Souvenirs Tab by Switchfoot

Souvenirs tab by Switchfoot

Guitar Tab

Guitar 1:Standard Tuning
Guitar 2:Standard Tuning

~INTRO~

|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1-------1-----|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-------2-------|3/|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|------3---------------3-------------3------0-0h1-----------0-|--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|

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|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1---------2h4-|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-----0-2h5-----|3/|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|------3---------------3-------------3------0-0h1-------------|--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|

~VERSE~

|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1-------1-----|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-------2-------|3/|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
G|0-------------------------------------------------------0---2---|--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
           Here's to the twilight here's to the memories

|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1-------1-----|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-------2-------|3/|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--------------------------------------------------1-------------|--|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------0---2---|--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
      These are my souvenirs my mental pictures of everything

|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1-------1-----|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-------2-------|3/|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------0---2---|--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
          Here's to the late nights here's to the firelight

|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1---------2h4-|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-----0-2h5-----|3/|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
               These are my souvenirs my souvenirs

~CHORUS~

|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12------12------5-------5-------12------12------7-------7-----|
G|------0---------------0---------------0---------------7---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3--------------/10-------------5---------------|
E|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |
e|----7--------------------------------7--------------------------|
B|--------8-------1------------------------8------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
I close my eyes and go back and time I can see you smiling so alive

|Gtr.1|
e|--7-------7-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-----------5-------5-------12------12------3-------3-----|
G|----------------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7---------------3--------------/10-------------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |
e|----7-----------5-p-0----------------7--------------------------|
B|--------8--------------------------------8------h-1-h-3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
  We were so young we had no fear we were so young we had no idea

|Gtr.1|
e|--7-----------5-------------------7-----------5-----------------|
B|------8-------------------------------8-----------8-------------|
G|----------7-------------------------------7-----------7---5-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--0------------3--0----------3--0---0-0h1-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                 That life was just happening

|Gtr.1|
e|--7-----------5-------------------7-----------5-----------------|
B|------8-----------8-----------0-------8-----------8-----------0-|
G|----------7-----------7---5---------------7-----------7---5-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--0------------3--0----------3--0-/-5---3-----------0-|
G|------------------------------------------------------0---2-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                  Life was just happening

~VERSE 2~

No guitar.

Here's to your bright eyes shining like fireflies
These are my souvenirs the memory of a lifetime
We were wide eyed with everything everything around us
We were enlightened by everything everything

~CHORUS~

Through out the chorus guitar 2 plays the chords above guitar 1's tab.

|Gtr.2|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--5---5---5---------|
D|--5---5---5---------|
A|--3---3---3---------|
E|--------------------|

E5              C5              G5              D5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12------12------5-------5-------12------12------7-------7-----|
G|------0---------------0---------------0---------------7---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3--------------/10-------------5---------------|
E|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
So I close my eyes and go back in time I can see you smiling so alive

E5              C5              G5              D5
e|--7-------7-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-----------5-------5-------12------12------10------10----|
G|----------------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7---------------3--------------/10------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
I close my eyes and go back in time you were just a child then and so was I

E5              C5              G5              D5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-------8-------5-------5-------12------12------3-------3-----|
G|------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7---------------3--------------/10--------------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
  We were so young we had no fear we were so young we had no idea

E5              C5              G5              D5                  G5
e|--7-----------5-------------------7-----------5-----------------|  |----|
B|------8-----------8-----------0-------8-----------8-------------|  |0---|
G|----------7-----------7---5---------------7-----------7---5-----|  |----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|X3|----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|  |----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|  |----|
                     That nothing last forever
          Nothing last forever nothing last nothing last
          You and me together we're always now or never

~INTERLUDE~

|Gtr.1|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1-------1-----|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-------2-------|3/|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|------3---------------3-------------3------0-0h1-------------|--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
                          Can you hear me

|Gtr.1|
e|--------------------------------------------------------0---2---|3-|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3---1---3-----------|--|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------|--|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3---------------------|--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |  |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
B|------3---------------3-------------3----0-0-----------------|--|
G|------------------------------------------------5---5---5---5---|5-|
D|------------------------------------------------5---5---5---5---|5-|
A|------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---|3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|--|
                         Can you hear me

Guitar 2 back to the chords.

G5              D5              C5
e|----7-----7---7-----5-----5---5-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-|
B|--8-----8---8-----7-----7---7-----10----10--10----10----10--10--|
G|0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|X2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

~OUTRO-CHORUS~

G5              D5              C5             (E5)(this sounds better when
e|----7-----7---7-----5-----5---5-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-|   played
B|--8-----8---8-----7-----7---7-----10----10--10----10----10--10--|   higher)
G|0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|X2
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
I close my eyes and go back in time I can see you smiling so alive
I close my eyes and go back in time you were wide eyed you were wide eyed

Guitar 1 and 2 play the chords now.
           E5              C5              G5                  D5
We were so young we had no fear we were so young we had just begun
          E5                 C5                  G5              D5
A song we knew but had never sung it burned like fire inside our lungs
              E5       C5  G5  D5
Life was just happening
              E5       C5  G5  D5    G5
Life was just happening

|Gtr.1|                                    It slows down right here.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|----|
B|--3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----1-------1-----|----|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|----|
D|5---5-----5-----4---4-----4-----3---3-----3-----2-------2-------|----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---|
 |Gtr.2|                                                          |    |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|----|
B|------3---------------3-------------3------0-0h1-------------|----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----|
         I wouldn't change it for anything my souvenirs

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/ = slide up
 = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off

This took me long enough to tab. I am just so glad to finally be done and
know that I didn't rush through it.
I hope you enjoy this being up as much as I do.

Peace, Love, I'm out.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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