Switchfoot - Meant To Live Chords & Tabs

tuning drop d
note: there are two guitars in this song

(d) (g) (these are chords used during acoustic section)
e-2 e-3
b-3 b-3
g-2 g-0
d-0 d-0
a-0 a-5
d-0 d-5

intro
pt1   (first guitar)
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g---4-4-4-------2-2-2----------------------------------
d---4-4-4-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-0-5-5-5-5-7-7--
a---2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------0-5-5-5-5-7-7-0
d---------------------------2-2-2-------0-5-5-5-5-7-7--
(play 2x)

pt2   (first guitar)
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g---4-4-4-------2-2-2----------------------------------
d---4-4-4-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5
a---2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5
d---------------------------2-2-2-------0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5


pt3    {second guitar (play pt2 and pt3 together)}
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------
d-4-4b-4r---2-0-4-0------------------------------------
a---------------------4-0------------------------------
d---------------------------7b-------------------------

vi
(pt4)
(sang with pt2 sustained)
fumbling his confidence and wondering why the world has passed him by----
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
a-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
(let sustain)
hoping that hes bent for more then arguments and failed attempts to fly--
(pt5)
e--------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7------------------
a-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7------------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7------------------

chorus
(pt6)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2-4b-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
a-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h

e----------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------
d-0-2-2-2-4b-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-2-2-2-2-0--------------------
a-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-2-2-2-2-0--------------------
d-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-2-2-2-2-0--------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2-4b-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
a-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-0-2-2-2-2/----------------------------------------------------------------
a-0-2-2-2-2/----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0-2-2-2-2/----------------------------------------------------------------

(pt7)
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
a-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
(let sustain)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/switchfoot/meant_to_live_tab_ver_8.html ]
vii
(pt8)
dreaming about providence and whether mice or men have second tries
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
a-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7-5~-------------
(let sustain)
(pt9)
maybe weve been livin with our eyes half open maybe were bent and broken
e--------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7------------------
a-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7------------------
d-4-0-2-0-4-0-4b-4r-4-0-2-0-4-0-0-4-5-7------------------

chorus 
(pt10)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2-4b-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
a-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h

e----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0-2-2-2-4b-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------
a-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------
d-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2-4b-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
a-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h
d-5-5-5-4h-4h-4h-0-7-7-7-7h-7h-7h-0-9-9-9-9h-9h-9h-0-2-2-2----5-5-5-4h-4h-4h

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-0-2-2-2-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------
a-0-2-2-2-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------
d-0-2-2-2-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------



(pt11)
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g---4-4-4-------2-2-2----------------------------------
d---4-4-4-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-0-5-5-5-5-7-7--
a---2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------0-5-5-5-5-7-7-0
d---------------------------2-2-2-------0-5-5-5-5-7-7--


pt12   (first guitar)
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g---4-4-4-------2-2-2----------------------------------
d---4-4-4-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5
a---2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5
d---------------------------2-2-2-------0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5


pt13    {second guitar (play pt12 and pt13 together)}
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------
d-4-4b-4r---2-0-4-0------------------------------------
a---------------------4-0------------------------------
d---------------------------7b-------------------------

bridge
(pt14)
(acoustic)
d g d g d g

(pt15)
(dist)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----
a-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
d-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----

(pt16)
e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------------
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
a-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------------
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
a-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------------
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
a-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------------
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
a-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

(pt17)
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
g---4-4-4-------2-2-2----------------------------------
d---4-4-4-4b-4r-2-2-2-4b-4r-2~-------------------------
a---2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2~-------------------------
d---------------------------2~-------------------------
(let sustain)
tabbed by jake duncan