Everlong – Foo Fighters (Chords, Tabs + Lyrics)
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe = low E string down 2 half steps)
Verse Chords:
F#5/D = 0-9-11-(11)-x-x
F#5/B = 9-9-11-(11)-x-x (barre 9th fret w/ index finger from above chord)
D5/G = 5-5-7-7-x-x-x (keep fingering from above chord and slide down)
Chorus Chords:
B5 = 9-9-9-x-x-x
G5 = 5-5-5-x-x-x
D5/G = 5-5-7-7-x-x (just add 7's to previously barred G5)
A5 = 7-7-7-x-x-x
Pre-chorus Chords:
C#/D = 0-4-(x-6)-x-x
D/D = 0-5-(x-7)-x-x
E/D = 0-7-(x-9)-x-x
F#/D = 0-9-(x-11)-x-x
G/D = 0-10-(x-12)-x-x
A5 = 7-7-7-x-x-x
[Intro]
F#5/D F#5/D
:| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------11-11-11----|
D|-------11----11-11----11-|-------11----11-11-11----|
A|-------9-----9--9-----9--|-------9-----9--9--9--9--|
D|-0--0-----0--------0-----|-0--0-----0----(0)----0--|
F#5/B F#5/B
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------11-11-11----|
D|-------11----11-11----11-|-------11----11-11-11----|
A|-------9-----9--9-----9--|-------9-----9--9--9--0--|
D|-9--9-----9--------9-----|-9--9-----9----(9)----0--|
D5/G F#5/B
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------(7)---------(7)----|------(11)--------(11)---|
D|-------7-----------7-----|-------11----------11----|
A|-------5-----------5-----|-------9-----------9-----|
D|-5--5-----5--5--5-----5--/-9--9-----9--9--9-----9--|
F#5/B
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|------(11)--------(11)---|
D|-------11----------11----|
A|-------9-----------9-----|
D|-9--9-----9--9--9-----9--|: (repeat, 2nd time louder)
[Verse 1]
(as per Intro)
|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
|F#5/D |F#5/D |
Hello... I've
|F#5/B |F#5/B |
waited here for you.
|D5/G |F#5/B |
E........ver-long.
|F#5/B |
F#5/D F#5/D
Tonight...
F#5/B F#5/B
I throw myself into
D5/G F#5/B
And out of the red, out of her
F#5/B
head she sang.
[Instrumental]
F#5/D F#5/D
F#5/B F#5/B
D5/G F#5/D
F#5/D
[Verse 2]
F#5/D F#5/D
Come down...
F#5/B F#5/B
And waste away with me.
D5/G F#5/B
Down with me.
F#5/B
F#5/D F#5/D
Slow how...
F#5/B F#5/B
You wanted it to be.
D5/G F#5/B
I'm over my head, out of her
F#5/B
head she sang.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C#/D D/D E/D F#/D G/D F#/D A5
:| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--/--7--7--7--/--|-9--9--9--/--11-11-12-11-|-------------------------| * optional line
D|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--/--|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--x--|-7!----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-4--4--4--/--5--5--5--/--|-7--7--7--/--9--9--10-9--|-7!----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0--|-7!----7--7--7--7--7--7--|: (repeat)
(1) And...
(2)I... wonder... When I sing a-(long)
C#/D D/D E/D F#/D G/D F#/D
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--/--7--7--7--/--|-9--9--9--/--11-11-12-11-| * optional line
D|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--/--|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--x--|
A|-4--4--4--/--5--5--5--/--|-7--7--7--/--9--9--10-9--|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0--|
along with you!
[Chorus]
B5 G5 D5/G D5/G
:| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|
D|-9!----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--h--|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|
A|-9!----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--/--|
D|-9!----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|----5-----5-----------5--|----5-----5--------5--/--|
: (repeat)
(1) "If everything could ever feel this real for-e-ver?!
(2) "If anything could ever be this good a--a--gain!
then...
B5 G5 D5/G A5
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-------------------------|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--h--|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-7-----7-----7--7--7--\--|
A|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--/--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--\--|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|----------5--------5--/--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--\--|
The only thing I'll ever ask of you... You gotta promise nota stop when I say
and then...
G5
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----------5-----|-5-----5-----5--5--5-----|
A|-5-----5-----------5-----|-5-----5-----5--5--5-----|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
when!" she sang!
[Instrumental]
F#5/D F#5/D
F#5/B F#5/B
D5/G F#5/D
F#5/D
[Verse 3]
F#5/D F#5/D
Breathe out...
F#5/B F#5/B
So I could breathe you in.
D5/G F#5/D
Hold you in.
F#5/D
F#5/D F#5/D
And now...
F#5/B F#5/B
I know you've always been
D5/G F#5/D
Out of your head, out of my
F#5/D
head I sang.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D A5!
And
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D A5!
I wonder... When I sing
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D
along with you...
[Chorus]
B5! G5 D5/G D5/G
If everything could ever feel this real forever
B5 G5 D5/G D5/G
If anything could ever be this good again
B5 G5
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
D5/G A5 G5
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
G5
She sang!
[Instrumental] x2
F#5/D F#5/D
F#5/B F#5/B
D5/G F#5/D
F#5/D
[Pre-Chorus 3]
(doesn't have A5 endings and words are in different timing)
C#/D D/D E/D F#/D G/D F#/D
:| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--/--7--7--7--/--|-9--9--9--/--11-11-12-11-| * optional line
D|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--/--|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--x--|
A|-4--4--4--/--5--5--5--/--|-7--7--7--/--9--9--10-9--|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0--|: (x3)
(1)
(2) And I wonder...
(3) When I sing along with you!
[Chorus]
B5! G5 D5/G D5/G
If everything could ever feel this real forever
B5 G5 D5/G D5/G
If anything could ever be this good again
B5 G5
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
D5/G A5 G5
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
G5 G5
G5 G5
F#5/D
(single strum)Everlong chords and lyrics
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Everlong – Foo Fighters (Chords, Tabs + Lyrics) Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe = low E string down 2 half steps) [Intro] [Verse 1] (as per Intro) |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | |F#5/B | [Instrumental] F#5/D F#5/D F#5/B F#5/B D5/G F#5/D F#5/D [Verse 2] F#5/B [Pre-Chorus 1] [Chorus] then... and then... [Instrumental] F#5/D F#5/D F#5/B F#5/B D5/G F#5/D F#5/D [Verse 3] F#5/D [Pre-Chorus 2] [Chorus] [Instrumental] x2 F#5/D F#5/D F#5/B F#5/B D5/G F#5/D F#5/D [Pre-Chorus 3] (doesn't have A5 endings and words are in different timing) [Chorus] G5 G5 G5 G5
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