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MEANT TO LIVE SWITCHFOOT
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Tabbed by:hurricaneherman
Tuning:Standard NOTE: This song is supposed to be in drop D tuning, but since
you requested it in standard, here you go.
Here is the tab for Switchfoot's most popular song "Meant To Live".
~INTRO~
This beginning has two guitars trading off.
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0---------------------------------2-2--|
D|-------------------------4b-r---2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5----2-2--|
A|2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5----0-0--|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3---------|
Guitar 2 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0-------------------------------0-----------------2-2--|
D|---------4b-r----------------------------4b-r---5-5-5-5----2-2--|
A|----------------0-0-0---------------------------5-5-5-5----0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3---------|
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Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-----|
D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-0-0-0-2-2-----|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-----|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------|
Guitar 2 |
E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-2---|
D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-2-2---|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-0---|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------|
Guitar 3 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
Guitar 2 |
E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
Guitar 3 grad. bend |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4b--4-----------4-p-0-------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-p5------------4--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------5---(5)b----------------------------|
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~VERSE~
Guitars 1, 2, and 3
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Fumbling his confidence and wondering why the world has passed him
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments and failed attempts to
~Second verse lyrics:
Dreaming about providence and whether mice and men have second
Maybe we've been living with our eyes half open maybe we're bent and
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Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------|
A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------|
E|2-------0-------2-------2-h3-2--2-------0-------2-------2-h3-/5-|
Guitar 2, and 3 |Back to
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|beginning
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|of verse.
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-h5-4--4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-h5-/7-|
A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------|
E|2-------0-------2---------------2-------0-------2---------------|
By
Fly fly
~Second verse lyrics:
Tries
Broken broken oh
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~CHORUS~
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------x-x-x-----------------|
B|--------------x---------------x-------------x-------------------|
D|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7---x-x-x---9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---4b----|
A|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7-----------9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------|
E|3-3-3-x-x-x-x---5-5-5-----------7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------|
Guitar 2, and 3 |
E|----------------------harm.--|----------------------------2b----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-----------9-9-9---x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---------|
A|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------|
D|3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------|
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
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Guitar 1, 2, and 3
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---4b-----5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---2-0---|
A|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2----------5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---2-0---|
E|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0----------3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0---0-----|
Somewhere we live inside somewhere we live inside
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Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------x-x-x-----------------|
B|--------------x---------------x-------------x-------------------|
D|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7---x-x-x---9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---4b----|
A|5-5-5-x-x-x-x---7-7-7-----------9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------|
E|3-3-3-x-x-x-x---5-5-5-----------7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------|
Guitar 2, and 3 |
E|----------------------harm.--|----------------------------2b----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-----------9-9-9---x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2---------|
A|5-5-5---------x-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-----------0-2-2-2---------|
D|3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-------------0-0-0---------|
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
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Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2----------|
A|-5--5-5-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-x-x-x----|
E|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0-x-x-x/17\|
Guitar 2, and 3 |
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5---------0-2-2-2----------|
A|-5--5-5---------0-2-2-2----------|
E|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x---0-0-0-0/17--17\|
Somewhere we live inside
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~INTERLUDE~
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------|
A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------|
E|2-------0-------2-------2-p3-2--2-------0-------2-------2-h3-/5-|
Guitar 2, and 3 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-p5-4--4-0-----2-0-----4-0-----4-h5-7--|
A|4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------4-0-----2-0-----4-0-------------|
E|2-------0-------2---------------2-------0-------2---------------|
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~INTERLUDE~
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-----|
D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-0-0-0-2-2-----|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-----|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------|
Guitar 2 |
E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------2-2---|
D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-2-2---|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------2-0-0-0-2-0-0---|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-------0-------|
Guitar 3 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
Guitar 2 |
E|---------2b-r------------2b-r------------2b-r-------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
Guitar 3 grad. bend |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4b--4-----------4-p-0-------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-p5------------4--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------5---(5)b----------------------------|
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~BRIDGE~
It goes in to acoustic guitar.
We want more than this worlds got to offer
We want more than this worlds got to offer
We want more than the wars of our fathers
And everything inside screams for second life yeah
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~OUTRO-CHORUS~
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------/7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------/111111111111----|
D|12\0------------x-x-x-x-x-x-----12\0------------x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
A|12\0-----------/5-5-5-5-5-5-----12\0-----------/9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
E|10\0----------------------------10\0----------------------------|
Guitar 2, and 3 |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3---3---3---3-------------------7---7---7---7---|
G|----------------5b--5b--5b--5b------------------9b--9b--9b--9b--|
D|12\0----------------------------12\0----------------------------|
A|12\0----------------------------12\0----------------------------|
E|10\0----------------------------10\0----------------------------|
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
We were meant to live for so much more have we lost ourselves
We were meant to live we were meant to live
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Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4----4b-r---2-2-2----4b-r---2-------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
Guitar 2, and 3 |
E|---------2b-r------------2b-r-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-----------2-2-2-----------2-------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-----------0-0-0-----------2-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
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b = bend
r = release
p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
This song is a lot easier to play detuned, so If you decide you want to play
it with the drop D tuning, all you have to do is take all the notes on the
E(D) string, and move them up two frets.
I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song.
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