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A Falling Through

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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A Falling Through – Ray Lamontagne
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Chords Used:
    C   Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7#11    G     F
e|--0-----0-----0-----0---------3-----1-----------------------|
B|--1-----0-----1-----0---------0-----1-----------------------|
G|--0-----0-----2-----2---------0-----2-----------------------|
D|--2-----2-----3-----3---------0-----3-----------------------|
A|--3-----3-----3-----3---------2-----3-----------------------|
E|--3-----3-----x-----x---------3-----1-----------------------|
Throughout much of the song he adds and removes the high C on the first fret like so:
e|--0--0--0--0--0---/--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
B|--1--0--1--0--1---/--1--0--1--0--1-----------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0---/--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2---/--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3---/--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3---/--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------------------|
(I would just think of it as C and F, with the B-C-B-C thing as a decoration)
[Intro]
C  Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
          C(  Cmaj7    C   Cmaj7  C)  Fmaj7  
Laid our blessings on the ground
The softening of Csound
(  Cmaj7    C   Cmaj7  C) Fmaj7  
Draws us closed again
     C( Cmaj7   C   Cmaj7  C)  Fmaj7  
Stay, stay and watch the coals
till they cease to gClow
( Cmaj7   C   Cmaj7  C) Fmaj7  
like empty promises
[Chorus]
CWhyG, Why did yoFu go, why did you gCo awGay?
CWhyG, Why did yoFu go, why did you gCo awGay?
CBaby?
C Fmaj7
[Verse 2]
CThere's nothing I can sFmaj7ay
Nothing I can dCo
To bring you back agFmaj7ain
CThis of life I know is tFmaj7rue
It's all a falling thCrough
and so I reach for yFmaj7ou
[Chorus]
CWhyG, Why did yoFu go, why did you gCo awGay?
CWhyG, Why did yoFu go, why did you gCo awGay?
[Bridge]
AmDon't you caEmre
AmThat it may seem unEmfair?
FYou steal things you ought to CborrowG  
AmDon't you fiEmnd
AmThat it may seem unkEmind?
FI'd rather breathe than drown in CsorrowG  
CWhyG, Why did yoFu go, why did you gCo awGay?
CWhyG, Why did yoFu go, why did you gCo awGay?
CBaby?
 C   Cmaj7   Fmaj7(Finish on C)

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A Falling Through

by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Fmaj7#11

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A Falling Through – Ray Lamontagne

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Chords Used:

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7#11 G F

e|--0-----0-----0-----0---------3-----1-----------------------|

B|--1-----0-----1-----0---------0-----1-----------------------|

G|--0-----0-----2-----2---------0-----2-----------------------|

D|--2-----2-----3-----3---------0-----3-----------------------|

A|--3-----3-----3-----3---------2-----3-----------------------|

E|--3-----3-----x-----x---------3-----1-----------------------|

Throughout much of the song he adds and removes the high C on the first fret like so:

e|--0--0--0--0--0---/--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|

B|--1--0--1--0--1---/--1--0--1--0--1-----------------------------------|

G|--0--0--0--0--0---/--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------------|

D|--2--2--2--2--2---/--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------------|

A|--3--3--3--3--3---/--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------------|

E|--3--3--3--3--3---/--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------------------|

(I would just think of it as C and F, with the B-C-B-C thing as a decoration)

[Intro]

C Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

( )

Laid our blessings on the ground

The softening of sound

Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

( )

Draws us closed again

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

( )

Stay, stay and watch the coals

till they cease to glow

Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Fmaj7

( )

like empty promises

[Chorus]

C G F C G

Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?

C G F C G

Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?

Baby?

C Fmaj7

[Verse 2]

C Fmaj7

There's nothing I can say

Nothing I can do

Fmaj7

To bring you back again

C Fmaj7

This of life I know is true

It's all a falling through

Fmaj7

and so I reach for you

[Chorus]

C G F C G

Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?

C G F C G

Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?

[Bridge]

Am Em

Don't you care

Am Em

That it may seem unfair?

F C G

You steal things you ought to borrow

Am Em

Don't you find

Am Em

That it may seem unkind?

F C G

I'd rather breathe than drown in sorrow

C G F C G

Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?

C G F C G

Why, Why did you go, why did you go away?

Baby?

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C

(Finish on )

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