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Everything Falls Away

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CAPO: 5th fret (Will then sound in the original key of Dm)
NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY CHORD DIAGRAMS the website might
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
 Am= x02210     G4= 320013     D4= xx0233     F= 133211
  G= 320003      D= xx0232      C= x32010
[Intro]
||: Am/  /  /  /  |  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |  /  /  D4/  D/  :||
[Verse 1]
    AmWasn't a cloud Gin the sky   G4  G...when the Dnews arrived,D  D4  D  
    AmJust a - Gnother G4blue - Gbird Dday,D  D4  D  
    GJust a voice on the phone saying, 'I'm Dsorry',
Everything falls a - Amway!
|  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |  /  /  D4/  D/ |
[Verse 2]
    AmSo I went down to the Gsea    G4  G...to Dlook for you,D  D4  D  
    AmFound the mGoon and the G4Mil - Gky  DWay,D  D4  D  
    GWatched the tide take back what it Dgave to me,
Everything falls-Am--- away! |  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |
Everything falls-Am--- away!
|  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |  /  /  D4/  D/  |
[Verse 3]
   GI live in the fear that my G4heart will Gbreak,
   CI look for the thing that'll Fcure the Cache,
   GJust one thing that the G4world Gcan’t take a - Dway,D4  D  
   GI wanna dive 'neath the G4under - Gtow,
   CDown to the bones of the Fearth be - Clow,
   GI wanna know   F...I wanna Dknow!  Where-Am--- did you go?
|  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |     Where-Am--- did you go?
|  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |  /  /  D4/  D/  |
[Verse 4]
    AmI saw you so Gclear    G4   G...in a Ddream last night,D  D4  D  
    AmDiving from the Gcliffs at G4Ec - Gho DBay,D  D4  D  
    GThe arc, and the pause, and the slow Ddescent,
Everything falls a - Amway!
|  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |  Everything!
[Bridge]
                                                        Ah...
|  Am/  /  /  /  |  G/  /  G4/  G/  |  D/  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
...AmAh----G-----!    G4     G|  D/  /  /  /  |  /  /  D4/  D/  |
[Coda]
||: Am/  /  /  / | G/  /  G4/  G/ | D/  /  /  /  | /  /  D4/  D/ :||[Repeat]
  |  D/  /  D4/  D/  |  /  /  D4/  D/  |  Am/  ||

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Everything Falls Away

by Gretchen Peters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO: 5th fret (Will then sound in the original key of Dm)

NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY CHORD DIAGRAMS the website might

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

Am G4 D4 F

= x02210 = 320013 = xx0233 = 133211

G D C

= 320003 = xx0232 = x32010

[Intro]

Am G G4 G D D4 D

||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||

[Verse 1]

Am G G4 G D D D4 D

Wasn't a cloud in the sky ...when the news arrived,

Am G G4 G D D D4 D

Just a - nother blue - bird day,

G D

Just a voice on the phone saying, 'I'm sorry',

Everything falls a - way!

G G4 G D D4 D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 2]

Am G G4 G D D D4 D

So I went down to the sea ...to look for you,

Am G G4 G D D D4 D

Found the moon and the Mil - ky Way,

G D

Watched the tide take back what it gave to me,

Am G G4 G D

Everything falls---- away! | / / / / | / / / / |

Everything falls---- away!

G G4 G D D4 D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 3]

G G4 G

I live in the fear that my heart will break,

C F C

I look for the thing that'll cure the ache,

G G4 G D D4 D

Just one thing that the world can’t take a - way,

G G4 G

I wanna dive 'neath the under - tow,

C F C

Down to the bones of the earth be - low,

G F D Am

I wanna know ...I wanna know! Where---- did you go?

G G4 G D Am

| / / / / | / / / / | Where---- did you go?

G G4 G D D4 D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 4]

Am G G4 G D D D4 D

I saw you so clear ...in a dream last night,

Am G G4 G D D D4 D

Diving from the cliffs at Ec - ho Bay,

G D

The arc, and the pause, and the slow descent,

Everything falls a - way!

G G4 G D

| / / / / | / / / / | Everything!

[Bridge]

Ah...

Am G G4 G D

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Am G G4 G D D4 D

...Ah---------! | / / / / | / / / / |

[Coda]

Am G G4 G D D4 D

||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[Repeat]

D D4 D D4 D Am

| / / / / | / / / / | / ||

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