When I Fall
View chords used in this chart
D/F# 200233
Em 022033
C x32033
Tab for Intro/Verse/Chorus
G D/F# Em C
e|----------------------------------0----------------|
B|-3-3--1-1--0h1-0-0--0-0--0h1-0-0----0--0h1-1-1--3--|
G|-0--0----0-----2--2----2-----0--0----0-----0--0----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------0-------------2-------------3-------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
G D/F# Em C
G D/F# Em C
[Verse]
G D/F# Em C
Where have you gone now? The curtain’s been raised
G D/F# Em C
I’m standing here, my world’s an empty stage
G D/F# Em C
I want to cry out, for you to hear me
G D/F# Em C
But it seems my cries, only fall on deaf ears
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em C
When I fall away
G D/F# Em C
From the world I’ve known
G D/F# Em C
And the walls I’ve built, will come crashing at my feet
G D/F# Em C
When I fall away
[Break]
D/F# C D/F# C
e|-2-2--3-2--2p0-----------0--2-2--3-2--2p0---------|
B|-3--3----3-----1-1--3-3---3-3-------3-----1-1--3--|
G|---------------0--0----0------------------0--0----|
D|-0--------------------------0---------------------|
A|---------------3--------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G D/F# Em C
Object pearliness, is not my gift
G D/F# Em C
Somehow I figured, you’d just disappear
G D/F# Em C
I want to cry out, for our to hear me
G D/F# Em C
But then I forfeit, my position here
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em C
When I fall away
G D/F# Em C
From the world I’ve known
G D/F# Em C
And the walls I’ve built, will come crashing at my feet
G D/F# Em C
When I fall away
[Break]
D/F# C D/F# C
e|-2-2--3-2--2p0-----------0--2-2--3-2--2p0---------|
B|-3--3----3-----1-1--3-3---3-3-------3-----1-1--3--|
G|---------------0--0----0------------------0--0----|
D|-0--------------------------0---------------------|
A|---------------3--------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G D/F# Em C
We stand exposed, and shaken through
G D/F# Em C
Our core of existence, has been raped by truth
G D/F# Em C
We need to cry out, if someone would hear
G D/F# Em C
But our cries are stifled, by pride and fear
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em C
When I fall away
G D/F# Em C
From the world I’ve known
G D/F# Em C
And the walls I’ve built, will come crashing at my feet
G D/F# Em C
When I fall away
[Outro]
D/F# C D/F# C G
e|-2-2--3-2--2p0-----------0--2-2--3-2--2p0-------------------------3--|
B|-3--3----3-----1-1--3-3---3-3--3----3-----1-1-----3-1-----------3----|
G|---------------0--0----0------------------0---0-------0-------0------|
D|-0--------------------------0-------------------0-------0---0--------|
A|---------------3--------------------------3--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
How to play When I Fall
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D/F#. 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.