Chords for SWITCHFOOT - NATIVE TONGUE - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Tempo:
128 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
C#
A
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Sing to me baby in your native tongue [F#m] Sing the words of the wise and [F#] the young
[A] Show me the place where your words come [E] from Love is the language, love [C#] is your native
[F#m] tongue Feel your heartbeat, bang the drums
Open up your eyes and feel [F#] your lungs [A] The same word from where the stars are [E] flung
Love is the language, love [G#m] is your native [F#m] tongue
My, it's a beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips [C#] My home, [G] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [A] a song
In my [E] soul Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[C#] My home, my native [F#] tongue
Sing it to me, whisper into my ear Accused voices start to [A] disappear
In the wind, in the tongues of the flame [E] In my soul, in my one true name
[F#] Back before we learned the words to start a fight
Back before they told us that the haters were right
[A] He spoke the truth, let the beating there [E] was
Love's the language, love is your native [F#m] tongue
Love is the beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips My [C#] home, my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [E] a song
In my soul Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[F#m] Tongue, the singing I get louder [C#m] The voices in the crowd [Bm] get
Even when the clouds are down you're out [D] yet
My [C#] lips, [C#] your love, your native [F#m] tongue The singing I get louder
[E] Louder than the darkness and the dawn [Bm] sun Louder than the curses and the trials, [D] hey
My lips, [E] your love, your native [F#] tongue
[F#] [C#]
[F#m]
Love is the beating [A] of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a long way [C#] from my lips My home, [F] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My [A] Lord, [E] we've got a song
Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[F#] Tongue,
[D#] [F#]
[Bm] [F#m]
the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
To sing it [D#] like when we were young
Back [D] before the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
Maybe we could [D#] learn to sing along
To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [C#] love and not the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
To sing it [B] like when we were young
Back before [D] the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
Maybe we could [B] learn to sing along
To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [F#m] love and not the shadows
[A] Show me the place where your words come [E] from Love is the language, love [C#] is your native
[F#m] tongue Feel your heartbeat, bang the drums
Open up your eyes and feel [F#] your lungs [A] The same word from where the stars are [E] flung
Love is the language, love [G#m] is your native [F#m] tongue
My, it's a beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips [C#] My home, [G] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [A] a song
In my [E] soul Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[C#] My home, my native [F#] tongue
Sing it to me, whisper into my ear Accused voices start to [A] disappear
In the wind, in the tongues of the flame [E] In my soul, in my one true name
[F#] Back before we learned the words to start a fight
Back before they told us that the haters were right
[A] He spoke the truth, let the beating there [E] was
Love's the language, love is your native [F#m] tongue
Love is the beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips My [C#] home, my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [E] a song
In my soul Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[F#m] Tongue, the singing I get louder [C#m] The voices in the crowd [Bm] get
Even when the clouds are down you're out [D] yet
My [C#] lips, [C#] your love, your native [F#m] tongue The singing I get louder
[E] Louder than the darkness and the dawn [Bm] sun Louder than the curses and the trials, [D] hey
My lips, [E] your love, your native [F#] tongue
[F#] [C#]
[F#m]
Love is the beating [A] of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a long way [C#] from my lips My home, [F] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My [A] Lord, [E] we've got a song
Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[F#] Tongue,
[D#] [F#]
[Bm] [F#m]
the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
To sing it [D#] like when we were young
Back [D] before the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
Maybe we could [D#] learn to sing along
To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [C#] love and not the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
To sing it [B] like when we were young
Back before [D] the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
Maybe we could [B] learn to sing along
To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [F#m] love and not the shadows
Key:
F#m
C#
A
E
D
F#m
C#
A
_ _ Sing to me baby in your native tongue [F#m] Sing the words of the wise and [F#] the young
[A] Show me the place where your words come [E] from Love is the language, love [C#] is your native
