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Falling Slowly by Kris Allen
Falling Slowly
Chords used:
D G Bm A
D
I don't know you
G
But I want you
D G
All the more for that
D
Words fall through me
G
And always fool me
D G
And I can't react
Bm A G
And games that never amount
A Bm
To more than they're meant
A G
Will play themselves out
D A Bm
Take this sinking boat and point it home
G
We've still got time
D A Bm
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
G
You've made it now
D G
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
D
And I can't go back
D G
Moods that take me and erase me
D G
And I'm painted black
Bm A G
You have suffered enough
A Bm
And warred with yourself
A G
It's time that you won
D A Bm
Take this sinking boat and point it home
G
We've still got time
D A Bm
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
G
You've made it now
D A Bm
Take this sinking boat and point it home
G
We've still got time
D A Bm
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
G
You've made it now
D A G
Falling slowly sing your melody
A
I'll sing along
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version 2
Intro:
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
Verse 1:
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
I don’t know you, but I want you
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
All the more for that
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
Words fall through me, and always fool me
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And I can’t react
E--------0------------------------------------------0-------|
B-------------3-------3------0------3----1----0-------------|
G------2---2----2---2----2------2------------------------2--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--0---------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------3--------1------------3-----------------------|
And games that never amount To more than they’re meant
^ ^ ^ vvv ^v^ ( ^ = down ,v = up )
E--0--------------------------1------1-1--111--111----------|
B--------0----1----0---------1-1-----1-1--111--111----------|
G----2----------------2-----2---2----2-2--222--222----------|
D--------------------------3-----3---3-3--333--333----------|
A--------------------------------3---3-3--333--333----------|
E--------3---------------3-----------1-1--111--111----------|
Will play themselves out
Chorus:
C
Take this sinking
Am
Boat and point it
F-FM7
Home we’ve still got time
C
Raise your hopeful
Am
Voice you had a
F C9
Choice you make it now
Verse 2:
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And I can’t go back
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And moods that take me, and erase me
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And I’m painted black
E--------0------------------------------------------0-------|
B-------------3-------3------0------3----1----0-------------|
G------2---2----2---2----2------2------------------------2--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--0---------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------3--------1------------3-----------------------|
Well you have suffered enough And warred with yourself
^ ^ ^ vvv ^v^ ( ^ = down ,v = up )
E--0--------------------------1------1-1--111--111----------|
B--------0----1----0---------1-1-----1-1--111--111----------|
G----2----------------2-----2---2----2-2--222--222----------|
D--------------------------3-----3---3-3--333--333----------|
A--------------------------------3---3-3--333--333----------|
E--------3---------------3-----------1-1--111--111----------|
It’s time that you won (ooh... . ohh..)
Chorus:
C
Take this sinking
Am
Boat and point it
F-FM7
Home we’ve still got time
C
Raise your hopeful
Am
Voice you had a
F C
Choice you make it now
CM7
Fall ing slowly,
GM7 Am7
sing your melody
FM7
I’ll sing along.. (end With C)
I don't know you but I want you all the more for that
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
And games that never amount to more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly eyes that know me and I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me and I'm painted black
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself
It's time that you won, oh
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had the choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
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version 3
Verse x 2
D G D G
e-----------2---0h2|----------3---2--|--------2---0h2|-------------|
B------3------3----|------3-----3---3|-----3----3----|------3-3-3--|
G----2---2---------|--------0--------|---2--2--------|-------0-0-0-|
D—-0---------------|—---0------------|—0-------------|----0--------|
A------------------|—----------------|—--------------|-------------|
E------------------|—-3--------------|—--------------|--3----------|
Pre-Chorus
Bm A Bm A Bm A
e-------------|------------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|
B--------3----|-------2----|-----3----|------2----|-----3----|------2----|
G----------4--|---------2--|--------4-|--------2--|--------4-|--------2--|
D—----4-------|—---2-------|—--4------|—---2------|—--4------|—---2------|
A---2---------|—-0---------|—2--------|--0--------|—2--------|--0--------|
E-------------|—-----------|—---------|-----------|—---------|-----------|
G G
e--------------------------3----------------------|
B------3-----------3-------3----------------------|
G--------0-----------0-----0----------------------|
D--------------------------0-listen for strumming-|
A---2----------2-----------2----------------------|
E-3----------3-------------3----------------------|
Chorus:
D G
Take this sinking boat and point it home
D Bm G
We’ve still got time
D G
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
D Bm G
You’ll make it now
Final Chorus:
D G
Take this sinking boat and point it home
D Bm G
We’ve still got time
D G
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
D Bm G
You’ll make it now
D G
Falling slowly sing your melody
Bm A G
I’ll sing along
Order:
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Final Chorus
I don't know you but I want you all the more for that
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
And games that never amount to more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly eyes that know me and I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me and I'm painted black
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself
It's time that you won, oh
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had the choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
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version 4
Capo on the 2nd fret.
[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)
I don't know you but I want you all the more for that
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
And games that never amount to more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly eyes that know me and I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me and I'm painted black
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself
It's time that you won, oh
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had the choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
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version 5
Capo 2
Intro:
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
Verse 1:
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
I don’t know you, but I want you
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
All the more for that
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
Words fall through me, always fool me
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And I can’t react
Pre-Chorus:
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-------1----0-----0--------1----0------0----------------|
G-----2---2------0------2-----2------0-------------2-----|
D--------------0-------------------0---------------------|
A--0--------------------0----------------------0---------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Games that never amount to more than they’re meant
E----------------------------1---1-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1------|
B--1----0-----0--------------1---1-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1------|
G----2------0----------0h2---2---2-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D---------0------------------3---3-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Will play themselves out
Chorus:
C
Take this sinking
Am
Boat and point it
F
Home we’ve still got time
C
Raise your hopeful
Am
Voice you had a
F G
Choice you make it now
Verse 2:
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And I can’t go back
e---------------0--------------------------1----------0-----|
B--------3------------3-----------3-------------------------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----------0--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And moods that take me, and erase me
e----------------0------------------------------------------|
B--------3------------3------1---------1------1------1------|
G-----0------0-----0-----0---------0-------0------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------1------------------------------|
And I’m painted black
Pre-Chorus:
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-------1----0-----0--------1----0------0----------------|
G-----2---2------0------2-----2------0-------------2-----|
D--------------0-------------------0---------------------|
A--0--------------------0----------------------0---------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Well you have suffered enough And warred with yourself
E----------------------------1---1-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1------|
B--1----0-----0--------------1---1-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1------|
G----2------0----------0h2---2---2-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D---------0------------------3---3-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
It’s time that you won (ohh...) (ohh...)
Chorus:
C
Take this sinking
Am
Boat and point it
F
Home we’ve still got time
C
Raise your hopeful
Am
Voice you had a
F G
Choice you make it now
C
Falling slowly,
Am
sing your melody
F G
I’ll sing along
I don't know you but I want you all the more for that
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
And games that never amount to more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly eyes that know me and I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me and I'm painted black
You have suffered enough and warred with yourself
It's time that you won, oh
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had the choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
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