Chord/Tab song: Don't Be There

Don't Be There
The Legend of Chin -- 1997

These are the chords for Switchfoot's final track off their debut album The Legend of
"Don't Be There". Enjoy!

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
And [B]I can't rec[F#]all my[G]self
How [A]I went [B]down
Did [F#]I get [G]shot
Or [A]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
Don't be [C9]alarmed if I'm not [Bm]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]I'd l[A]ike to [D]say [B]hello
D A D
I'd like to say I care
[G]I'd li[A]ke to [D]let you [B]know
D
That nothing here's the same with me
[A]Nothing here's the [Bb]same

Chorus

Post-Chorus

Outro
Don't be a[C9]round
Don't be [Bm]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) Bb(no3) B(no3) F#(no3)


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------7--------12--------9-------7-------10-------11-------6------|
d|--4----4-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9-------4------|
A|--0----5-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9-------4------|
D|--0----0-------0--------10--------7-------5-------8---------9-------4------|


Continued Chords
C9(no5) Bm(no5) C9(no3/5) C#7(no3/5)


E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----9--------7---------7------------6-------|
d|----0--------0---------x------------x-------|
A|----x--------x---------x------------x-------|
D|---10--------9---------8------------7-------|