LONELY NATION As recorded by Switchfoot (From the 2005 Album NOTHING IS SOUND) Words by Jonathan Foreman and Tim Foreman Music by Jonathan Foreman and Time Foreman
C5 D5 x xx x xx 5 fr.
A Intro Moderately Slow Rock = 85 P Em7 1 g V V V W U I 4 Gtr I [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T A 9 (9) 12 (12) B sl. g V V V V I 4 k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V
Gtr II mf let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 B
g 4 l V V V V l V V V } k l V V V V l V V V j I 4 V} V} V} V} V} V} V} } V} V} V} V} V} V} V} Gtr III mf Gtr IV mp T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 x 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
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Em7 4 g V V V V I k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V
Gtr II mf let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 B
g l V V V V l V V V V V I V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} Gtr III mf T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A x x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 c g l V V V V l V V k V V V V I V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} Gtr IV T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A x x x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B Verse Em7 Cadd4add9
6 g UU WW U I U W UU Gtr I mp
0 (0) T 3 (3) 3 0 (0) 0 A 2 (2) 4 B 3
Em7 10 g V V V V V V I k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V
Gtr IIlet ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 B
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Cadd9 G/B Cadd9
13 g U W V I U W V } } } } U W} V } } } } Gtr III f 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 x x x x 0 0 0 x x x x A 2 x 2 x x x x B 3 2 3
g j } } } } I } } } } Gtr IV f
T x x x x x x x x A x x x x B
C Chorus G5 D G5 D C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5
15 g V V V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 7 7 7 x x 7 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
g V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
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G5 D G5 D C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5
19 g V V V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 7 7 7 x x 7 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
g V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
D Interlude Em7 23 g V V V V I k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V
Gtr II let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 B
g l V V V V l V V V V V V V V V j I V} V} V} V} V} V V} V} V} V} V} V} V Gtr III mf T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (9) A x x x x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7)
g l V V V V l V V V V I V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} Gtr IV T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
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Em7 25 g V V V V I k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V
let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 B
g l V V V V l V V V V V V I V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A x x x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
g l V V V V l V V V V I V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V V V T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0
E Verse Em7 27 g V V V V I k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V
let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 B
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V g V V V V I k k Gtr VI mp let ring let ring 12 12 12 12 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A 16 16 16 16 B
c g }V }V l }V l }V l }V l } l } k }V }V l }V l }V k } I V V V V V } } V V V V V } V V V V V v Gtr V mf T 9 9 9 9 11 x x 9 9 9 11 x A x x x x x x x x x x 0 x x B 7 7 7 7 9 x x 7 7 7 9 x 0 0 0 0 0
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Em7 C 29 g V V V V I k V V V V V V V k V V V V V V V
let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 B
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V g V V V V I k k let ring let ring 12 12 12 12 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A 16 16 16 16 B
c c g k V V l V l } }V j k V V l V l } } V l V I V} V} V} } V V} V} V} } } V} V} V V V V T 9 9 9 x 11 9 9 9 x x 9 9 A x x x x x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 x 9 7 7 7 x x 7 7 0 0 0 0
G/B Em7 31 g V V V I 45 j V V V 4 k V V V V V V V
let ring 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 3 A 4 4 4 4 B
V V V V V V V V V g V V V V I 45 j 4 k let ring 12 12 12 T 15 15 15 15 15 A 16 16 16 16 B c g 5 j }V }V }V }V 4 } } } }V j k }V l }V I 4 W V V V V 4 } } } V V V V V V T 0 9 9 9 9 x x x 11 9 9 A 0 x x x x x x x x x x B 7 7 7 7 x x x 9 7 7 0 0 0
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Em7 Cadd11 C
33 g k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } } } I V V V V V V V V } } } let ring Gtr III 0 0 T 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x x A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x x B 3 3 5 3 5 3 3 x x x
V V V V V V V V V g k j } } } I } } } let ring Gtr IV 12 12 T 15 15 15 15 16 16 x x x A x x x B x x x
c W g l } }V j k V V k }V }V } I } V V} V} V V W V V T x 11 9 9 11 12 14 A x x x x x x x B x 9 7 7 9 10 12 0 0
F Chorus G5 D G5 D C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5
35 g V V V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 7 7 7 x x 7 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
g V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
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G5 D G5 D C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5
39 g V V V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 7 7 7 x x 7 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
g V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V T 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
G Interlude C5 D5 Gtr V _ _ _ _ j _ _ _ _ j j _ _ _ _ 43 g } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } I } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } T x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B
V V V V V V V V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V 10 10 10 10 T 12 12 12 12 17 17 17 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 A 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 B sl.
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D5 Gtr V j _ _ _ _ 45 g j V V V V j I V V V V V V V V T 7 7 7 7 A 7 7 7 7 B 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
g } } } } } } } } } V V V V } } } } } } } } } I } } } } } } } } } V V V V } } } } } } } } } V V V V T x x x x x x x x x 7 7 7 7 x x x x x x x x x A x x x x x x x x x 7 7 7 7 x x x x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x 5 5 5 5 x x x x x x x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
E5 47 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs III, IV T A B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2
H Bridge Em V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 49 g V V V V I Gtr VI let ring 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 A 12 12 12 12 B
C V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 51 g V V V V I let ring 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 A 12 12 12 12 B
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Em V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 53 g V V V V I let ring 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 A 12 12 12 12 B
C V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 55 g V V V V I let ring 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 A 12 12 12 12 B
Em G/B C V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 57 g V V V V I let ring 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 T 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A 12 12 12 12 B
g I V V V V V V V V }V }V }V }V }V }V }V }V V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V V V V V V V V Gtrs III, IV T 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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I Chorus G5 D G5 D C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5
59 g V V V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V Gtr III
T 7 7 7 x x 7 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl.
g V V } } V V V V } } V V V } } V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V } } V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V Gtr IV T 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 x x B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 12 (12) 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 (12) sl. sl. sl. G5 D G5 D C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 D5
63 g V V V V } } V V V V } } V V V V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 7 7 7 x x 7 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 sl.
g V V } } V V V V } } V V V V } } V } } } } } V V } } V V V I V V } } V V V V } } V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 11 11 x x 11 12 12 12 x x 12 12 12 A 7 x x 7 x x x x x 12 12 x x 12 12 12 B 5 5 x x 5 5 0 9 9 x x 0 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 x x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 5 5 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 sl. J Outro E5 D5 E5 D5
67 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs III, IV T A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org LONELY NATION - Switchfoot Page 12 of 12
E5 D5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5
69 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 B 5 5 5 5 0 2 5 2 0 2 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 C5 71 g I U U T A 5 (5) B 3 (3)
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