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Falling Down

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[Intro]
D Bm Asus4 A
D Bm Cadd9 A
[Verse 1]
I've come Dfive hundred Bmmiles just to Asus4see a Ahalo
Dcome from St. BmPetersburg, Cadd9Scarlet and Ame
Well, I Dopened my Bmeyes, I was Asus4blind as can Abe
When you Dgive a man Bmluck, he must Cadd9fall in the Asea
And she Emwants you to Em7steal and get Asus4caught A  
For she Emloves you for Em7all that Asus4you are not A  
When you're Dfalling downBm, falling Asus4downA  
When you're falling Ddown, falling Bmdown, falling Cadd9downA  
[Verse 2]
You forDget all the Bmroses don't Asus4come around on ASunday
She's Dnot gonna Bmchoose you for Cadd9standing so Atall
Go Don, take a Bmswig of that Asus4poison and Alike it
DDon't ask for Bmsilverware, Cadd9don't ask for Anothing
Go Emon, put your ear   Em7to the groundAsus4  A  
You know you'll be Emhearing that Em7soundAsus4,    falling Adown
You're falling DdownBm,  Asus4falling Adown
Falling downD, Bmfalling Cadd9downA  
[Instrumental Verse]
Falling DdownBm  Asus4  A  
D Bm Cadd9 A
D Bm Asus4 A
D Bm Cadd9 A
Em Em7 Asus4 A
Em Em7 Asus4 A
You're DfaBmlling Asus4downA  
Falling DdownBm, falling Cadd9downA  
[Verse 3]
Go on Ddown see that Bmwrecking ball Asus4come swinging Aon along
DEveryone Bmknew that hoCadd9tel was a Agoner
They Dbroke all the Bmwindows, they Asus4took all the Adoorknobs
And they Dhauled it aBmway in a Cadd9couple of daysA  
   EmNow someone yelled: Em7timber, Asus4take off your Ahat
It Emall looks smaller down Em7here on the Asus4groundA  
We're Dfalling downBm, falling Asus4down, falling Adown
Falling Ddown, Bmfalling Cadd9downA  
Falling DdownBm,       Asus4someone's Afalling
DDownBm, falling Cadd9down, Afalling
DDownBm, falling Asus4down, Afalling
DDown,   Bm  Cadd9fallinAg Ddown

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Falling Down

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Asus4

Cadd9

Em7

[Intro]

D Bm Asus4 A

D Bm Cadd9 A

[Verse 1]

D Bm Asus4 A

I've come five hundred miles just to see a halo

D Bm Cadd9 A

come from St. Petersburg, Scarlet and me

D Bm Asus4 A

Well, I opened my eyes, I was blind as can be

D Bm Cadd9 A

When you give a man luck, he must fall in the sea

Em Em7 Asus4 A

And she wants you to steal and get caught

Em Em7 Asus4 A

For she loves you for all that you are not

D Bm Asus4 A

When you're falling down, falling down

D Bm Cadd9 A

When you're falling down, falling down, falling down

[Verse 2]

D Bm Asus4 A

You forget all the roses don't come around on Sunday

D Bm Cadd9 A

She's not gonna choose you for standing so tall

D Bm Asus4 A

Go on, take a swig of that poison and like it

D Bm Cadd9 A

Don't ask for silverware, don't ask for nothing

Em Em7 Asus4 A

Go on, put your ear to the ground

Em Em7 Asus4 A

You know you'll be hearing that sound, falling down

D Bm Asus4 A

You're falling down, falling down

D Bm Cadd9 A

Falling down, falling down

[Instrumental Verse]

D Bm Asus4 A

Falling down

D Bm Cadd9 A

D Bm Asus4 A

D Bm Cadd9 A

Em Em7 Asus4 A

D Bm Asus4 A

You're falling down

D Bm Cadd9 A

Falling down, falling down

[Verse 3]

D Bm Asus4 A

Go on down see that wrecking ball come swinging on along

D Bm Cadd9 A

Everyone knew that hotel was a goner

D Bm Asus4 A

They broke all the windows, they took all the doorknobs

D Bm Cadd9 A

And they hauled it away in a couple of days

Em Em7 Asus4 A

Now someone yelled: timber, take off your hat

Em Em7 Asus4 A

It all looks smaller down here on the ground

D Bm Asus4 A

We're falling down, falling down, falling down

D Bm Cadd9 A

Falling down, falling down

D Bm Asus4 A

Falling down, someone's falling

D Bm Cadd9 A

Down, falling down, falling

D Bm Asus4 A

Down, falling down, falling

D Bm Cadd9 A D

Down, falling down

About Falling Down Chords by Tom Waits

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What key is "Falling Down" in?

The chords for "Falling Down" show the original chord names (including D, Bm, Asus4, A, Cadd9, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.