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Falling Down

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1/59

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 59Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The song seems to be in an open tuning but this alternative version in standard tuning seems to work just as 
fine.
[Intro]
Guitar 1:
        C|        G|           F|       C[RIFF 1]|        C|         Bm|Am  
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--|   |------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--|   |------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--|   |-----------0------------0----1------------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--|   |---------2------------0------2------------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--|   |-------3----------0H2--------2------------------| 
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--|   |------------------------------------------------|
        C|        G|           F|       C[RIFF 2]|        C|         Bm|C  
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--|   |-----------------------------0----------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--|   |-----------------------------1----------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--|   |-----------0------------0----0----------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--|   |---------2------------0------2----------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--|   |-------3----------0H2--------3----------------| 
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--|   |----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
   |       C|           G|         F|          C|         C|        G|       F|C  
e|-------8-----------------------------------| |----------------------------8-------------|
B|-----8---8------------------------3\5------| |-------------------------8-----8----------|
G|--b10------10--5-----2--5--2--5------------| |--9---------7------7--9-------------------|
D|------------------5------------------------| |-----7--10-----10-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
*In between guitar 2 parts Riff 1 takes place, meanwhile guitar 2 remains silent. it only plays during the 
intro chord sequence.
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       F/C            Fm[Riff 2]
Making no deposit, no return
             F/C                   Fm[Riff 1]
Making the same mistakes, we never learn
GAll of the pain in those Amfaces
GTrying not to show Amconcern
AmSpent and F/Cbroken
AmLike a worn out subway Gdoor in the cityC  
*ReIntro without guitar 2 parts
            F/C                Fm[Riff 2]
Hanging in the closet, wait in line
            F/C                      Fm[Riff 1]
When you go by the laws, you pay the fine
GI'm burning the candle at Amboth ends
GTwice the light in half the Amtime
AmDown to F/Ccrawlin'
AmFeel likGe I'm falling
Oh & yes, the Amrain Gdoesn't have to F/Churry in the Ccity;
AmFalls Gsadly to the Fground
AmRain Gdoesn't have to F/Churry in the Acity
AmOnly way to Gfall is FdownAm  D  Am  D  Am  D  
E7*           
Falling down
    F      C      DX4
                           F/C                   Fm[Riff 2]
But still you're running in a race that can't be won
                     F/C                    Fm[Riff 1]
Aiming hard to fill the spaces when they're gone
Worn out Gshoes with no Amlaces
GGetting too loose to Amstay on
AmBack to F/Ccrawling
AmFeel like I'm Gfalling
Oh & yes the Amrain Gtakes its time to F/Cfall in the Ccity
AmFalls Gsadly to the Fground
AmRain Gkinda of says it F/Call in the Ccity
AmOnly way to Gfall is FdownAm  D  Am  D  Am  D  
E7*              F      C   D(Repeat Until Fade)
Falling down
F/C: X33210
E7*: XX0434

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Falling Down

by Joe Walsh

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F/C

The song seems to be in an open tuning but this alternative version in standard tuning seems to work just as

fine.

[Intro]

Guitar 1:

C G F C C Bm Am

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

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

G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--| |-----------0------------0----1------------------|

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

A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------2------------------|

E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |------------------------------------------------|

C G F C C Bm C

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

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

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

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

A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------3----------------|

E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

C G F C C G F C

| | | | | | | |

e|-------8-----------------------------------| |----------------------------8-------------|

B|-----8---8------------------------3\5------| |-------------------------8-----8----------|

G|--b10------10--5-----2--5--2--5------------| |--9---------7------7--9-------------------|

D|------------------5------------------------| |-----7--10-----10-------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|

*In between guitar 2 parts Riff 1 takes place, meanwhile guitar 2 remains silent. it only plays during the

intro chord sequence.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

F/C Fm

[Riff 2]

Making no deposit, no return

F/C Fm

[Riff 1]

Making the same mistakes, we never learn

G Am

All of the pain in those faces

G Am

Trying not to show concern

Am F/C

Spent and broken

Am G C

Like a worn out subway door in the city

*ReIntro without guitar 2 parts

F/C Fm

[Riff 2]

Hanging in the closet, wait in line

F/C Fm

[Riff 1]

When you go by the laws, you pay the fine

G Am

I'm burning the candle at both ends

G Am

Twice the light in half the time

Am F/C

Down to crawlin'

Am G

Feel like I'm falling

Am G F/C C

Oh & yes, the rain doesn't have to hurry in the city;

Am G F

Falls sadly to the ground

Am G F/C A

Rain doesn't have to hurry in the city

Am G F Am D Am D Am D

Only way to fall is down

Falling down

F C D

F/C Fm

[Riff 2]

But still you're running in a race that can't be won

F/C Fm

[Riff 1]

Aiming hard to fill the spaces when they're gone

G Am

Worn out shoes with no laces

G Am

Getting too loose to stay on

Am F/C

Back to crawling

Am G

Feel like I'm falling

Am G F/C C

Oh & yes the rain takes its time to fall in the city

Am G F

Falls sadly to the ground

Am G F/C C

Rain kinda of says it all in the city

Am G F Am D Am D Am D

Only way to fall is down

E7 F C D

* (Repeat Until Fade)

Falling down

F/C

: X33210

*: XX0434

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