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Falling Upstairs

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Intro:

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|-----0--|-----0--|-----0--|--------|
|---0----|---0----|---0----|-0------|
|--------|--------|--------|-0------|
|-7-----7|-6-----6|-5-----5|-4------|
|--------|--------|--------|-5------|

Em Am

Long before I ever saw your face

B Em

I got to know you in a dream

Am Em

But things aren't always what they seem

F# B

I've learned along the way

Em Am

Just can't stop myself from breaking down

B Em

I'm just no good unless you come around

Am Em

I turn into a monster

F# B

All my friends agree

Chorus:

E Eb D A

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|-----0--|-----0--|-----0--|--------|
|---0----|---0----|---0----|-----0--|
|--------|--------|--------|---0----|
|-7-----7|-6-----6|-5-----5|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|-5-----5|

C G A B

|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|-----0--|-----0--|-----0--|-----4--|
|---0----|---0----|---0----|---4---4|
|-3-----3|--------|-0-----0|-2------|
|--------|-3-----3|--------|--------|

E Eb D A

So goodnight, I'm going to bed

C G A B

I'm falling upstairs to meet you

E Eb D A

I'll wakeup with memories in my head

C G

I'm somewhere else instead

A B

I'm falling upstairs to meet you

Solo:

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|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------7-|-4p0------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-9-9-8----------|-----4-2---1-2-4|
|-9---9h10p9-7-9--|-7-7-9-10-------|----------9-9---|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---4--4--4--4--4-|------5-9-8-9/11|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-7--------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-9-9-9-----7-8-9|-9/10\9----7--9-|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--10---9---7-----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

(Above each vocal line is the fill which follow it.)

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|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|---2---3--2p0---|
|--------------2-|

Em Am

You came to me from some secret place

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|----------------|
|----------------|
|--2h3-2-2h3-2---|
|--------------0-|
|----------------|

B Em

You're beautiful and strange to me

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|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-------2-1----2-|
|-0-2-3----------|

Am Em

Just like an antique melody

F# B

Too sad for me to play

Em Am

I hope you'll wait for me behind closed eyes

B Em

I know I'll search for you all through the night

Am Em

Till when the dawn breaks in and throws it's light

F# B

Around the room

CHORUS

Outro:

Em-Am

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