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As The World Falls Down

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[Verse]
AThere's such a sad love
ADeep in your eyes, a kind of pF#male jewel
F#mOpen and closed within your eDyes
DmI'll place the sky within your eAyes
AThere's such a fooled heart
ABeating so fast in search of F#mnew dreams
F#mA love that will last within your Dheart
DmI'll place the moon within your hAeart
[Chorus]
BmAs the pain sweeps through
Makes no seDmnse for you
Every thrAill is gone
Wasn't F#too much fun at allA  
ABut I'll be there for you-oo-oF#mo
F#mAs the world falls Adown
AFalling
F#m(As the world) Falling dowDmn
Falling in lAove
AI'll paint you mornings of gold
AI'll spin you Valentine evenings
Though we're straF#mngers till now
F#mWe're choosing the path between the stDmars
DmI'll lay my love between the sAtars
[Chorus]
BmAs the pain sweeps through
Makes no seDmnse for you
Every thArill is gone
Wasn't F#too much fun at alAl
ABut I'll be there for you-oo-oF#mo
F#mAs the world falls Adown
[Outro]
Falling
                       Verse Chord Cycle Repeats in Outro until end
                                 (A, F#m, Dm, A)
(As the world falls)
Falling
Falling
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
As the world falls down
Makes no sense at all
Makes no sense to fall
Falling
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling
Falling in love
Falling in love
Falling in love
Falling in love
Falling in love

All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

This song is a love ballad written for the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth, in which David Bowie also starred. It was created for a dream sequence where the film's hero and the goblin king, Jareth, dance at a fantastic masquerade ball. Bowie described it as the prettiest and most relaxed tune in the movie, intending it to feel old-fashioned in its sentiments. The melody even appears at the start of the film as the tune from a music box. At its heart, it's a song that evokes the romance and wonder of an enchanted, fleeting moment.

AI-written from these sources:As the World Falls Down — Wikipedia ↗David Bowie — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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As The World Falls Down

by David Bowie

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F#m

[Verse]

There's such a sad love

A F#m

Deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel

F#m D

Open and closed within your eyes

Dm A

I'll place the sky within your eyes

There's such a fooled heart

A F#m

Beating so fast in search of new dreams

F#m D

A love that will last within your heart

Dm A

I'll place the moon within your heart

[Chorus]

As the pain sweeps through

Makes no sense for you

Every thrill is gone

F# A

Wasn't too much fun at all

A F#m

But I'll be there for you-oo-oo

F#m A

As the world falls down

Falling

F#m Dm

(As the world) Falling down

Falling in love

I'll paint you mornings of gold

I'll spin you Valentine evenings

F#m

Though we're strangers till now

F#m Dm

We're choosing the path between the stars

Dm A

I'll lay my love between the stars

[Chorus]

As the pain sweeps through

Makes no sense for you

Every thrill is gone

F# A

Wasn't too much fun at all

A F#m

But I'll be there for you-oo-oo

F#m A

As the world falls down

[Outro]

Falling

Verse Chord Cycle Repeats in Outro until end

(A, F#m, Dm, A)

(As the world falls)

Falling

As the world falls down

Falling

Falling in love

As the world falls down

Falling

Falling in love

As the world falls down

Makes no sense at all

Makes no sense to fall

Falling

As the world falls down

Falling

Falling in love

As the world falls down

Falling

Falling in love

About As The World Falls Down Chords by David Bowie

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