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// FALLING SLOWLY \\
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Glen Hansard.
Standard Tuning except..

IMPORTANT *** tune 6th string one note up
TUNING TIP - 4th fret of 6th string should sound the same as an open 5th string.

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INTRO
E----------0------------------1----0-------------0-------------------------|
B-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2---------0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
E---------------------0------------------------------------0---------------|

VERSE (i dont know you...)
E----------0------------------1----0-------------0-------------------------|
B-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2---------0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
E---------------------0------------------------------------0---------------|

(Words fall through me...)
E----------0------------------1----0-------------0-------------------------|
B-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2---------0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
E---------------------0------------------------------------0---------------|

VERSE2 (And games that never amount...)
  (Am)                  (F)                (Am)
E---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
B-----1---|--0-----0-|-----1---|-0-----0-|-----1---|-0-----0-----|
G-2-----2-|----0-----|-2-----2-|---0-----|-2-----2-|---0---------|
D---2-----|------0---|---3-----|-----0---|---2-----|-----0-------|
A-0-------|----------|-0-------|---------|-0-------|-------------|
E---------|--2-------|---------|-2-------|---------|-2-----------|

at the end of (will play themselves out..) listen to song for strumming pattern.
   (F)
E---0~-----3~------|
B---1~-----1~------|
G---2~-----2~------|
D---3~-----3~------|
A---0~-----0~------|
E------------------|

[CHORUS]
chords : C F Am F x2
*Take not chords C and F involves the pinky finger on the 3rd fret of 1st string. Pretty 
like this..  listen to song for strumming pattern.

    (C)    (F)    (Am)    (F)
E----3------3-------0------3-----------|
B----1------1-------1------1-----------|
G----x------2-------2------2-----------|
D----2------3-------2------3-----------|
A----3------0-------0------0-----------|
E--------------------------------------|

VERSE (Falling slowly, eyes that know me...)
E----------0------------------1----0-------------0-------------------------|
B-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2---------0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
E---------------------0------------------------------------0---------------|

(Moods that take me and erase me...)
E----------0------------------1----0-------------0-------------------------|
B-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1---|
G---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2---------0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
E---------------------0------------------------------------0---------------|

VERSE2 (you have suffered enough...)
  (Am)                  (F)                (Am)
E---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
B-----1---|--0-----0-|-----1---|-0-----0-|-----1---|-0-----0-----|
G-2-----2-|----0-----|-2-----2-|---0-----|-2-----2-|---0---------|
D---2-----|------0---|---3-----|-----0---|---2-----|-----0-------|
A-0-------|----------|-0-------|---------|-0-------|-------------|
E---------|--2-------|---------|-2-------|---------|-2-----------|

at the end of (its time that you won..) listen to song for strumming pattern.
   (F)
E---0~-----3~------|
B---1~-----1~------|
G---2~-----2~------|
D---3~-----3~------|
A---0~-----0~------|
E------------------|


[CHORUS]

listen to song for strumming pattern.

    (C)    (F)    (Am)    (F)
E----3------3-------0------3-----------|
B----1------1-------1------1-----------|
G----x------2-------2------2-----------|
D----2------3-------2------3-----------|
A----3------0-------0------0-----------|
E--------------------------------------|


ENDING (with piano)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3~~-1~~-----|
G---0---0---0---0----2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2-------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3--------------------------------3-------------------------------3~~-----|
E------------------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|

Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard
Hope this tab helps alot.

Cheers,
UGaussie
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