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Tumbling Down

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This is a great song by Paolo, One of my favourites, I;m not sure it is in this key, but 
suits my voice best so i just put it on here anyway.
Played With two guitars, so haven't bothered to work out the solo,
this is just from stumming and singing yourelf really = )
Standard tuning
Chords, simple enough:
e|---G3-----------D2----------Em-----------C0-------------------------|
B|---3-----------3----------0----------1-------------------------|
G|---0-----------2----------0----------0-------------------------|
D|---0-----------0----------2----------2-------------------------|
A|---2----------------------2----------3-------------------------|
E|---3----------------------0------------------------------------|
GI see the sunlight,
DI see the rain
EmI feel the river flow like itC's running through my veins
GThere is a fire it’s burning
DAnd I feel this pain
EmThere's a storm alive in the sky till now
CAnd we won’t ever be the same
Bridge:
Dthere’s nowhere left to hidCe
Your pretty face
DIt's making a move for Cevery place
Chorus:
GTonight we'll leaveD  
I guess that’s hEmow it’s got to be
That the woCrld, the world comes tumbling down
GAnd I wish I could stay
DBut I know it wilEml never be that way
CThat the world, the world comes tumbling downD  
The world comes tumbling down
Verse: G, D, Em, C  
I can’t believe it
You’ll never stay
But it's now too long and some got above
But now there’s nothing left to say
Who makes the reasons
Who tells us why
But if you would heard about you shout aloud
I wish you leave me here to die
Bridge: D, C  
There’s nowhere left to hide
Your pretty face
It's making a move forever with the lace
Chorus: G, D, Em, C  
Tonight we'll leave
I guess that’s how it’s got to be
That the world, the world comes tumbling down
And I wish I could stay
But I know it will never be that way
That the world, the world comes tumbling down
The world comes tumbling down
G, D, Em, C  
And my friends, my friends keep telling me
 G(mute)
Dry your eyes mate
GI know it's Dhard to take but her mind has been maEmde up
CThere's plenty more fish in the sea
 G(mute)
Dry your eyes mate
GI know you wDant to make her see how much this pain Emhurts
But you’ve got to walk Caway now it's Dover
GWon't let this world keep tumbling down
DWon't let this world keep tumbling down
EmWon't let this world keep tumbling down
COh no no, no no
GWon't let this world keep tumbling down
DWon't let this world keep tumbling down
EmWon't let this world keep tumbling down
COh no no, no no
Chorus: G, D, Em, C  
Tonight we'll leave
I guess that’s how it’s got to be
That the world, the world comes tumbling down
And I wish I could stay
But I know it will never be that way
That the world, the world comes tumbling down
The world comes tumbling down

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Tumbling Down

by Paolo Nutini

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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This is a great song by Paolo, One of my favourites, I;m not sure it is in this key, but

suits my voice best so i just put it on here anyway.

Played With two guitars, so haven't bothered to work out the solo,

this is just from stumming and singing yourelf really = )

Standard tuning

Chords, simple enough:

G D Em C

e|---3-----------2---------------------0-------------------------|

B|---3-----------3----------0----------1-------------------------|

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

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

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

E|---3----------------------0------------------------------------|

I see the sunlight,

I see the rain

Em C

I feel the river flow like it's running through my veins

There is a fire it’s burning

And I feel this pain

There's a storm alive in the sky till now

And we won’t ever be the same

Bridge:

D C

there’s nowhere left to hide

Your pretty face

D C

It's making a move for every place

Chorus:

G D

Tonight we'll leave

I guess that’s how it’s got to be

That the world, the world comes tumbling down

And I wish I could stay

D Em

But I know it will never be that way

C D

That the world, the world comes tumbling down

The world comes tumbling down

G D Em C

Verse: , , ,

I can’t believe it

You’ll never stay

But it's now too long and some got above

But now there’s nothing left to say

Who makes the reasons

Who tells us why

But if you would heard about you shout aloud

I wish you leave me here to die

D C

Bridge: ,

There’s nowhere left to hide

Your pretty face

It's making a move forever with the lace

G D Em C

Chorus: , , ,

Tonight we'll leave

I guess that’s how it’s got to be

That the world, the world comes tumbling down

And I wish I could stay

But I know it will never be that way

That the world, the world comes tumbling down

The world comes tumbling down

G D Em C

, , ,

And my friends, my friends keep telling me

(mute)

Dry your eyes mate

G D Em

I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up

There's plenty more fish in the sea

(mute)

Dry your eyes mate

G D Em

I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts

C D

But you’ve got to walk away now it's over

Won't let this world keep tumbling down

Oh no no, no no

Won't let this world keep tumbling down

Oh no no, no no

G D Em C

Chorus: , , ,

Tonight we'll leave

I guess that’s how it’s got to be

That the world, the world comes tumbling down

And I wish I could stay

But I know it will never be that way

That the world, the world comes tumbling down

The world comes tumbling down

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