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Falling Slowly

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[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
CI don't know you, Fbut I want you Call the more for thatF  
CWords fall through me and Falways fool me, Cand I can't reactF  
[Pre-chorus]
And Am7games that nGever amFsus2ount to Gmore than they're Am7meant will Gadd9play themselves Fout
[Chorus]
CTake this sinking Fsus2boat and point it Am7home, we've still got Fsus2time
CRaise your hopeful Fsus2voice, you have a Am7choice, you'll make it Fsus2now
[Verse 2]
CFalling slowly, Fsus2eyes that know me, Cand I can't go backFsus2  
And Cmoods that take me Fsus2and erase me, Cand I'm painted blackFsus2  
[Pre-chorus]
Well, Amyou have Em/Gsuffered eFsus2nough and Gwarred with yourAmself, it's Em/Gtime that you Fadd9won
[Chorus]
CTake this sinking Fsus2boat and point it Am7home, we've still got tFsus2ime
CRaise your hopeful Fsus2voice, you have a Am7choice, you've made it nFsus2ow
CFalling slowly, Fsus2sing your meloAm7dy, I'll sing it lFsus2oud
[Outro]
C Fsus2 Am7 Fmaj9
          Fadd9#11Take it aFmaj9ll
          Fadd9#11I paid the cFmaj9ost too late
Now you're gConeF  C  F  C  

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Falling Slowly

by Glen Hansard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fsus2

Gadd9

Em/G

Fadd9

Fmaj9

Fadd9#11

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F C F

I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that

C F C F

Words fall through me and always fool me, and I can't react

[Pre-chorus]

Am7 G Fsus2 G Am7 Gadd9 F

And games that never amount to more than they're meant will play themselves out

[Chorus]

C Fsus2 Am7 Fsus2

Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time

C Fsus2 Am7 Fsus2

Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice, you'll make it now

[Verse 2]

C Fsus2 C Fsus2

Falling slowly, eyes that know me, and I can't go back

C Fsus2 C Fsus2

And moods that take me and erase me, and I'm painted black

[Pre-chorus]

Am Em/G Fsus2 G Am Em/G Fadd9

Well, you have suffered enough and warred with yourself, it's time that you won

[Chorus]

C Fsus2 Am7 Fsus2

Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time

C Fsus2 Am7 Fsus2

Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice, you've made it now

C Fsus2 Am7 Fsus2

Falling slowly, sing your melody, I'll sing it loud

[Outro]

C Fsus2 Am7 Fmaj9

Fadd9#11 Fmaj9

Take it all

Fadd9#11 Fmaj9

I paid the cost too late

C F C F C

Now you're gone

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