Foo Fighters-Everlong
[Intro - Tuning: Drop D - BPM 156](quiet finger plucking - no bass drum)
F#5/D
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------11-11-11----|
D|-------11----11-11----11-|-------11----11-11-11----|
A|-------9-----9--9-----9--|-------9-----9--9--9--9--|
D|-0--0-----0--------0-----|-0--0-----0----(0)----0--|
F#5/B
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------11-11-11----|
D|-------11----11-11----11-|-------11----11-11-11----|
A|-------9-----9--9-----9--|-------9-----9--9--9--0--|
D|-9--9-----9--------9-----|-9--9-----9----(9)----0--|
D5/G F#5/B
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------(7)---------(7)----|------(11)--------(11)---|
D|-------7-----------7-----|-------11----------11----|
A|-------5-----------5-----|-------9-----------9-----|
D|-5--5-----5--5--5-----5--/-9--9-----9--9--9-----9--|
F#5/B
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|------(11)--------(11)---|
D|-------11----------11----|
A|-------9-----------9-----|
D|-9--9-----9--9--9-----9--|:
Then big chords - Bass drum at end on on 2 and 4
[F#5/D] [F#5/D] [F#5/B] [F#5/B]
[Full drums - with figure A 9 to 10 - stacato hard down strums]
[F#5/D] [F#5/D] [F#5/B] [F#5/B]
[Verse 1]
(as per Intro)
[F#5/D] Hello. .......... [F#5/D] .......I've
[F#5/B] waited here for [F#5/B] you.
[D5/G] E........ [F#5/B] ver-long.
[F#5/B]
[F#5/D] Tonight..... [F#5/D] ..............
I [F#5/B] throw myself in [F#5/B] to
[D5/G] And out of the [F#5/B] red, out of her
[F#5/B] head she sang.
[Instrumental - with figure A string - 9 to 10]
[F#5/D] [F#5/D]
[F#5/B] [F#5/B]
[D5/G] [F#5/D]
[F#5/D]
[Verse 2]
[F#5/D] Come down.. [F#5/D] .
And [F#5/B] waste away with [F#5/B] me.
[D5/G] Down [F#5/B] with me
[F#5/B]
[F#5/D] Slow how.. [F#5/D] ..................
You [F#5/B] wanted it to [F#5/B] be.
[D5/G] I'm over my [F#5/B] head, out of her
[F#5/B] head she sang...
[Pre-Chorus 1 - F#/D to G/D - can just play the G on A string with 2nd finger - don't play high G]
(Drums over this SBB SBB SBB SBB SBSB)
C#/D D/D E/D F#/D G/DF#/D A5
* to make the A5 bigger
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------X----------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------X----------------|
G|-6--6--6--/--7--7--7--/--|-9--9--9--/--11-11-12-11-|-------2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--/--|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--x--|-7!----2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|-4--4--4--/--5--5--5--/--|-7--7--7--/--9--9--10-9--|-7!----0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0--|-7!----X--X--X--X--X--X-|: (repeat)
And...I... wonder... When I sing a
C#/D D/D E/D F#/D G/DF#/D
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--/--7--7--7--/--|-9--9--9--/--11-11-12-11-| * optional line
D|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--/--|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--x--|
A|-4--4--4--/--5--5--5--/--|-7--7--7--/--9--9--10-9--|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0--|
along with you!
[Chorus - Alternative Chords - B5 - x244xx G5 - 5x0022, D5 - 00023x A5 - x022xx ]
B5 G5 D5/G (can play D5 instead 0577xx - seems to work better)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|
D|-9!----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--h--|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|
A|-9!----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--/--|
D|-9!----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|----5-----5-----------5--|----5-----5--------5--/--|
: (repeat)
(1) "If everything could ever feel this real for-e-ver?!
(2) "If anything could ever be this good a--a--gain!
then...
B5 G5 D5/G A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-------------------------|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--h--|-7-----7-----7--7--7-----|-7-----7-----7--7--7--\--|
A|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--/--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--\--|
D|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--\--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|----------5--------5--/--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--\--|
The only thing I'll ever ask of you... You gotta promise nota stop when I say
and then...
G5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----------5-----|-5-----5-----5--5--5-----|
A|-5-----5-----------5-----|-5-----5-----5--5--5-----|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
when!" she sang!
[Instrumental - with figure A string - 9 to 10]
[F#5/D] [F#5/D]
[F#5/B] [F#5/B]
[D5/G] [F#5/D]
[F#5/D]
[Verse 3]
[F#5/D] Breathe out.. [F#5/D] .
So [F#5/B] I could breathe you [F#5/B] in.
[D5/G] Hold [F#5/D] you in.
[F#5/D]
[F#5/D] And now..... [F#5/D] ..............
I [F#5/B] know you've always [F#5/B] been
[D5/G] Out of your [F#5/D] head, out of my
[F#5/D] head I sang.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D A5!
And
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D A5!
I wonder... When I sing
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D
along with you...
[Chorus]
[B5!] If everything could ever [G5] feel this real fore [D5/G] ver [D5/G]
[B5] If anything could ever [G5] be this good a [D5/G] gain [D5/G]
[B5] The only thing I'll ever [G5] ask of you
[D5/G] You've got to promise not to [A5] stop when I say [G5] when
[G5] She sang!
[Quiet - No drums] x2
(Quiet finger plucking again)
[F#5/D] [F#5/B] [D5/G] [F#5/B]
Drums back in - fast strumming - add figure from F# to G during chords
[F#5/D] [F#5/B] [D5/G] [F#5/B]
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Play 3 times - strum these 16th notes muted and build
C#/D D/D E/D F#/D G/DF#/D
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--/--7--7--7--/--|-9--9--9--/--11-11-12-11-| * optional line
D|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--/--|-x--x--x--/--x--x--x--x--|
A|-4--4--4--/--5--5--5--/--|-7--7--7--/--9--9--10-9--|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----|-0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0--|: (x3)
(1)
(2) And I wonder...
(3) When I sing along with you!
[Chorus]
[B5!] If everything could ever [G5] feel this real for [D5/G] ever [D5/G]
[B5] If anything could ever [G5] be this good a [D5/G] gain [D5/G]
[B5] The only thing I'll ever [G5] ask of you
[D5/G] You've got to promise not to [A5] stop when I say [G5] when
[G5] [G5]
[G5] [G5]
[G5]
(single strum)
[End]
[Notes]
Verse Chords:
F#5/D = 0-9-11-(11)-x-x
F#5/B = 9-9-11-(11)-x-x (barre 9th fret w/ index finger from above chord)
D5/G = 5-5-7-7-x-x-x (keep fingering from above chord and slide down)
Chorus Chords:
B5 = 9-9-9-x-x-x
G5 = 5-5-5-x-x-x
D5/G = 5-5-7-7-x-x (just add 7's to previously barred G5)
A5 = 7-7-7-x-x-x
Pre-chorus Chords:
C#/D = 0-4-(x-6)-x-x
D/D = 0-5-(x-7)-x-x
E/D = 0-7-(x-9)-x-x
F#/D = 0-9-(x-11)-x-x
G/D = 0-10-(x-12)-x-x
A5 = 7-7-7-x-x-x