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Song: The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)
Artist: Switchfoot
Album: Hello Hurricane
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For the intro and interludes, it's best to play the riff, but if you just want to play
chords (or are using this for a backing instrument like a synth) then you can use the
chords shown below.
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Intro: Dsus2 D9 (x4)
Verse 1:
Dsus2 D9
The static comes in slow
Dsus2 D9
You can feel it grow
Dsus2 D9
Our stream of conscience flows
Dsus2 D9
Under the streets below
Interlude: Dsus2 D9 (x2)
Verse 2:
Dsus2 D9
The rivers made of sound
Dsus2 D9
Still running underground
Dsus2 D9
Runs like a silent flood
Dsus2 D9
We run as thick as blood
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/switchfoot/the_sound_crd.html ]
Prechorus 1:
Bb
Can you hear it rise
F6
Up from the ground
Bb
Can’t drown it out
Dsus4
Can you hear it now
Chorus:
D5
This is the sound of a heartbeat
Bb5
This is the sound from the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation
G5 D5
We are the voice of breaking down
Can you hear me?
Bb5
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision
G5 Dsus2 (lead into interlude)
We are the voice of breaking down
Interlude 2: Dsus2 [ch]D9sus4[/ch] (x2)
Verse 3:
Dsus2 D9
The static comes alive
Dsus2 D9
Beneath the broken skies
Dsus2 D9
John Perkins said it right
Dsus2 D9
Love is the final fight
Interlude
Prechorus 2:
Bb
Let it rise above
F6
Rise above
Bb
There is no song
Dsus4
Louder than love
Chorus
Interlude (x2)
Prechorus 3:
Bb
Let it rise above
F6
Up from the ground
Bb
Can’t drown it out
Dsus4
Can you hear it now
Chorus (Change the lyrics “own collision” to “fallen condition”)
Outro:
D5
This is the sound
D5
This is the sound
Dsus2 D9 (x2)
