Meant To Live tab by Switchfoot

Tabs

Song:   Meant to Live
Artist:  Switchfoot
Album:   The Beautiful Letdown
Tabbed by: alanthing (leaded)

Note: The song is best played [and I tabbed it] in Drop-D tuning. Bridge B/Chorus 2 might be wrong and/or incomplete. Sorry...

Song Order: Intro, Verse, Chorus, Break (Intro Riff), Bridge A, Bridge B/Chorus 2

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Intro
  BB      A augmentedA      E MajorE      G+G     A augmentedA
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------------
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-5-5-5-5-x-7-----------
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x-7-----------
D MajorD|-------------------------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x-7-----------

  BB      A augmentedA      E MajorE      G+G D MajorD    A augmentedA
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------------
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-5-0-0-0-0-7-----------
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------5-0-0-0-0-7-----------
D MajorD|-------------------------2-2-2-------5-0-0-0-0-7-----------

  BB      A augmentedA      E MajorE      F#F#       G+G
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------------
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~~~~-
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~~~~-
D MajorD|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~~~~-

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Verse
  G+G
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~-5-0--0-4-0--0-5-0--0-4-5-4-5-0--0-4-0--0-5-0--0-4-5-7-

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Chorus
  G+G       A augmentedA       BB       E MajorE
E|----------------------------------------------------------
BB|----------------------------------------------------------
G+G|----------------2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-------------
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-4b(5)-
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-0-0-0--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-------
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-------------------------------2-2-2-------

  G+G       D MajorD      G+G       D MajorD
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-4b(5)--5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--------5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--------5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-

  G+G       A augmentedA       BB       D MajorD
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------
BB|----------------------------------------------------------
G+G|----------------2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-------------
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-4-4-4--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-4b(5)-
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-0-0-0--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-2-2-2-------
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-------------------------------2-2-2-------

  G+G       E MajorE
E|-------------------------------
BB|-------------------------------
G+G|-------------------------------
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-
D MajorD|-5-5-5--x-x-x-x-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-

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Break (Intro Riff)
  BB      A augmentedA      E MajorE      G+G     D MajorD
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------
BB|-------------------------------------------------
G+G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------7-
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-5-5-5-5-x-7-
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x-5-
D MajorD|-------------------------2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-x---

  BB      A augmentedA      E MajorE      F#F#       D MajorD
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------------7............
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-2-2-2-4b(5)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7..(Go to)...
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5..(Bridge A augmentedA)
D MajorD|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0............

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Bridge A augmentedA
  D MajorD       D/G
E MajorE|------------------------------
BB|------------------------------
G+G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5- x3
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

  C majorC        D/G
E MajorE|---------------------------------
BB|---------------------------------
G+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D MajorD|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

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Bridge B/Chorus 2
  D MajorD     D/G
E MajorE|-----------------
BB|-----------------
G+G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-

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