• Song:

    Falling Down

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

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			     Tom Waits - Falling Down
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Tabbed by: Andrew Spies
Email: nonesupplied@gmail.com

Intro: 
D -- Bm -- Asus4 -- A
D -- Bm -- Cadd9 -- Asus4 - A 

          D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)          Asus4 (x02230@1)  AI've (x02220@1)come five hundred miles just to see a halo
D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)       Cadd9 (x32030@1)     Acome (x02220@1)from St. Petersburg, Scarlet and me
       D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)        Asus4 (x02230@1)      AWell (x02220@1)I opened my eyes, I was blind as can be
         D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)          Cadd9 (x32030@1)     AWhen (x02220@1)you give a man luck, he must fall in the sea
        Em (022000@1)         Em7           Asus4 (x02230@1)  AAnd (x02220@1)she wants you to steal and get caught 
        Em (022000@1)          Em7              Asus4 (x02230@1)  AFor (x02220@1)she loves you for all that you are not 
                    D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1)          Asus4 (x02230@1) AWhen (x02220@1)you're falling down,     falling down
                    D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1)          Cadd9 (x32030@1) AWhen (x02220@1)you're falling down,     falling down



    D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)        Asus4 (x02230@1)        AYou (x02220@1)forget all the roses don't come 'round on sunday
      D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)            Cadd9 (x32030@1)     AShe's (x02220@1)not gonna choose you, for standing so tall
   D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)         Asus4 (x02230@1)     AGo (x02220@1)on, take a swig of that poison, and like it
D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)        Cadd9 (x32030@1)       ADon't (x02220@1)ask for silverware, don't ask for nothing
Em (022000@1)            Em7        Asus4 (x02230@1)  AGo (x02220@1)on, put your ear to the ground
         Em (022000@1)           Em7          Asus4 (x02230@1)  A (x02220@1)      
Yeah you know you'll be hearin' that sound
           D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)         Asus4 (x02230@1)  AOf (x02220@1)falling down,     falling down
           D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)         Cadd9 (x32030@1)  AOf (x02220@1)falling down,     falling down
                    D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)            Asus4 (x02230@1) AWell (x02220@1)you're fallin' down,    yeah you're falling
               D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) A (x02220@1)               
You're fallin' down


Solo:
D Bm Asus4 A D Bm Cadd9 A
D Bm Asus4 A D Bm Cadd9 A
Em Em7 Asus4 A Em Em7 Asus4 A



                    D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)            Asus4 (x02230@1) AWell (x02220@1)you're fallin' down,    yeah you're falling
               D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) A (x02220@1)               
You're fallin' down



      D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)               Asus4 (x02230@1)     AGo (x02220@1)on down see that wrecking ball come swinging on along
D (xx0232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)      Cadd9 (x32030@1)     A (x02220@1) 
Everyone knew that hotel was a goner
     D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)          Asus4 (x02230@1)      AThey (x02220@1)broke all the windows, they took all the doorknobs
         D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)      Cadd9 (x32030@1)   AAnd (x02220@1)they hauled it away in a couple of days
    Em (022000@1)           Em7      Asus4 (x02230@1)       ANow (x02220@1)someone yelled 'timber, take off your hat'
   Em (022000@1)     Em7           Asus4 (x02230@1)     AIt (x02220@1)all looks smaller down here on the ground
              D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)               Asus4 (x02230@1)Awe're (x02220@1)fallin' down,     you're fallin' down
              D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)                Cadd9 (x32030@1)A (x02220@1)yeah you're fallin',   you're fallin' down
              D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)                Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)well you're fallin',   you're fallin' down
            D (xx0232@1)   Bm (x24432@1)          Cadd9 (x32030@1) A (x02220@1)   yeah, fallin',       fallin' down... 



     D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1) Asus4 (x02230@1) A (x02220@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Em (022000@1) Em7
e |--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
B |--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--3--|--0--|--0--|
G |--2--|--4--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
D |--0--|--4--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--0--|
A |-----|--2--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--2--|
E |-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--0--|

*I recently heard this song and fell in love with it.  So, I wanted to
establish a  foundation for playing the song.  It may not be perfect, 
and I just improvise for the solo, so I hope you enjoy it.

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