Falsettos
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Aadd9
What would I do
G#m7-5 C#7
If I had not met you?
F#m7 Em7 G/A
Who would I blame my life on?
Dadd9
Once I was told
Ddim7 Aadd9
That all men get what they deserve
C#7
Who the hell then threw this curve?
F#m7
There are no answers
A/B
But who would I be
D/E Aadd9
If you had not been my friend?
G#m7-5 C#7
You're the only one
F#m7 F#7
One out of a thousand others
G#m7-5 C#7 F#m C#aug F#m7 F#m6
Only one my child would allow
G#m7-5 C#7
When I'm having fun
F#m F#7
You're the one I wanna talk to
B
Where have you been?
E9 D6/E D/E
Where are you now?
Aadd9
Who would I be
G#m7-5 C#7
If I had not loved you?
F#m7 Em7 G/A
How would I know what love is?
Dadd9 Ddim7
God only knows, too soon
Aadd9
I'll remember your faults
C#7
Meanwhile, though, it's tears and schmaltz
F#m7
There are no answers
A/B
But what would I do
D/E Aadd9
If you had not been my friend?
Whizzer
Aadd9
All your life you've wanted men
C#7+5/A
And when you got it up to have them
A6/9
Who knew it could end your life?
Marvin
A9 A7(add6)
I left my kid and left my wife
Dadd9
To be with you
C#dim7 Bm7
To be insulted by such handsome men
Whizzer
Asus4/E D/E
Do you regret?
Marvin
Bm/E
I'd do it again
D/E
I'd like to believe that I'd do it again
D/E
And again and again...
D/E
And
Both
G#m7-5 C#7
What more can I say?
Marvin
F#m7 F#
How am I to face tomorrow?
Both
G#m7-5 C#7 F#m C#+ F#m7 F#m6/C#
After being screwed out of today
G#m7-5 C#7
Tell me what's in store
Marvin
F#m7 F#
Yes, I'd beg or steal or borrow
B
If I could hold you for
E9
One hour more
Whizzer
D6/E
One hour more
Marvin
D/E
One hour more
Whizzer
D/E
One hour more
Both
D/E Aadd9
One hour, one hour more
Aadd9
What would I do
G#m7-5 C#7
If I had not seen you?
F#m Em7 Em7/A
Who would I feast my eyes on?
Dadd9
Once I was told
Ddim7 Aadd9
That good men get better with age
Marvin
C#7
We're just gonna skip that stage
F#m7
There are no answers
A/B
But what would I do
D/E A
If you had not been my friend?
Whizzer
A
There are no answers
A/G# F#m7
But what would I do?
Marvin
F#m7 A/E
No simple answers
A/B
But what would I do
D/E
If you had not been
G#m7-5 Aadd9
My friend
F/A
My friend
F#m
My friend
How to play Falsettos
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Aadd9. 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.