Switchfoot
Red Eyes
The guitar bit for the intro and much of the verses is just a D5 alternating with
the same chord except you slide your finger from the D on the A string to the C# on the A string.
Intro:
D5 D5/C#
x4
Verse 1:
D5 D5/C#
what are you waiting for,
D5 D5/C#
the day is gone?
D5 D5/C# D5 D5/C#
I said I'm waiting for dawn
D5 D5/C#
what are you aiming for
D5 D5/C#
out here alone?
Bm A G
I said I'm aiming for home
Em G
holding on, holding on
Chorus:
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
Verse 2
D5 D5/C#
all of my days are spent
D5 D5/C#
within this skin
D5 D5/C# D5 D5/C#
within this cage that I'm in
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D5 D5/C#
nowhere feels safe to me
D5 D5/C#
nowhere feels home
Bm A G
even in crowds I'm alone
Em G
holding on, holding on
Chorus:
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
Bm F#m G Em
every now and then I see you dreaming
Bm F#m G
every now and then I see you cry
D5 D5/C# G Em
every now and then I see you reaching,
F# (G)
reaching for the other side
G A
what are you waiting for?
G A
what are you waiting for?
G A
what are you waiting for?
G A
what are you waiting for!?
Chorus:
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
What are you looking for?
D G
with red eyes
Bm A
red eyes
Outro:
D5 D5/C#
