Falling Down Chords by Tears For Fears

Tempo:
104.8 bpm
Chords used:

Em

C

A

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Falling Down- Tears for Fears chords
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[Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[G]
[C] [Em]
What's that shape?
What's [G] that sound?
[C] That's just me [Em] falling down.
Some of us are free, [Bm] some [Em] are bound.
[Bm]
Some [C] will swim, [Em] some will drown.
[Bm] Some of us [Em] are
[Bm] saints, some [Em] are clowns.
[Bm] Just [C] like [G] me, falling [Em] down.
Well, [Bb] I lied to the nation while my reputation [Em] ran dry.
[A] [Em]
From [D] my lungs to my liver, I've drowned to the [Em] riverbank side.
[A] [Em]
You and [D] I can do whatever [Gm] we want, I [A] got a leader, not [C]
[N] a
[Am] [Em] What's that squirrel spinning round?
[C] That's the ship [Em] from the ground.
What's that shape?
What's that sound?
That's just [C] me [Em] falling down.
Some of us are [A] green, some [Em] are brown.
[Am] Some are [Em] lost, some are found.
Sight unseen, [A] baby, sound [Em] unsound.
[Bm] Pray [C] for [Em] me, I'm falling down.
I [Bb] was lost in the jungle, crossed over enemy [Em] [A] lines.
[Em]
Well, [C] [Bb] God, me and Red Nose Mouse keeping under [Em] hinges.
Let that
[C] station fly, and information, [A] God knows a way [C] to describe.
[Bb] [N]
What's that [Em] squirrel spinning round?
That's the ship from the ground.
What's that shape?
What's that sound?
That's just me falling down.
La la [Gbm]
[Em]
la
Falling [Am] [Em]
[Am]
[Em] down
[Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
Key:  
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
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To learn Tears For Fears - Falling Down chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, Am, Em, C and Em. A good strategy is to initiate at 52 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 105 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
What's that shape?
What's [G] that sound? _
[C] That's just me [Em] falling down.
Some of us are free, [Bm] some [Em] are bound.
[Bm]
Some [C] will swim, [Em] some will drown.
[Bm] Some of us [Em] are
[Bm] saints, some [Em] are clowns.
[Bm] Just [C] like [G] me, falling [Em] down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [Bb] I lied to the nation while my reputation [Em] ran dry.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _
From [D] my lungs to my liver, I've drowned to the [Em] riverbank side.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _
You and [D] _ I can do whatever [Gm] we want, I [A] got a leader, not [C] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ a_
[Am] [Em] What's that squirrel spinning round? _
[C] That's the ship [Em] from the ground. _
What's that shape?
What's that sound? _
That's just [C] me [Em] falling down.
Some of us are [A] green, some [Em] are brown. _
[Am] Some are [Em] lost, some are found.
Sight unseen, [A] baby, sound [Em] unsound.
[Bm] Pray [C] for [Em] me, I'm falling _ down.
I [Bb] was lost in the jungle, _ crossed over enemy [Em] _ [A] lines.
_ [Em] _ _
Well, [C] [Bb] God, me and Red Nose Mouse keeping under [Em] hinges.
Let that _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ station fly, and information, [A] _ God knows a way [C] to describe. _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
What's that _ [Em] _ _ _ squirrel spinning round?
_ That's the ship from the ground.
_ What's that shape?
What's that sound?
_ That's just me falling down.
La la _ [Gbm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ la_ _ _ _ _
Falling _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ down_
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
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This song, written by Roland Orzabal, finds its place within the Raoul And The Kings Of Spain album.

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