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Falling Awake

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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
  CEagle in the Gdark,  Amfeathers in the Fpages
  CMonkeys in my Gheart  Amare rattling their Fcages
  CFound a way to Gblue,  Amanother ghost to Ffollow
  CSaid: "it's only up to Gyou,  Amit's the hardest pill to Fswallow"
  CHmmmGmmmmmAmmmmmF  
  CYou never get to Gchoose,  Amyou live on what they Fsent you
  CAnd you know they're gonna Guse,  Amthe things you love aFgainst you
  COne foot in the Ggrave,  Amone foot in the Fshower
  CThere's never time to Gsave,  Amyou're paying by the Fhour
[Chorus]
  CAnd that's Gjust the way it Amgoes, Ffalling aCwake
  And that's Gjust the way it AmgoesF  
[Interlude]
 C   G   Am    F(x2)
[Verse 2]
  CSlipping through the Gbars,  Amaware of the Fdanger
  COf riding in the Gcars,  Amtaking candy from Fstrangers
  CAnd you're never out of Ghand,  Amnever out of Fpocket
  CI'm supersonic Gman,  Amdo you wanna buy a Frocket?
[Chorus]
  COh, that's Gjust the way it Amgoes, Ffalling aCwake
  GFalling aAmwakFe
  CAnd that's Gjust the way it AmgoeFs, falling aCwake
  Falling aGwakeAm  F  
[Verse 3]
  CEagle in the Gdark,  Amfeathers in the Fpages
  CMonkeys in my Gheart  Amare rattling their Fcages
  CI could learn to play the Ggame,  AmI could learn to run the Fhustle
  CIf I only had the Gbrains,  Amthe money or the Fmuscle
[Outro]
 C   G   Am    F(x5)

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Falling Awake

by Gary Jules

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C G Am F

Eagle in the dark, feathers in the pages

C G Am F

Monkeys in my heart are rattling their cages

C G Am F

Found a way to blue, another ghost to follow

C G Am F

Said: "it's only up to you, it's the hardest pill to swallow"

C G Am F

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

C G Am F

You never get to choose, you live on what they sent you

C G Am F

And you know they're gonna use, the things you love against you

C G Am F

One foot in the grave, one foot in the shower

C G Am F

There's never time to save, you're paying by the hour

[Chorus]

C G Am F C

And that's just the way it goes, falling awake

G Am F

And that's just the way it goes

[Interlude]

C G Am F

(x2)

[Verse 2]

C G Am F

Slipping through the bars, aware of the danger

C G Am F

Of riding in the cars, taking candy from strangers

C G Am F

And you're never out of hand, never out of pocket

C G Am F

I'm supersonic man, do you wanna buy a rocket?

[Chorus]

C G Am F C

Oh, that's just the way it goes, falling awake

G Am F

Falling awake

C G Am F C

And that's just the way it goes, falling awake

G Am F

Falling awake

[Verse 3]

C G Am F

Eagle in the dark, feathers in the pages

C G Am F

Monkeys in my heart are rattling their cages

C G Am F

I could learn to play the game, I could learn to run the hustle

C G Am F

If I only had the brains, the money or the muscle

[Outro]

C G Am F

(x5)

About Falling Awake Chords by Gary Jules

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The chords for "Falling Awake" show the original chord names (including C, G, Am, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.