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Brendan James - The Fall
Standard Tuning, Capo 2
[Intro]
C    C
C    Em    F    G
[Verse 1]
CShe is packing Emin slow motion Fthe sun is coming Gup
CI am sitting Emin the next room Fstaring in my Gcoffee cCupEm  F  G  
CNow we are driving Emdown the shoreline, Fthis car is cut in tGwo
CI am quiet, Emshe is humming, Fwhen the stars go Gblue
And Fpulling up to JFGK, there Dmreally isn't much to sFayG  
[Chorus]
Don't tell me you'll Cwrite me, don't tell me you'll Emcall
Just tell me you'll Fsee me in the FGall
Don't give me a Cpromise you know you'll never Emkeep
Go and Ffind it all and I'll Gsee you in the FCall
[Interlude]
(C)       Em      F  G  
[Verse 2]
CNow I'm back at Emour apartment Fand nothing feels the sGame
CHer coat is gone, her Emtoothbrush is missing,
FAll the flowers start to Gfade
And SepDmtember feels so far awFayG  
[Chorus]
Don't tell me you'll Cwrite me, don't tell me you'll Emcall
Just tell me you'll Fsee me in the FGall
Don't give me a Cpromise you know you'll never Emkeep
Go and Ffind it all and I'll Gsee you in the FAmall
[Bridge]
Let you fly Fover the sea, fate will bring you Cback to me
And darling that's Amall Gwe Fhave
  CDon't write, don't callEm, I'll see you in the Fall
  FDon't write, don't callG, I'll see you in the Fall
  CDon't write, don't callEm, I'll see you in the Fall
  FDon't write, don't callG, I'll see you in the Fall
  CDon't write, don't callEm, I'll see you in the Fall
  FDon't write, don't callG, I'll see you in
[Chorus]
Don't tell me you'll Cwrite me, don't tell me you'll Emcall
Just tell me you'll Fsee me in the FGall
Don't give me a Cpromise you know you'll never Emkeep
Go and Ffind it all and I'll Gsee you in the FCall
[Outro]
(C)                      Em             F  G  
               Oh Ohhhohhh Oh Ohhhohhh Oh Oh Ohoh Oh
   COh Ohhhohhh EmOh Ohhhohhh FOh Ohhhohhh GOh Oh Ohoh OhC  

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The Fall

by Brendan James

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Brendan James - The Fall

Standard Tuning, Capo 2

[Intro]

C C

C Em F G

[Verse 1]

C Em F G

She is packing in slow motion the sun is coming up

C Em F G C Em F G

I am sitting in the next room staring in my coffee cup

C Em F G

Now we are driving down the shoreline, this car is cut in two

C Em F G

I am quiet, she is humming, when the stars go blue

F G Dm F G

And pulling up to JFK, there really isn't much to say

[Chorus]

C Em

Don't tell me you'll write me, don't tell me you'll call

F G

Just tell me you'll see me in the Fall

C Em

Don't give me a promise you know you'll never keep

F G C

Go and find it all and I'll see you in the Fall

[Interlude]

C Em F G

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[Verse 2]

C Em F G

Now I'm back at our apartment and nothing feels the same

C Em

Her coat is gone, her toothbrush is missing,

F G

All the flowers start to fade

Dm F G

And September feels so far away

[Chorus]

C Em

Don't tell me you'll write me, don't tell me you'll call

F G

Just tell me you'll see me in the Fall

C Em

Don't give me a promise you know you'll never keep

F G Am

Go and find it all and I'll see you in the Fall

[Bridge]

F C

Let you fly over the sea, fate will bring you back to me

Am G F

And darling that's all we have

C Em