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Song: The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: Hello Hurricane
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For the intro and interludes, it's best to play the riff, but if you just want to play 
chords (or are using this for a backing instrument like a synth) then you can use the 
chords shown below.
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Intro:
 Dsus2   D9(x4)
Verse 1:
     Dsus2The static comes in sloD9w
     Dsus2You can feel it groD9w
     Dsus2Our stream of conscience flowD9s
     Dsus2Under the streets beloD9w
Interlude:
 Dsus2   D9(x2)
Verse 2:
     Dsus2The rivers made of sounD9d
     Dsus2Still running undergrounD9d
     Dsus2Runs like a silent flooD9d
     Dsus2We run as thick as blooD9d
Pre-chorus 1:
Can you hear it Bbrise
Up from the F6ground
Can’t drown it Bbout
Can you hear it Dsus4now
Chorus:
This is the D5sound of a heartbeat
This is the sound from the discontented Bb5mouths
Of a haunted nation
G5We are the voice of breaking D5down
Can you hear me?
This is the sound of the desperation boundBb5  
By our own collision
G5                           Dsus2 (lead into interlude)
We are the voice of breaking down
Interlude 2:
 Dsus2   D9sus4(x2)
Verse 3:
     Dsus2The static comes alivD9e
     Dsus2Beneath the broken skieD9s
     Dsus2John Perkins said it righD9t
     Dsus2Love is the final fighD9t
Interlude
Pre-chorus 2:
Let it rise aBbbove
Rise aF6bove
There is no Bbsong
Louder than Dsus4love
Chorus
Interlude (x2)
Pre-chorus 3:
Let it rise aBbbove
Up from the F6ground
Can’t drown it Bbout
Can you hear it Dsus4now
Chorus (Change the lyrics “own collision” to “fallen condition”)
Outro:
This is the D5sound
This is the D5sound
 Dsus2   D9(x2)

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The Sound John M Perkins Blues

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus4

Bb5

D9sus4

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Song: The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)

Artist: Switchfoot

Album: Hello Hurricane

==================================================================================================

For the intro and interludes, it's best to play the riff, but if you just want to play

chords (or are using this for a backing instrument like a synth) then you can use the

chords shown below.

==================================================================================================

Intro:

Dsus2 D9

(x4)

Verse 1:

Dsus2 D9

The static comes in slow

Dsus2 D9

You can feel it grow

Dsus2 D9

Our stream of conscience flows

Dsus2 D9

Under the streets below

Interlude:

Dsus2 D9

(x2)

Verse 2:

Dsus2 D9

The rivers made of sound

Dsus2 D9

Still running underground

Dsus2 D9

Runs like a silent flood

Dsus2 D9

We run as thick as blood

Pre-chorus 1:

Can you hear it rise

Up from the ground

Can’t drown it out

Dsus4

Can you hear it now

Chorus:

This is the sound of a heartbeat

Bb5

This is the sound from the discontented mouths

Of a haunted nation

G5 D5

We are the voice of breaking down

Can you hear me?

Bb5

This is the sound of the desperation bound

By our own collision

G5 Dsus2 (lead into interlude)

We are the voice of breaking down

Interlude 2:

Dsus2 D9sus4

(x2)

Verse 3:

Dsus2 D9

The static comes alive

Dsus2 D9

Beneath the broken skies

Dsus2 D9

John Perkins said it right

Dsus2 D9

Love is the final fight

Interlude

Pre-chorus 2:

Let it rise above

Rise above

There is no song

Dsus4

Louder than love

Chorus

Interlude (x2)

Pre-chorus 3:

Let it rise above

Up from the ground

Can’t drown it out

Dsus4

Can you hear it now

Chorus (Change the lyrics “own collision” to “fallen condition”)

Outro:

This is the sound

Dsus2 D9

(x2)

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