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Falling Slowly

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Cmajor

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[Intro]
|  C|  F|  Am   G|  F|
|  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 1]
And Amgames that Gnever aFmount to Gmore than they're Ammeant
Will Gplay themselves Fout
[Chorus]
CTake this sinking Fboat and point it Amhome
We've still got Ftime
CRaise your hopeful Fvoice you have a Amchoice
You've made it Fnow
[Verse 2]
CFalling slowly, Feyes that know me
CAnd I cant go backF  
And Cmoods that take me Fand erase me
CAnd I'm painted blackF  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
AmYou have Gsuffered eFnough and Gwarred with yourAmself
It's Gtime that you Fwon
[Chorus]
CTake this sinking Fboat and point it Amhome
We've still got tFime
CRaise your hopeful Fvoice you have a Amchoice
You've made it Fnow
[Instrumental]
|  Am   G|   F   G|  Am   G|     F|
|     F|
[Chorus 2]
CTake this sinking Fboat and point it Amhome
We've still got tFime
CRaise your hopeful Fvoice you have a Amchoice
You've made it Fnow
CFalling slowly, Fsing your meloAmdy
I'll sing it Floud
[Outro]
|  C|  F|  Am   G|  F|
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Falling Slowly

by The Frames

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F Am G F

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[Verse 1]

C F

I don't know you but I want you

C F

All the more for that

C F

Words fall through me and always fool me

C F

And I can't react

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Am G F G Am

And games that never amount to more than they're meant

G F

Will play themselves out

[Chorus]

C F Am

Take this sinking boat and point it home

We've still got time

C F Am

Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

You've made it now

[Verse 2]

C F

Falling slowly, eyes that know me

C F

And I cant go back

C F

And moods that take me and erase me

C F

And I'm painted black

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Am G F G Am

You have suffered enough and warred with yourself

G F

It's time that you won

[Chorus]

C F Am

Take this sinking boat and point it home

We've still got time

C F Am

Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

You've made it now

[Instrumental]

Am G F G Am G F

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[Chorus 2]

C F Am

Take this sinking boat and point it home

We've still got time

C F Am

Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

You've made it now

C F Am

Falling slowly, sing your melody

I'll sing it loud

[Outro]

C F Am G F

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