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The Fall

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm/A      x-0-3-2-3-1
C#/G#     4-x-6-6-6-4
A/E       0-x-2-2-2-0
F#/C#     x-4-x-3-2-2
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[Intro]
|  A| % | % | % |
|  Dm/A| % |  A| % |
[Verse]
I see the Dm/Aearly glow, I hear you Asay hello
I watch the Dm/Ashadows fall, I don't see Ayou at all
[Bridge]
(short)
AIt's A/G#a   F#mlie-ie-Aie
             (I don't believe it's so)
        F#sus4    F#m[  A]
It's a lie-ie-ie-ie-ie
[Verse]
I see the Dm/Aautumn rain, falling on Amy window pane
I hear you Dm/Asay goodbye, I see a Atear in your eye
[Bridge]
AIt's A/G#a   F#mlie-ie-Aie
             (I don't believe it's so)
It's a F#mlie-Eie-Die
[Chorus]
EOur Alove C#/G#couldn't go F#mwrong, A/Ehow could I Dknow F#/C#I was only Bmdreaming
                                                      (break)
   Dm  EAnd Anow, C#/G#now that you're F#mgone, A/EI will go Don F#/C#really beBmlieving
(break)
    DmI take the Afall
[Verse]
I see you Dm/Aslip away, into aAnother day
There's no-one Dm/Aelse around, I watch the Asun go down
[Bridge]
AIt's A/G#a   F#mlie-ie-Aie
             (I don't believe it's so)
It's a F#mlie-Eie-Die
[Chorus]
EOur Alove C#/G#couldn't go F#mwrong, A/Ehow could I Dknow F#/C#I was only Bmdreaming
                                                      (break)
   Dm  EAnd Anow, C#/G#now that you're F#mgone, A/EI will go Don F#/C#really beBmlieving
(break)
             Dm        A   A   A/G#[  F#m]
    I take the fall
[Interlude]
|  F#m   E|     A   A   A/G#|
|  F#m   E|     A   A   A/G#|
|  F#m   E|  D|
        (break)
(break)
    DmI take the Afall
[Verse]
I see you Dm/Ain a dream, you turn and Astart to go
I call to Dm/Ayou once more, guess that I'm Atakin' the fall
[Bridge]
AIt's A/G#a   F#mlie-ie-Aie
             (I don't believe it's so)
It's a F#mlie-Eie-Die
[Chorus]
(+ coda)
EOur Alove C#/G#couldn't go F#mwrong, A/Ehow could I Dknow F#/C#I was only Bmdreaming
   Dm  EAnd Anow, C#/G#now that you're F#mgone, A/EI will go Don F#/C#really beBmlieving
   Dm  EOur Alove C#/G#couldn't go F#mwrong, A/Ehow could I Dknow F#/C#I was only Bmdreaming
                                                      (break)
   Dm  EAnd Anow, C#/G#now that you're F#mgone, A/EI will go Don F#/C#really beBmlieving
(break, freely)
         DmI take the Afall

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The Fall

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/A

A/G#

F#m

F#sus4

C#/G#

A/E

F#/C#

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Dm/A x-0-3-2-3-1

C#/G# 4-x-6-6-6-4

A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0

F#/C# x-4-x-3-2-2

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[Intro]

| | % | % | % |

Dm/A A

| | % | | % |

[Verse]

Dm/A A

I see the early glow, I hear you say hello

Dm/A A

I watch the shadows fall, I don't see you at all

[Bridge]

(short)

A A/G# F#m A

It's a lie-ie-ie

(I don't believe it's so)

F#sus4 F#m A

[ ]

It's a lie-ie-ie-ie-ie

[Verse]

Dm/A A

I see the autumn rain, falling on my window pane

Dm/A A

I hear you say goodbye, I see a tear in your eye

[Bridge]

A A/G# F#m A

It's a lie-ie-ie

(I don't believe it's so)

F#m E D

It's a lie-ie-ie

[Chorus]

E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming

(break)

Dm E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing

(break)

Dm A

I take the fall

[Verse]

Dm/A A

I see you slip away, into another day

Dm/A A

There's no-one else around, I watch the sun go down

[Bridge]

A A/G# F#m A

It's a lie-ie-ie

(I don't believe it's so)

F#m E D

It's a lie-ie-ie

[Chorus]

E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming

(break)

Dm E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing

(break)

Dm A A A/G# F#m

[ ]

I take the fall

[Interlude]

F#m E A A A/G#

| | |

F#m E A A A/G#

| | |

F#m E D

| | |

(break)

Dm A

I take the fall

[Verse]

Dm/A A

I see you in a dream, you turn and start to go

Dm/A A

I call to you once more, guess that I'm takin' the fall

[Bridge]

A A/G# F#m A

It's a lie-ie-ie

(I don't believe it's so)

F#m E D

It's a lie-ie-ie

[Chorus]

(+ coda)

E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming

Dm E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing

Dm E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming

(break)

Dm E A C#/G# F#m A/E D F#/C# Bm

And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing

(break, freely)

Dm A

I take the fall

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