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Falling Down

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Abmajor

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1/3

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 3Position: 15

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: G#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Fm -   133111
 Eb-   x68886
 C#-   x46664
 Cm-   x35543
 Eb/G- 365xxx
G# -   466544
Intro:
e|-16--15-----
B|---------16-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
Distortion: Fm----Eb--Eb/G-G#-Eb/G-G#
Verse 1:
Sing:
  FmCut through the skin
with knives of Ebwords
Growl:
I'm still Eb/Gbleeding
G#out Eb/Gquestions G#of Fmnerve
Sing:
What will it take
to sort this Ebout?
Growl:
It's still Eb/Glodging
G#it's Eb/Gblade in G#my heart
Chorus:
Sing:
C#Silence hurts more
than the Ebworst soundEb/G  
Growl:
Now Ebit's too Eb/Glate to call
Sing:
C#Say I'm wrong and
throw the Ebfirst roundEb/G  
I'm still Ebfalling Eb/Gdown
Verse 2:
Sing:
  FmFill out the paper
File the Ebforms
Growl:
And I'm Eb/Gsigning G#you
Eb/Gup for G#the Fmwar
Sing:
This is the way
we've learned to Ebcope
Growl:
InseEb/Gcuri-G#ties
Eb/Gtake oG#ver hope
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Sing:
  G#I can Cmsee I can G#see you
and Cmme on the Fmwater toG#night
Blood red sCmky blood red sG#ky
lets me Cmknow
Growl:
you'll be Fmhere by my side
And toG#morrow we will Cmwake
up G#We can start aCmgainFm  
We have G#so much left to
         Cm              G#  Eb/G-  G#  
learn from all of our mistakes
Eb/GYou  G#can Eb/Gtrust G#me
Eb/GI    G#won't Eb/Ggive G#up
 Eb/G      G#   Eb/G    G#(hold)
I    won't let  you go
  FmCut through the skin
with knives of wordsEb  
(Repeat Chorus twice)

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Falling Down

by Silverstein

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb/G

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

Fm - 133111

- x68886

- x46664

- x35543

Eb/G

- 365xxx

G# - 466544

Intro:

e|-16--15-----

B|---------16-

G|------------

D|------------

A|------------

E|------------

Distortion: Fm----Eb--Eb/G-G#-Eb/G-G#

Verse 1:

Sing:

Cut through the skin

with knives of words

Growl:

Eb/G

I'm still bleeding

G# Eb/G G# Fm

out questions of nerve

Sing:

What will it take

to sort this out?

Growl:

Eb/G

It's still lodging

G# Eb/G G#

it's blade in my heart

Chorus:

Sing:

Silence hurts more

Eb Eb/G

than the worst sound

Growl:

Eb Eb/G

Now it's too late to call

Sing:

Say I'm wrong and

Eb Eb/G

throw the first round

Eb Eb/G

I'm still falling down

Verse 2:

Sing:

Fill out the paper

File the forms

Growl:

Eb/G G#

And I'm signing you

Eb/G G# Fm

up for the war

Sing:

This is the way

we've learned to cope

Growl:

Eb/G G#

Insecuri-ties

Eb/G G#

take over hope

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

Sing:

G# Cm G#

I can see I can see you

Cm Fm G#

and me on the water tonight

Cm G#

Blood red sky blood red sky

lets me know

Growl:

you'll be here by my side

G# Cm

And tomorrow we will wake

G# Cm Fm

up We can start again

We have so much left to

Cm G# Eb/G G#

learn from all of our mistakes

Eb/G G# Eb/G G#

You can trust me

Eb/G G# Eb/G G#

I won't give up

Eb/G G# Eb/G G#

(hold)

I won't let you go

Cut through the skin

with knives of words

(Repeat Chorus twice)

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