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Tuning: Standard. 
Descending 
By
Butch Walker
From the album Stay Gold
e|--Em7------|    e|A7sus4/Gb--------|    e|--Am------|
B|--3-----|    B|--3-----|    B|--1-----|
G|--------|    G|--------|    G|--2-----|
D|--2-----|    D|--------|    D|--2-----|
A|--2-----|    A|--------|    A|--------|
E|--------|    E|--2-----|    E|--------|
e|--C------|    e|--D2-----|    e|-Em7/G-------|
B|--1-----|    B|--3-----|    B|--3-----|
G|--------|    G|--2-----|    G|--------|
D|--2-----|    D|--------|    D|--------|
A|--3-----|    A|--------|    A|--2-----|
E|--------|    E|--------|    E|--3-----|
[Intro]
  Em7/G   A7sus4/Gb    Em7   A7sus4/Gb(x2)
[Verse]
Em7/GMaybe IA7sus4/Gb'm just scEm7ared A7sus4/Gbof landing
Em7/GMaybe yA7sus4/Gbou are tooEm7  A7sus4/Gb  
Em7/GIt's a A7sus4/Gbbeautiful Em7misunA7sus4/Gbderstanding
Em7/GFrom my A7sus4/Gbpoint of Em7viewA7sus4/Gb  
AmCan you feel it now?C  
The wheels are coming Ddown
[Chorus]
I just Cwant you to worry abGout me
Em7Every once in awhileD  
I just Cneed a sign of lifGe to get me byD  
You can't Cfake a smile foreverG  
From a Em7mouth that onDce was mineC  
AmIs it over or finEm7ally beginniDng 
CDescendinGg...Em7  D  
[Verse]
Em7/GThere's A7sus4/Gba memory Em7I keeA7sus4/Gbp having
Em7/GAnd I dA7sus4/Gbon't know Em7what A7sus4/Gbit means
Em7/GWe’re nA7sus4/Gbot fallingEm7, we’A7sus4/Gbre not flying
Em7/GIt's soA7sus4/Gbmewhere in Em7betwA7sus4/Gbeen
AmCan you say it now?C  
I feel it slowing dDown
[Chorus]
I just Cwant you to worry abGout me
Em7Every once in awhileD  
I just Cneed a sign of lifGe to get me byD  
You can't Cfake a smile foreverG  
From a Em7mouth that onDce was mineC  
AmIs it over or finEm7ally beginniDng
CDescendinGg...Em7  D  
N.C. (vocal only) 
Holding 
Steady
You're restless 
I'm ready
[Chorus]
I just Cwant you to worry abGout me
Em7Every once in awhileD  
I just Cneed a sign of lifGe to get me byD  
You can't Cfake a smile foreverG  
From a Em7mouth that onDce was mineC  
AmIs it over or finEm7ally beginniDng
CDescendinGg...Em7  D  
[Outro]
CHolding
GSteady
Em7You're restless 
DI'm ready (x2)
CHolding
GSteady
Em7D (let ring)

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Descending

by Butch Walker

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Em7

A7sus4/Gb

Em7/G

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Tuning: Standard.

Descending

Butch Walker

From the album Stay Gold

Em7 A7sus4/Gb Am

e|--------| e|--------| e|--------|

B|--3-----| B|--3-----| B|--1-----|

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

D|--2-----| D|--------| D|--2-----|

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

E|--------| E|--2-----| E|--------|

C D Em7/G

e|--------| e|--2-----| e|--------|

B|--1-----| B|--3-----| B|--3-----|

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

D|--2-----| D|--------| D|--------|

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

E|--------| E|--------| E|--3-----|

[Intro]

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

(x2)

[Verse]

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

Maybe I'm just scared of landing

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

Maybe you are too

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

It's a beautiful misunderstanding

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

From my point of view

Am C

Can you feel it now?

The wheels are coming down

[Chorus]

C G

I just want you to worry about me

Em7 D

Every once in awhile

C G D

I just need a sign of life to get me by

C G

You can't fake a smile forever

Em7 D C

From a mouth that once was mine

Am Em7 D

Is it over or finally beginning

C G Em7 D

Descending...

[Verse]

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

There's a memory I keep having

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

And I don't know what it means

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

We’re not falling, we’re not flying

Em7/G A7sus4/Gb Em7 A7sus4/Gb

It's somewhere in between

Am C

Can you say it now?

I feel it slowing down

[Chorus]

C G

I just want you to worry about me

Em7 D

Every once in awhile

C G D

I just need a sign of life to get me by

C G

You can't fake a smile forever

Em7 D C

From a mouth that once was mine

Am Em7 D

Is it over or finally beginning

C G Em7 D

Descending...

N.C. (vocal only)

Holding

Steady

You're restless

I'm ready

[Chorus]

C G

I just want you to worry about me

Em7 D

Every once in awhile

C G D

I just need a sign of life to get me by

C G

You can't fake a smile forever

Em7 D C

From a mouth that once was mine

Am Em7 D

Is it over or finally beginning

C G Em7 D

Descending...

[Outro]

Holding

Steady

Em7

You're restless

I'm ready (x2)

Holding

Steady

Em7

D (let ring)

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