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Switchfoot
Red Eyes
The guitar bit for the intro and much of the verses is just a D5 alternating with 
the same chord except you slide your finger from the D on the A string to the C# on the A string. 
Intro: 
 D5  D5/ C#  
x4
Verse 1:
           D5  D5/C#  
what are you waiting for, 
         D5  D5/C#  
the day is gone?
         D5  D5/           C#      D5  D5/ C#  
I said I'm waiting for dawn 
            D5  D5/C#  
what are you aiming for 
        D5  D5/C#  
out here alone? 
BmI said I'm Aaiming for hGome 
Emholding on, hGolding on &#8232;
Chorus:
with Dred eyGes
BmWhat are you lAooking for? 
with Dred eGyes
 Bmred eAyes 
Verse 2
        D5  D5/C#  
all of my days are spent 
           D5  D5/C#  
within this skin 
            D5  D5/       C#      D5  D5/C#  
within this cage that I'm in 
             D5  D5/C#  
nowhere feels safe to me 
            D5  D5/C#  
nowhere feels home 
Bmeven in crAowds I'm alGone 
hEmolding on, holdGing on 
Chorus:
with Dred eyGes
BmWhat are you lAooking for? 
with Dred eGyes
 Bmred eAyes 
with Dred eyGes
BmWhat are you lAooking for? 
with Dred eGyes
 Bmred eAyes 
Bmevery now and F#mthen I see you dGreaming Em  
Bmevery now and F#mthen I see you cGry
            D5  D5/            C#         G   Em  
every now and then I see you reaching, 
                      F#(G)
reaching for the other side
Gwhat are you waAiting for? &#8232;  
Gwhat are you waAiting for? &#8232;  
Gwhat are you waAiting for? &#8232;  
Gwhat are you waAiting for!? &#8232;  
Chorus:
with Dred eyGes
BmWhat are you lAooking for? 
with Dred eGyes
 Bmred eAyes 
with Dred eyGes
BmWhat are you lAooking for? 
with Dred eGyes
 Bmred eAyes 
Outro:
 D5  D5/C#  

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Red Eyes

by Switchfoot

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Switchfoot

Red Eyes

The guitar bit for the intro and much of the verses is just a D5 alternating with

the same chord except you slide your finger from the D on the A string to the C# on the A string.

Intro:

D5 D5 C#

Verse 1:

D5 D5 C#

what are you waiting for,

D5 D5 C#

the day is gone?

D5 D5 C# D5 D5 C#

/ /

I said I'm waiting for dawn

D5 D5 C#

what are you aiming for

D5 D5 C#

out here alone?

Bm A G

I said I'm aiming for home

Em G

holding on, holding on  

Chorus:

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

What are you looking for?

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

red eyes

Verse 2

D5 D5 C#

all of my days are spent

D5 D5 C#

within this skin

D5 D5 C# D5 D5 C#

/ /

within this cage that I'm in

D5 D5 C#

nowhere feels safe to me

D5 D5 C#

nowhere feels home

Bm A G

even in crowds I'm alone

Em G

holding on, holding on

Chorus:

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

What are you looking for?

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

red eyes

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

What are you looking for?

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

red eyes

Bm F#m G Em

every now and then I see you dreaming

Bm F#m G

every now and then I see you cry

D5 D5 C# G Em

every now and then I see you reaching,

F# G

()

reaching for the other side

G A

what are you waiting for?  

G A

what are you waiting for?  

G A

what are you waiting for?  

G A

what are you waiting for!?  

Chorus:

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

What are you looking for?

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

red eyes

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

What are you looking for?

D G

with red eyes

Bm A

red eyes

Outro:

D5 D5 C#

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