intro: drums, keyboard, bass
verse 1: drums, keyboard, bass
It was a beautiful letdown when we crashed and burned when I found myself
alone, unknown and hurt, it was a beautiful letdown the day I knew that all
the riches this world had to offer me would never do
pre-chorus: drums, keyboard, bass
in a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubts I was trying so hard to
fit in, to fit in, until I found out that
chorus: drums, keyboard, bass
I don’t belong here, I don’t belong here, I will carry a cross and a song
where I don’t belong, I don’t belong
verse 2: guitar 1 (b= bend)
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|verse 2: acoustic |
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it was a beautiful letdown when you found me here, and for once in a rare
blue moon, I see everything clear I’ll be a beautiful
verse 2: guitar 1
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|verse 2: acoustic |
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letdown, that’s what I’ll forever be, and though it may cost my soul I’ll
sing for free
bridge:
still chasing our tails and the rising sun and our dark water planet still
spins in a race where no one wins and no one’s one, see
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/switchfoot/beautiful_letdown_tab_ver_3.html ]
chorus: acoustic (repeat)
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I don’t belong here, I don’t belong here, I will carry a cross and a song
where I don’t belong, I don’t belong, I don’t belong here, I don’t belong
here, I’m gonna set sight and set sail for the kingdom come kingdom come,
Your kingdom come, won’t you let me down yeah, let my foolish bribe forever
let me down
bridge 2: guitar 1 (r= 11th fret)
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ah, easy living, you’re not much like your name, easy dying, hey you look
just about the same
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won’t you please take me off your list easy living, please come on and let
me down what a beautiful letdown painfully uncool, the church of the drop
outs, the sinners, the failures, and the fools what a beautiful letdown
are we salt in the wound?
bridge 2: acoustic (repeat) (change “r” from 11th fret to 10th fret here)
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let us sing one true tune yeah, I don’t belong here I don’t belong here, I
don’t belong here feels like I don’t belong here yeah, I don’t belong here,
goes like I don’t belong here I don’t belong, won’t you let me down come on
and let me down you always let me down so glad that I’m let down yeah, come
on and let me down cause I don’t belong here oh please, wont you let me down
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