3 C Riff4 B Riff5 X

~BRIDGE~

E C G B

I've lost all that I wanted to leave I've lost all that I wanted to be

E C

Don't believe that there's nothing that's true

G B C A D B B

Riff6

Don't believe in this modern machine the modern machine

In circles spinning spinning

~CHORUS 3~

C G B

In circles in circles in circles

Em C G C

Riff 1 Riff 2

Spinning out in circles in circles in circles

G B Em

In circles in circles

~OUTRO~

Em7 Em

X[a lot]

*Chords used

Em Em7 C D B G Am A E5

e|-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----3-----0-----0-----7-----|

B|-----0-----3-----1-----3-----4-----0-----1-----2-----0-----|

G|-----0-----0-----0-----2-----4-----0-----2-----2-----9-----|

D|-----2-----2-----2-----0-----4-----0-----2-----2-----x-----|

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

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

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