Falling Skies
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Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
I don't want to die but I don't want to cry lightnin'
C Dm
I don't want to put a needle in my eye just to feel things
Am F C Dm
I don't wanna be a product liability but I don't want to fight
Am F
I have never seen the person you are perceiving
C Dm
But I don't wanna be alone when I start breathing
Am F
We are in the middle, an apocalyptic disaster
C Dm
So, tell me, what does it matter? Tell me, what does it matter?
Am
They're gonna roll the world up and smoke it all
F
With all the people sitting in a pack of Marlboro gold
C
Yeah, no-one knows we're comatose
Dm
Right now you are my only hope
Am
Fuck the hype, the life, the world we know
F
It's only you and me, all the doors are closed
C
So, hold me close, don't let me go
Dm
Let's smoke a cigarette before the world explodes
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Dying by your side, what a heavenly way to die
C Dm
Guess that guy's line was right bet he never thought it'd see real life
Am F
We are in the middle of a fucked up crazy design
C Dm
So stand by my side, yeah, stand by my side
Am
They're gonna roll the world up and smoke till late
F
Like the planet is a gram of the Mary Jane
C
Don't commemorate, just space you wait
Dm
While they're hittin' the red button like it's a video game
Am
It's inevitable, we know it
F
That they're about to go blow it
C
Yeah, there's no way to control it
Dm
So, we might as well be holding each other
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go (Don't let me go)
Am F
Don't let me go-go-go-go-go-go
C Dm
Don't let me go-go-go-go (go-go-go-go-go)
Am F
Don't let me go-go-go-go-go-go (go-go-go-go-go)
C Dm
Don't let me go-go-go-go (go-go-go-go-go)
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go (don't let me go)
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C Dm
Don't let me go-go-go-go-go-go
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Don't let me go-go-go-go-go-go
Am F
Even though the sky is falling down
C
Don't let me go-go-go-go-go-go
Dm
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Am F
Don't let me go-go-go-go-go-go
D G D
Don't let me go
How to play Falling Skies
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.