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Meant To Live by Switchfoot

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			     MEANT TO LIVE - Switchfoot
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Tabbed by: BlackSG


Tuning: Drop D: D-A-D-G-B-e

This may look a bit strange, but if you listen to the recording you can figure it out
     I know this tab is correct, I have the tab book

     INTRODUCTION
Guitar 1 (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4b5r4-2-2-2-4b5r4-------4b5r4-----------2-2-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-0-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------2-2-2-------2-------2---------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distorted)

e|-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-----------------------|
D|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-2-0-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------2-2-2-------2-------2---------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Distorted) - I know it's a bit of a waste having a guitar in here just for this one note, but it's the way Switchfoot play it, so it's not up to me to change it...

e|-------------------------------------------------4-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1 (Distorted)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4b5r4-2-2-2-4b5r4-------4b5r4-------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
E|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distorted)

e|-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------2b3r2-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0-------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|
E|-------------------------2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--------------------|

Guitar 3 (Distorted) Now is when guitar 3 is really needed:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4p0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4b5-4-7p5---------4-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------7bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb8-----------------------------------|

     VERSE

Guitar 1 (Distorted)

   Fumbling his confidence and wondering why the world has passed him...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distorted)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (Distorted)

   ... by
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-4h5-4-4--0--2--0--4--0--4h5/7----------------------|
A|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|
E|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distorted)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|
A|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-------4--0--2--0--4--0-----------------------------|
E|-----4--0--2--0--4--0-4h5-4-4--0--2--0--4--0--4h5/7----------------------|



| b  bend to
| r  release from bend
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

Thanks! I'll have the whole song online shortly

Meant To Live Intro Info

Last Updated: March 9, 2026