– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
four – twelve switchfoot
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

tabbed by : hurricaneherman
tuning : standard

* chords listed at end

here are the chords for switchfoot’s song “4 : 12” , from their album oh! gravity .

~verse~

F C G
you’ve been having trouble staying asleep
F C G
you’ve been waking up at 4 : 12
F C G
you roll the voices over in your head
F C G
then you try to put them neatly on the shelf
F C G F C G
you watch the sun rise you saw the darkness had no choice before the dawn
F C G F C G
with your own eyes and then you broke out laughing from a yawn

you said

~chorus~

D G D G
i’m so sorry i’ve been so down
D G D G
i started doubting things could ever turn around
Em D C G Am
and i began to believe that all we are is material
F C G
it’s nonsensical

~verse 2~

F C G
so you walk outside and everything’s new
F C G
you’re looking at the world with new eyes
F C G
as if you’d never seen a sky before that’s blue
F C G
as if you’d never seen a sky in your whole life
F C G F C G
and then the phone rings as it turns out you’re already late
F C G F C G
and now you’re wondering was peace just a temporary state

~chorus 2~

D G D G
you’re waiting tables and parking cars and
D G D G
you’ve been selling cellphones at the shopping mall
Em D C G Am
and you began to believe that all you are is material

it’s nonsensical

~interlude~

F C G x [ 2 ]

~chorus 3~

D G D G
i’m so sorry i’ve been so down
E A E A
i started doubting things could ever turn around
F#m E D A
i still can’t believe that all we are
F#m E D A Bm
and that all of our dreams are nothing more than material

~bridge~

A G F G F C G
souls aren’t built of stones
F C G
sticks and bones
F C G
oh oh oh oh repeat the oh part 4 times .

~outro~
F C |
souls aren’t built of stone |
G |
souls aren’t built of stone | x [ 9 ]
|
sticks and bones and |

F C
souls aren’t built of stone

* chords used
F C G D Em Am E A F#m Bm
E | – – – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
B | – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 4 – – – – – |
D | – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – – |
A | – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
E | – – – – – 1 – – – – – x – – – – – 3 – – – – – x – – – – – 0 – – – – – x – – – – – 0 – – – – – x – – – – – 1 – – – – – x – – – – – |

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

i hope you enjoy this interpretation of “4 : 12” , and that it is easy to
follow .

peace , love , i’m out .