xSwitchfoot
Don't Be There
The Legend of Chin -- 1997
Drop D (D A D G B E)
*Chords are listed at end of song
Riff 1
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----7--7/9--|
d|-----4--4----|
A|-----0--5/7--|
D|--0--0--0----|
Riff 2
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
d|--------------8--7--|
A|--------7--8--------|
D|--7--8--------------|
Intro
Riff 1 [2x]
Verse 1
Riff 1
Don't be there
Riff 1
Don't be there
D* A G Riff 2
Cause I'm on my way
Riff 1 Riff 1
And I'm already gone over
D* A G Bb
And I'm on my way, hey
Chorus
B F# G
And I can't recall myself
A B
How I went down
F# G
Did I get shot
A
Or shoot myself
Interlude - Riff 1 [2x]
Verse 2
Riff 1
I'm down here
Riff 1
I'm down here
D* A G Riff 2
And you're way up there
Riff 1 Riff 1
That doesn't hurt badly
D* A G Bb
But it stings right here, hey
Chorus
Post-Chorus
D* C9 Bm
And I won't pretend there's nothing there
C9* C#7 D*
You be around and I'll be square
C9 Bm
Don't be alarmed if I'm not there
C9* C#7 D*
You be around and I'll be square
Interlude - Riff 1 [2x]
Verse 3
Riff 1
If you're a rose
Riff 1
Then I'm the thorn
D* A G Riff 2
That's in your side
Riff 1 Riff 1
And does it hurt badly
D* A G Bb
Cause it burns right here, hey
Chorus
Interlude - Riff 1 [2x]
Bridge
B A D B
I'd like to say hello
D** A D
I'd like to say I care
G A D B
I'd like to let you know
D**
That nothing here's the same with me
A Bb
Nothing here's the same
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Outro
C9
Don't be around
Bm
Don't be there
C9* C#7
Don't be there
Riff 1 [3x]
:Verse/Chorus/Bridge Chord Translations/Technical Name:
D* - D(no3)*
D** - D(no3)**
A - A(no3)
G - G(no3)
Bb - Bb(no3)
B - B(no3)
F# - (no3)
C9 - C9(no5)
Bm - Bm(no5)
C9* - C9(no3/5)*
C#7 - C#7(no3/5)
*Chords Used
D D(no5) D(no3)* D(no3)** A(no3) G(no3) Bb(no3) B(no3)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------7--------12--------9-------7-------10-------11--|
d|--4----4-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
A|--0----5-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
D|--0----0-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9--|
F#(no3) C9(no5) Bm(no5) C9(no3/5)* C#7(no3/5)
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----6-------9--------7---------7------------6--|
d|----4-------0--------0-------------------------|
A|----4-------x--------x-------------------------|
D|----4------10--------9---------8------------7--|
