• Song:

    A Falling Through

  • Artist:

    Ray Lamontagne

  • Album:

    Gossip In The Grain (Di...

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A Falling Through - Ray Lamontagne
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Tabbed by: Joshua Lamb

Notes: This is a beautiful new song off of Ray's new album "Gossip in the Grain" with 
Naess. Really mellow, really emotional. Enjoy. Peace 


Tuning: Standard

Chords Used:
    C (x32010@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Am (x02210@1)  A5 (x022xx@1)  G (320003@1)   F (133211@1)e|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----1-----------------------|
B|--1-----0-----1-----0-----0-----1-----------------------|
G|--0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----------------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----3-----------------------|
A|--3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----3-----------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----1-----------------------|


Throughout much of the song he switches from C/Cmaj7 and Am/A5 like this:

e|--0--0--0--0--0---/--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
B|--1--0--1--0--1---/--1--0--1--0--1-----------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0---/--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2---/--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3--3---/--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0---/--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|


INTRO: What's in parentheses is what's actually being played, but leaving it out sounds 
too. If it's too confusing just pretend the parentheses aren't there.


C (Cmaj7  C  Cmaj7  C) Am (A5  Am  A5  Am)

Verse 1:

C (x32010@1)        (Cmaj7  C (x32010@1)Cmaj7C) (x32000@1) AmLaid (x02210@1)our blessings on the ground

   (A5 Am (x02210@1)A5 (x022xx@1) Am)  CThe (x32010@1)softening of sound

(Cmaj7  C  Cmaj7 C) Am    (A5 Am  A5 Am)
Draws us closed again

C     (Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C)  Am
Stay, stay and watch the coals

(A5  Am (x02210@1)A5 (x022xx@1)Am)     Ctill (x32010@1)they cease to glow

(Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C) Am   (A5 Am  A5 Am)
like empty promises

CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1) GWhy, (320003@1)Why did you go, why did you go away?
C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1) GWhy, (320003@1)Why did you go, why did you go away?
CBaby? (x32010@1)
C Cmaj7 Am A5


VERSE 2: (Remember Verse 1's parentheses)

C (x32010@1)                    AmThere's (x02210@1)nothing I can say
               CNothing (x32010@1)I can do
                    AmTo (x02210@1)bring you back again
C (x32010@1)                     AmThis (x02210@1)of life I know is true
                     CIt's (x32010@1)all a falling through
                    Amand (x02210@1)so I reach for you

CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1) GWhy, (320003@1)Why did you go, why did you go away?
C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1) GWhy, (320003@1)Why did you go, why did you go away?

BRIDGE:

Am (x02210@1)        CDon't (x32010@1)you care
Am (x02210@1)               CThat (x32010@1)it may seem unfair?
F (133211@1)                           C (x32010@1)   GYou (320003@1)steal things you ought to borrow
Am (x02210@1)        CDon't (x32010@1)you find
Am (x02210@1)                CThat (x32010@1)it may seem unkind?
F (133211@1)                              C (x32010@1)   GI'd (320003@1)rather breathe than drown in sorrow

FINAL CHORUS:

C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1) GWhy, (320003@1)Why did you go, why did you go away?
C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1) GWhy, (320003@1)Why did you go, why did you go away?
CBaby? (x32010@1)
C Cmaj7 Am A5 (Finish on C)

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