Everlong Foo Fighters
Everlong â?? 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)
*END*
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