Chord/Tab song: Everlong

Everlong ' Foo Fighters (Chords, Tabs + Lyrics)

There are no chord versions of this song anywhere. Not easy to explain, so I hope I made things
clear enough. I know this sounds right and I think the lyrics and timing are useful towards
explaining this classic song.

Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe low E string down 2 steps)

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

Intro:

:| [F#5/D]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [F#5/D]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |

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]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [F#5/B]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |

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]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [F#5/B]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |

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]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------(11)---11-11-11---|
D|-------11----11-11-11---|
A|-------9-----9--9--9--0-|
D|-9--9-----9-----------0-|: (repeat, 2nd time louder)

Verse 1: (as per Intro)

|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
|F#5/D |F#5/D |
Hello... I've
|F#5/B |F#5/B |
waited here for you.
|D5/G |F#5/B |
E........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.

(Intro:) (x1)
[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:

:| [C#/D]1 . 2 . [D/D]3 . 4 . | [E/D]1 . 2 . [F#/D] 3 .[G/D] 4 [F#/D] . | [A5]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-|-7!----7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|-4--4--4--/--5--5--5--/-|-7--7--7--/--9--9--10-9-|-7!----7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-0--0--0-----0--0--0----|-0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0-|-7!----7--7--7--7--7--7-|: (repeat)

(1) And...
(2)I... wonder... When I sing a-(long)

| [C#/D]1 . 2 . [D/D]3 . 4 . | [E/D]1 . 2 . [F#/D] 3 .[G/D] 4 [F#/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-|

along with you!

Chorus:

:| [B5]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [G5]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [D5/G]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [D5/G]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .|

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 everythingcouldever feel this real for-e-ver?!
(2) "If anything could ever be this good a--a--gain!

then...
| [B5]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [G5]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [D5/G]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | [A5]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .|

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 gota promise nota stop when I say

and then...
| [G5]1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |

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!

(Intro:) (x1)
[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: (same as 1)

C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D A5!
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D A5![And]
I wonder... When I sing
C#/D > D/D > E/D > F#/D G/D F#/D
along with you...

Chorus 2:

B5! G5 D5/G D5/G
If everything could ever feel this real forever
[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!

(Intro:) (x2)
[F#5/D] [F#5/D]
[F#5/B] [F#5/B]
[D5/G] [F#5/D]
[F#5/D]
Pre-chorus 3: (doesn't have A5 endings and words are in different timing)
:| [C#/D]1 . 2 . [D/D]3 . 4 . | [E/D]1 . 2 . [F#/D] 3 .[G/D] 4 [F#/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 3:
B5! G5 D5/G D5/G
If everything could ever feel this real forever
[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]F#5/D (sing[G5]le strum)

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