Verse 1: Gbm Sing to me, baby, in your native tongue Sing the words of the wise and the young D Show me the place where your words come from E Love's the language, love’s your native tongue Verse 2: Gbm Feel your heartbeat bang the drum Db Open up your eyes and fill your lungs A The same word from where the stars are flung E Love's the language, love's your native tongue Chorus: Gbm My heart is a beating drum My head in oblivion D B My soul such a long way from Db My lips, my lungs, my native tongue Gbm My friend, where did we go wrong? A My Lord, we forgot our song E Db My soul such a long way from My lips, my lungs, my native tongue Gbm Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue) Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue) Verse 3: Gbm Sing it to me, whisper into my ear Accuser’s voices start to disappear A In the wind, in the tongues of the flame E In my soul, in my one true name, oh Verse 4: Gbm 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 there be" and there was E Love's the language, love's your native tongue Chorus: Gbm My heart is a beating drum My head in oblivion D B My soul such a long way from Db My lips, my lungs, my native tongue Gbm My friend, where did we go wrong? A My Lord, we forgot our song E Db My soul such a long way from My lips, my lungs, my native tongue Gbm Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue) Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue) Bridge: Gbm So sing it out, get loud, get E Louder than the voices in the crowd, yeah B Even when they try to drown you out, eh D Db Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue Gbm So sing it out, get loud, get E Louder than the darkness and the doubts, eh B Louder than the curses and the shouts, yeah D E Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue Gbm Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh Chorus: Gbm My heart is a beating drum My head in oblivion D B My soul such a long way from Db My lips, my lungs, my native tongue Gbm My friend, where did we go wrong? A My Lord, we forgot our song E Db My soul such a long way from My lips, my lungs, my native tongue Gbm Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue) Oh-woah-oh-woah-oh (My native tongue) Outro: Gbm A D I want the world to sing in her native tongue B To sing it like when we were young A Db Back before the pendulum had swung to the shadows Gbm A D I want the world to sing in her native tongue B Maybe we could learn to sing along A Db To find a way to use our lungs for love and not the shadows Gbm A D I want the world to sing in her native tongue B To sing it like when we were young A Db Back before the pendulum had swung to the shadows Gbm A D I want the world to sing in her native tongue B Maybe we could learn to sing along A Db Gbm To find a way to use our lungs for love and not the shadows This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Native Tongue chords by Switchfoot
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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d
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2
d
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3
d
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u
4
d
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u
Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Native Tongue on ukulele
On ukulele, Native Tongue comes down to the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. Expect a medium pace, around 120 bpm. On this page the song is in Gb minor. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. Drive steady downstrokes and open up the chorus with fuller strums
6 ukulele chords used in "Native Tongue" by Switchfoot: A, B, Db, D, E and Gbm
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