Always chords by
Switchfoot (Official Version)
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Key: C majorDifficulty: Advanced

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
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This is the start
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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This      is your heart
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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This  is the day    you were born
Bb Bb 
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This is the sun
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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These     are your lungs
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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This  is the day    you were born

Chorus 1
Gm7 Gm7 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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And I am al    ways
Bb Bb 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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Al  ways
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Bb Bb 
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Al    ways yours
Gm7 Gm7 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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And I am al    ways
Bb Bb 
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Al  ways
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Bb Bb 
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Al    ways yours

Verse 2
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These are the scars
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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Deep      in your heart
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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This  is the place  you were born
Cm11 Cm11 
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Bb/D Bb/D 
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This   is the hole
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Bb Bb 
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Where most      of your soul
Gm7 Gm7 
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Comes ripping out
Bb/F Bb/F 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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From the places you've been torn

Chorus 2
Gm7 Gm7 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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And it is al    ways
Bb Bb 
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Al  ways
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Al    ways yours
Gm7 Gm7 
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But I am al    ways
Bb Bb 
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Al  ways
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Bb Bb 
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Al    ways yours

Interlude 1

Gm7

Ebadd9

Bb

Ha hu

Gm7

Ebadd9

Bb

Ha hu

Dm7

Gm

Ha hu

Ebadd9

D7sus4

Ha

Bridge 1
Eb Eb 
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Hallelujah! I'm cav- ing in
Eb Eb 
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Bb Bb 
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Hallelujah! I'm in love again
Gm Gm 
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Eb Eb 
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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Hallelujah! I'm a wretched man
Eb Eb 
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Hallelujah!
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Every breath is a second chance

Chorus 3
Gm7 Gm7 
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And it is al    ways
Bb Bb 
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Al  ways
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Al    ways yours
Gm7 Gm7 
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And I am al    ways
Bb Bb 
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Al  ways
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Al    ways yours

Chorus 4
Gm7 Gm7 
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(Al   ways)
Bb Bb 
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(Al ways)
Gm7 Gm7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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And I am al    ways yours
Gm7 Gm7 
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Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9 
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(Al   ways)
Bb Bb 
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(Al ways)
Gm7 Gm7 
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F7 F7 
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Bb Bb 
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And I am al    ways yours

Outro 1

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

Bb

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb Ebmaj9 Gm7 Bb/F Cm11...

Chords

Bb
Ebmaj9
Gm7
Bb/F
Cm11
Bb/D
Ebadd9
Dm7
Gm
D7sus4
Eb
F
F7
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ebmaj9: x-6-5-7-6-x
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Cm11: x-3-x-3-4-1
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Ebadd9: x-6-5-x-6-6
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -2

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Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Always by Switchfoot, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Switchfoot.

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