Falling Down
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Intro
Verse
A
You're not quite perfect
E
But you come close
D
You some kind of drug that I've overdose
A F#m E
You made me feel so high
A E
So high on this feeling
D
Climbing up a wall and you showed me the ceiling
F#m
And I'm falling down
E
Falling down
[Refrão]
Chorus
D E
No! As I'm falling down
F#m
Non sensing of the reality
D E
Nothing is perfect
E
Not even you and me, oh ohh
A E
And you break a part of me every day
D
But I'm too scared to admit it
F#m E A
I'm too scared to say, it's the way
E
That you won't look at my face
D
Look at my direction
F#m E
When I call your name
F#m E D
It's like I'm falling down
A
For you
Verse
A E
Everything is different when I'm at my home
D
Strangers face-to-face, lovers on the phone
D
Maybe you're shy
Interlude: F#m E A
I know why
E
Cos I'm paranoid too
D
Always feeling eyes on me and you
F#m E
And the spotlight
And the spotlight
D
And now
D E
As I'm falling down
F#m
Non sensing of the reality
D E
Nothing is perfect
F#m E
Not even you and me, oh ohh
A E
And you break a part of me every day
D
But I'm too scared to admit it
F#m E A
I'm too scared to say, it's the way
E
That you won't look at my face
D
Look at my direction
F#m E
When I call your name
F#m - E - D
It's like I'm falling down
A
For you
D E
And I don't want no troubles
F#m D
I don't want rock seas
E F#m - E - D
I dont wanna have to rebuild bridges over cups of tea
E
And I don't want fight
F#m D
Cos that's not you and me
F#m Dm
And that's not you and me
D A E
And you break a part of me every day
D
But I'm too scared to admit it
F#m - E A E
And you break a part of me every day
D
But I'm too scared to admit it
F#m E A
I'm too scared to say, it's the way
E
That you won't you look to my face
D F#m E
Look at my direction when I call your name
F#m - E - D
It's like I'm falling down
F#m - E - D
I'm falling down
F#m - E - D
Falling down
Outro
E D
It's like I'm falling down
A
For you!
How to play Falling Down
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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