[F#m] tongue Feel your heartbeat, bang the drums
Open up your eyes and feel [F#] your lungs [A] The same word from where the stars are [E] flung
Love is the language, love [G#m] is your native [F#m] tongue
My, _ _ it's a beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my _ soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips [C#] My home, [G] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [A] a song
In my [E] soul _ Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[C#] My home, my native [F#] tongue _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sing it to me, whisper into my ear _ Accused voices start to _ [A] disappear
_ In the wind, in the tongues of the flame [E] _ In my soul, in my one true name
[F#] Back before we learned the words to start a fight
Back before they told us that the haters were right
[A] He spoke the truth, let the beating there [E] was
Love's the language, love is your native [F#m] tongue _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Love _ _ is the beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips My [C#] home, my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, _ where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [E] a song
In my soul Such a long way [C#] from my _ _ _ lips
[F#m] _ Tongue, the singing I get louder [C#m] _ The _ voices in the crowd [Bm] get
_ Even when the clouds are down you're out [D] yet
My [C#] lips, [C#] your love, your native [F#m] tongue The singing I get louder
[E] _ _ Louder than the darkness and the dawn [Bm] sun _ Louder than the curses and the trials, [D] hey
My lips, [E] your love, your native [F#] tongue _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Love is the beating [A] of my head _ In the [D] bivvy of my soul _
Such a long way [C#] from my lips My home, [F] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, _ where did we go wrong?
My [A] Lord, _ _ _ [E] we've got a song
_ Such a long way [C#] from my _ _ _ lips
[F#] Tongue, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ To sing it [D#] like when we were young
_ _ Back [D] before the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ Maybe we could [D#] learn to sing _ along
To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [C#] love and not the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ To sing it [B] like when we were young
Back before [D] the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ Maybe we could [B] learn to sing along
_ To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [F#m] love and not the shadows _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Show me the place where your words come [E] from Love is the language, love [C#] is your native
[F#m] tongue Feel your heartbeat, bang the drums
Open up your eyes and feel [F#] your lungs [A] The same word from where the stars are [E] flung
Love is the language, love [G#m] is your native [F#m] tongue
My, _ _ it's a beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my _ soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips [C#] My home, [G] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [A] a song
In my [E] soul _ Such a long way [C#] from my lips
[C#] My home, my native [F#] tongue _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sing it to me, whisper into my ear _ Accused voices start to _ [A] disappear
_ In the wind, in the tongues of the flame [E] _ In my soul, in my one true name
[F#] Back before we learned the words to start a fight
Back before they told us that the haters were right
[A] He spoke the truth, let the beating there [E] was
Love's the language, love is your native [F#m] tongue _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Love _ _ is the beating of my head In the [D] bivvy of my soul
Such a [Bm] long way from my lips My [C#] home, my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, _ where did we go wrong?
My Lord, we've got [E] a song
In my soul Such a long way [C#] from my _ _ _ lips
[F#m] _ Tongue, the singing I get louder [C#m] _ The _ voices in the crowd [Bm] get
_ Even when the clouds are down you're out [D] yet
My [C#] lips, [C#] your love, your native [F#m] tongue The singing I get louder
[E] _ _ Louder than the darkness and the dawn [Bm] sun _ Louder than the curses and the trials, [D] hey
My lips, [E] your love, your native [F#] tongue _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Love is the beating [A] of my head _ In the [D] bivvy of my soul _
Such a long way [C#] from my lips My home, [F] my native [F#m] tongue
My friend, _ where did we go wrong?
My [A] Lord, _ _ _ [E] we've got a song
_ Such a long way [C#] from my _ _ _ lips
[F#] Tongue, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ To sing it [D#] like when we were young
_ _ Back [D] before the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ Maybe we could [D#] learn to sing _ along
To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [C#] love and not the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ To sing it [B] like when we were young
Back before [D] the pendulum had [C#] swung to the shadows
[F#m] I want the world to sing in [A] a native tongue
_ Maybe we could [B] learn to sing along
_ To find a [D] way to use our lungs for [F#m] love and not the shadows _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _