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Falling Slowly by Markéta Irglová
Falling Slowly
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
C F C F
I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that
C F C F
Words fall through me and always fool me, and I can't react
[Bridge]
Am G F G Am G F
Games that never amount to more than they're meant will play themselves out
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopeful voice, you had the choice, you've made it now
[Verse 2]
C F C F
Falling slowly, eyes that know me, and I can't go back
C F C F
Moods that take me and erase me, and I'm painted black
[Bridge]
Am G F G Am G F
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself, it's time that you won
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopeful voice, you had the choice, you've made it now
[Bridge]
Am G F G Am G F
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopeful voice, you had the choice, you've made it now
C F Am F
Falling slowly sing your melody, I'll sing along
[Outro]
C F Am F
F
C F C F
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version 2
[C] [F] [C] [F‘]
[Verse 1]
[C]
I don't know you
[F]
But I want you
[C] [F‘]
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am G F
And games that never amount
G Am
To more than they're meant
G F
Will play themselves out
[Chorus]
C F
Take this sinking boat
Am
and point it home
F
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
[Verse 2]
[C] [F]
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
[C] [F‘]
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am G F
You have suffered enough
G Am
And warred with yourself
G F
It's time that you won
[Chorus]
C F
Take this sinking boat
Am
and point it home
F
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice
you had a choice
You've made it now
Am G F
G Am G
F
C F
Take this sinking boat
Am
and point it home
F
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
[Chorus 2]
C F Am
Falling slowly sing your melody
F
I'll sing along
C F Am F
F F...
[C] [F] [C] [F‘] [end]
[C]: [F]: [F‘] [end]
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G|––-0––-0––-0––-0-| G|––-2––-2–––2––-2–| G|––-2––-2––-2––-2–-–––0––--|
D|–––––––––––––––––| D|––––––––––––––––-| D|––––––––––––––––––-–––––--|
A|-3––––––––––––––-| A|––––––––––––––––-| A|––––––––––––––––––-––––3--|
E|––––––––––––––––-| E|–1––––––––––––––-| E|–1––––––––––––––––-–––––--|
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version 3
C F C F 3x
C F
I don t know you but I want you
C F
All the more for that
C F
Words fall through me and always fool me
C F
And I can t react
Am G F G Am
Games that never amount to more than their meant
G F
Will play themselves out
C G Am G F
Take this sinking boat and point it home
C G F
We ve still got time
C G Am G F
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
C G F
You ve make it known
C F
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
C F
And I can t go back
C F
Moods that take me and erase me
C F
And I m painted black
Am G F G Am
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself
G F
It s time that you won
C G Am G F
Take this sinking boat and point it home
C G F
We ve still got time
C G Am G F
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
C G F
You ve make it known
C G Am G
Falling slowly, sing your melody
F C G F
I ll sing it loud
C G Am G F C G F 3x
* Alternate:
Capo III
C = A
F = D
Am = F#m
G = E
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version 4
[Intro]
C F C F
e|--------0---------------1---0-----------0-----------------------|
B|----3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1---|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|----------------0-------------------------------0---------------|
[Verse 1] (play 2x)
C F C F
e|--------0---------------1---0-----------0-----------------------|
B|1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1---|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|----------------0-------------------------------0---------------|
I dont know you but I want you, all the more for that.
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
[Bridge 1]
Am G F G Am G F G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---0-----0-----1---0-----0-----1---0-----0-----1---0-----0-|
G|2---------0-----2---------0-----2---------0-----2---------0-----|
D|--2---2-----0-----3---3-----0-----2---2-----0-----3---3-----0---|
A|0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
E|--------2-------0-------2---------------2-------0-------2-------|
Games that never amount to more than they meant will play themselves out
[Chorus]
(strumming)
C F Am
Take this sinking boat and point it home
F
We've still got time
C F Am
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
F
You've made it now
[Verse]
C F
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
C F
And I can`t go back
C F
Moods that take me and erase me
C F
And I'm painted black
[Bridge 1]
Am G F G Am
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself
G F
It's time that you won
[Chorus]
(strumming)
C F Am
Take this sinking boat and point it home
F
We've still got time
C F Am
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
F
You've made it now
C F Am
Falling slowly, sing your melody
F
I'll sing it loud
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version 5
[Intro]
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I don't know you but I want you all the more for that
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G F G Am G F F
Games that never amount to more than they're meant will play themselves out
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home we've still got time
C F Am F F
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice you've made it now
[Verse 2]
[Strumming not picking]
C F C F
Falling slowly, eyes that know me and I can't go back
C F C F
Moods that take me and erase me and I'm painted black
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G F G Am G F
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself it's time that you've won
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice you've made it now
C F Am F
Falling slowly sing your melody I'll sing it loud
[Outro]
C F Am F
C F
Take it all
C F
oh, I played the cards too late
C F
Now it's gone
C F
Two, three, four
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1---1|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 6
C - 032010
F - 133211
Am - 002210
G - 320033
[Intro] x3
(C) (F) (C) (F)
E----------0------------------1----0-------------0-------------------------|
B-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2---------0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3---------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that...
(C) (F)
E------------0-----------------------1---0---|
B-1-----3------------3------1---3------------|
G---0-----0-----0------0------2---2----2-----|
D--------------------------------------------|
A-3-------------------------3----------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Words fall through me and al- ways fool me
(C) (F)
E-----------0---------------------------|
B--1---3----------3----1---1---1---1----|
G----0---0----0-----0----2---2---2---2--|
D---------------------------------------|
A--3-------------------3----------------|
E---------------------------------------|
and I can't re- act...
This part isn't exactly like the original, it's pretty hard to figure out the actual
The movie version has a different picking from the studio version anyway.
[Bridge]
(Am) (G) (F) (G) (Am)
E--------0--------------------1----------------------------|
B--------------3---1--0--------------3----1----0-----------|
G------2---2--------------2------2-----------------------2-|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A--0---------------------------------------------------0---|
E--------------3--------1------------3---------------------|
Games that ne- ver a-mount to more than they're meant
(G) (F)
E--0--------------------------1---1---1----|
B--------0----1----0-----------------------|
G----2----------------------2---2---2---2--|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E--------3----------------3----------------|
will play them-selves out.
The following strumming goes like this: D D D DuDuD DuDu
[Chorus]
(C) (F) (Am)
Take this sinking boat and point it home...
(F)
We've still got time...
(C) (F) (Am)
Raise your hopefull voice you had the choice...
(F)
You've made it known...
[Verse 2] (picking)
(C) (F)
Falling slowly, eyes that know me...
(C) (F)
and i cant go back....
(C) (F)
Moods that take me and erase me...
(C) (F)
and I'm painted black...
[Bridge]
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself, its time that you've won...
[Chorus]
(C) (F) (Am)
Take this sinking boat and point it home...
(F)
We've still got time...
(C) (F) (Am)
Raise your hopefull voice you had the choice...
(F)
You've made it now...
[Chorus]
(C) (G) (Am)
Falling slowly, sing your melody...
(F)
I'll sing it loud...
[Outro]
(C) (F) (Am) (F) Strum untill the end.
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version 7
Note: All F chords in this song are */F, and have a low F note. I find it easiest to
Glen's style of playing and use my thumb on the first fret of the low E string for all
You will find it pretty much necessary on the Fadd9 chord in the chorus which requires 5
unless you can manage to get your index finger to hold the first fret on all 6 strings.
Chords:
C - 01023X
Fadd9 - 310331
Am - 012200
[Intro and Verses:]
fingerpicking
C F C F (repeat)
e|--------0---------------1---0-----------0-----------------------|
B|1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1---|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|----------------1-------------------------------1---------------|
[Verse part 2:]
fingerpicking
Am9 G Fadd9 G Am9 G Fadd9 (strum)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---0-----0-----1---0-----0-----1---0-----0-----|
G|------0-----0-----0---0-----0---------0-----0---0-2-|
D|--2-------0---------------0-------2-------0-----3---|
A|0-------------------------------0---------------3---|
E|--------3-------1-------3---------------3-------1---|
[Intro]
(fingerpicking)
C F C F
[Verse 1]
C F C F
I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that
C F C F
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
Am G Fadd9 G
And games that never a-mount to more than they're
Am G Fadd9
meant will play themselves out
(strumming)
C Fadd9 Am Fadd9
Take this sinking boat and point it home. We've still got time.
C Fadd9 Am Fadd9
Raise your hopeful voice. You have a choice. You'll make it now.
(fingerpicking)
C F C F
Falling slowly. Eyes that know me. And I can't go back.
C F C F
Moods that take me and erase me. And I'm painted black.
Am G Fadd9 G Am
Well you have suffered e-nough and warred with your-self.
G Fadd9
It's time that you won.
(strumming)
C Fadd9 Am Fadd9
Take this sinking boat and point it home. We've still got time.
C Fadd9 Am Fadd9
Raise your hopeful voice. You have a choice. You've made it now.
C Fadd9 Am Fadd9
Falling slowly. Sing your melo-dy. I'll sing a-long.
C Fadd9 Am Fadd9
(Continue on Fadd9 chord for vocals for an additional 7 measures. On 8th measure, strum
chord once each beat and hold on 1st of 9th measure. Then go out to ending.)
[Ending:]
(fingerpicking)
C Fadd9 C Fadd9 C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---1-|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------3-------------------------------3-|
E|----------------1-------------------------------1-----------------|
(The ending is different as the piano carries the C D E D C D F E melody, not the
If you're playing without piano accompaniment, which is the more likely case, I'd suggest
the ending WITH the melody in the guitar, so basically the exact same as the into.)
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version 8
[Intro] (looks like Glen uses his thumb to play the low F)
e|-----------0---------------1---0-----------0--------------------------------|
B|---1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1------------|
G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------1-------------------------------1------------------------|
[Verse 1 - same as intro] (match up the chords for the timing of lyrics)
C F C F
e|-----------0---------------1---0-----------0--------------------------------|
B|---1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1------------|
G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------1-------------------------------1------------------------|
C F C F
I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that
[Verse 1]
C F C F
e|-----------0---------------1---0-----------0--------------------------------|
B|---1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1------------|
G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------1-------------------------------1------------------------|
C F C F
Words fall through me, (and) always fool me, and I can't react
[Verse 2 (this part is an approximation but is close; piano and vocals kind of
drown out the guitar, so just play some similar arpeggio based on the chords]
Am G F G Am strum F...crescendo into Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------1-----1-1---1-1---1-1----|
B|-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------0---1-----1-1---1-1---1-1----|
G|-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0---2-----2-2---2-2---2-2----|
D|-----2---2---0---0---3---3---0---0---2---2---0---0-3-----3-3---3-3---3-3----|
A|---0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-------3-----3-3---3-3---3-3----|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----1-1---1-1---1-1----|
Am G F G Am G F
And games that never a-mount to more than they're meant Will play themselves out
[Chorus] (relatively metered strums [8th notes] with up-strums [16th notes]
just before each chord transition)
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice, you'll make it now
[Verse 1]
C F C F
Falling slowly, eyes that know me, and I can't go back
C F C F
Moods that take me and erase me, and I'm painted black
[Verse 2]
Am G F G Am G F
You have suffered e-nough and warred with your-self, it's time that you won
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice, you've made it now
C F Am F
Falling slowly sing your melo-dy, I'll sing a-long
[Outtro] (lots of strums on F, while humming, then back to the intro once)
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version 9
You can play the F as a barre chord (133211)
or you can play an F6 variation (x30210)
roll your first finger onto the high F in
the shape of F6 (x30211). When he strums F
into the chorus he seems to hold the low E
with his thumb. The strum for it is DDD UDUDUDU
There are a couple of variants, the intro and verse
can be played either of two ways
[Intro]
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I don't know you but I want you all the more for that
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
Or
[Intro]
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----0---0---0----0-----0---0----0----0----0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------1------------------------------------1----------------|
[Verse 1]
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----0---0---0----0-----0---0----0----0----0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------1------------------------------------1----------------|
I don't know you but I want you all the more for that
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----0---0---0----0-----0---0----0----0----0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------1------------------------------------1----------------|
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
You can always fill the gaps in the bridge with additional notes
if you think it's necessary.
[Bridge]
Am G F G Am
E|--------0--------------------1----------------------------|
B|--------------3---1--0--------------3----1----0-----------|
G|------2---2--------------2------2-----------------------2-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------------------0---|
E|--------------3--------1------------3---------------------|
Games that ne- ver a-mount to more than they're meant
Again the F can be played a number of ways.
As shown, or (1x3211) or (1x3011). Either way, I like to hammer on
the E string as I strum the F chord. I don't know what it's called but
he also does something like a trill for violin as he begins to play the F,
watch or listen to the song to see what I mean.
G F(strum)
E|--0----------------------1----------------|
B|--------3----1----0------1----------------|
G|----2--------------------2----------------|
D|-------------------------3----------------|
A|-------------------------3----------------|
E|--------3----------------1----------------|
will play them-selves out.
In the chorus the first F in every line seems to be (1x3211)
holding the E with the thumb, and the second is (1x3013),
though you can just play plain old F if you like.
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopefull voice you had the choice you've made it known
[Verse 2]
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fa- lling slow-ly eyes that know me and I can't go back
C F C F
E|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Moods that take me and e- rase me and I'm painted black
[Bridge]
Am G F G Am
E|--------0--------------------1----------------------------|
B|--------------3---1--0--------------3----1----0-----------|
G|------2---2--------------2------2-----------------------2-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------------------0---|
E|--------------3--------1------------3---------------------|
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself
G F(strum)
E|--0----------------------1----------------|
B|--------3----1----0------1----------------|
G|----2--------------------2----------------|
D|-------------------------3----------------|
A|-------------------------3----------------|
E|--------3----------------1----------------|
it's time that you wo-on
[Chorus]
C F Am F
Take this sinking boat and point it home we've still got time
C F Am F
Raise your hopefull voice you had the choice you've made it known
C F Am F
Falling slowly sing your me-lo-dy I'll sing a-long
he then strums the chorus a couple of times, strums F a few times
and returns from the verse to end
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