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********************
*****David Gray*****
****Falling Free****
*******Flesh********
********************
This great song by David Gray is originally played
on the piano, here transcribed to guitar. Use the
tab below to play as similarly to record as possible.
Standard Tuning
NO CAPO
Chords:
       E022100
       Ax02220
     F#m244222
       Bx24442
     C#mx46654
     G#m466444
      G#466544
      B7x21202
Verse
e-0----0----0----0—-0—-2—-2—-0----0----0—-0-—2—-2--|
B-0----0----0----2—-2—-2--2—-0----0----2—-2—-4—-4--|
G-1----1----1----2—-2—-2--2—-1----1----2—-2—-4—-4--|
D-2----2----2-4—-2—-2—-4—-4—-2----2----2—-2—-4—-4--|
A-2----2----2-2—-0—-0—-4—-4—-2----2----0—-0—-2—-2--|
E-0----0----0-0--------2—-2—-0----0----------------|
  E              A     F#m   E         A
B
[Verse]
                        E     A         F#m
All oAf my senBses overthrown      by the might of your skin
           E                          A    F#m    E
And the lamAplight Bon your cheek bone ,    drawing me further in
[Chorus]
No C#msentence I can speak for the Bwonder so unique
C#mBreaking like a Bwave upon the shAore
E              A      F#m             G#m
Mercy mEe, I'm falling free, since you opened the door
[Verse]
                             E      A             F#m
See how Ethe sky is made of sapphire,  the colours flowing through our hands
AThe moon is Bfire in your hEair
A         F#m               E                   A
A mBillion miles beyond what science understands
[Chorus]
C#mSmell that mountain heather, I Bdon't remember ever
C#mFeeling like this BbeforeA  
E              A      F#m             G#m
Mercy mEe, I'm falling free, since you opened the door
[Middle 8]
   G#                      A                 B
If evEery windowpane should shatter, if every wall should fall apart
Well it mG#ight hurt a bit, but would it mAatter
With this Bdiamond in my hAeartG#m  
[Verse]
There's F#mno need to Enail it to the groundA  
No F#mneed to Esmother it with senseA  B  
Just Elisten to the rhythm of your Aheart that F#mpounds
And trust it Eall to chanceA  B  
[Outro]
Cos we're C#mstanding face to face with the Bangel of grace
And C#mdon't it just tBaste so Apure
EMercy me, I'm Afalling F#mfree
EMercy me, I'm Afalling F#mfree
EMercy me, I'm Afalling F#mfree
Since you G#mopened up the F#mdoor
End on E

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Falling Free

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

G#m

********************

*****David Gray*****

****Falling Free****

*******Flesh********

********************

This great song by David Gray is originally played

on the piano, here transcribed to guitar. Use the

tab below to play as similarly to record as possible.

Standard Tuning

NO CAPO

Chords:

022100

x02220

F#m

244222

x24442

C#m

x46654

G#m

466444

466544

x21202

Verse

e-0----0----0----0—-0—-2—-2—-0----0----0—-0-—2—-2--|

B-0----0----0----2—-2—-2--2—-0----0----2—-2—-4—-4--|

G-1----1----1----2—-2—-2--2—-1----1----2—-2—-4—-4--|

D-2----2----2-4—-2—-2—-4—-4—-2----2----2—-2—-4—-4--|

A-2----2----2-2—-0—-0—-4—-4—-2----2----0—-0—-2—-2--|

E-0----0----0-0--------2—-2—-0----0----------------|

E A F#m E A

[Verse]

E A F#m

A B

All of my senses overthrown by the might of your skin

E A F#m E

A B

And the lamplight on your cheek bone , drawing me further in

[Chorus]

C#m B

No sentence I can speak for the wonder so unique

C#m B A

Breaking like a wave upon the shore

E A F#m G#m

Mercy me, I'm falling free, since you opened the door

[Verse]

E A F#m

See how the sky is made of sapphire, the colours flowing through our hands

A B E

The moon is fire in your hair

A F#m E A

A million miles beyond what science understands

[Chorus]

C#m B

Smell that mountain heather, I don't remember ever

C#m B A

Feeling like this before

E A F#m G#m

Mercy me, I'm falling free, since you opened the door

[Middle 8]

G# A B

If every windowpane should shatter, if every wall should fall apart

G# A

Well it might hurt a bit, but would it matter

B A G#m

With this diamond in my heart

[Verse]

F#m E A

There's no need to nail it to the ground

F#m E A B

No need to smother it with sense

E A F#m

Just listen to the rhythm of your heart that pounds

E A B

And trust it all to chance

[Outro]

C#m B

Cos we're standing face to face with the angel of grace

C#m B A

And don't it just taste so pure

E A F#m

Mercy me, I'm falling free

E A F#m

Mercy me, I'm falling free

E A F#m

Mercy me, I'm falling free

G#m F#m

Since you opened up the door

End on E

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