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

Verse 1
G G 
 
This is the start
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
This     is your heart
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
This  is the day   you were born
G G 
 
This is the sun
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
These    are your lungs
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
This  is the day   you were born

Chorus 1
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And I am al    ways
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Al ways
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G G 
 
Al    ways yours
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And I am al    ways
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Al ways
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G G 
 
Al    ways yours

Verse 2
G G 
 
These are the scars
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Deep     in your heart
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
This  is the place you were born
Am11 Am11 
 
G/B G/B 
 
This   is the hole
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
G G 
 
Where most     of your soul
Em7 Em7 
 
Comes ripping out
G/D G/D 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
From the places you've been torn

Chorus 2
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And it is al    ways
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Al ways
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G G 
 
Al    ways yours
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
But I am al    ways
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Al ways
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G G 
 
Al    ways yours

Interlude 1

Em7

Cadd9

G

Ha hu

Em7

Cadd9

G

Ha hu

Bm7

Em

Ha hu

Cadd9

B7sus4

Ha

Bridge 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
Hallelujah! I'm cav- ing in
C C 
 
G G 
 
Hallelujah! I'm in love again
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Hallelujah! I'm a wretched man
C C 
 
Hallelujah!
G G 
 
Every breath is a second chance

Chorus 3
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And it is al    ways
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Al ways
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G G 
 
Al    ways yours
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
And I am al    ways
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
Al ways
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G G 
 
Al    ways yours

Chorus 4
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
(Al   ways)
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
(Always)
Em7 Em7 
 
G/D G/D 
 
G G 
 
And I am al    ways yours
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
(Al   ways)
G G 
 
Cmaj9 Cmaj9 
 
(Always)
Em7 Em7 
 
D7 D7 
 
G G 
 
And I am al    ways yours

Outro 1

G

G

G

G

G

G

G

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Cmaj9 Em7 G/D Am11...

Chords

G
Cmaj9
Em7
G/D
Am11
G/B
Cadd9
Bm7
Em
B7sus4
C
D
D7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Cmaj9: x-3-2-4-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
Am11: 5-x-5-5-3-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
B7sus4: x-2-2-2-0-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 7

7

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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 guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Switchfoot's performance.

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