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Song title:      Falling Slowly
Original Album:	 Once

Words and Music by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Copyright © 2006 Overcoat Recordings
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Notes:
Based on the fretted notes, the first F chord is a sort of Fsus2.
Play the F note on the 6th string with thumb.

Chords:
C      x32010
Fsus2  xxx011 or xx3011

[play:]  [x2]

  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|-----------------1-------0------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------3----------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



VERSE:
Notes:
Based on the fretted notes, the first F chord is a sort of Fsus2.
Play the F note on the 6th string with thumb.

Chords:
C      x32010
Fsus2  xxx011 or xx3011

  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|-----------------1-------0------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------3----------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

 I        don't   know    you      but     I       want    you


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  All     the     more    for      that


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|-----------------1-------0------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------3----------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  Words   fall    through me       and    al   -   ways    fool


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-1------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  Me      and     I       can't  react


PRE-CHORUS:
Chords:
Am  x02210    Fmaj7  xx3210
G5  3x0030    F      x0321x

  Am              G5               Fmaj7           G
|---------0-------0---0---0------|---------0-------0---0---0------|
|---------1-------3---1---0------|---------1-------3---1---0------|
|--------------------------------|-----2-------2------------------|
|-----2-------2------------------|-3------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------3--------------|-----------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  Games   that    ne -ver a   -    mount   to     more than they're


  Am              G5               F
|---------0-------0---0---0------|--------------------------------|
|---------1-------3---1---0------|-1-------1-------1-1-1----------|
|--------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-2-2----------|
|-----2-------2------------------|-3-------3-------3-3-3----------|
|-0------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-0-0----------|
|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  meant   Will   play themselves   out.


CHORUS:
Chords:
C  x32010    Am     x02210
F  x0321x    Fsus2  x33013

C                 F                 Am                    Fsus2
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C                  F               Am                    Fsus2
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice you've made it now


VERSE:
Notes:
Based on the fretted notes, the first F chord is a sort of Fsus2.
Play the F note on the 6th string with thumb.

Chords:
C      x32010
Fsus2  xxx011 or xx3011

  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|-----------------1-------0------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------3----------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  Fall  - ing     slow  - ly,      eyes    that    know    me


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  And     I       can't   go       back


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|-----------------1-------0------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------3----------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  Moods   that    take    me      and      e   -   rase    me


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  And     I'm     paint - ed       black


PRE-CHORUS:
Chords:
Am  x02210    Fmaj7  xx3210
G5  3x0030    F      x0321x

  Am              G5               Fmaj7           G
|---------0-------0---0---0------|---------0-------0---0---0------|
|---------1-------3---1---0------|---------1-------3---1---0------|
|--------------------------------|-----2-------2------------------|
|-----2-------2------------------|-3------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------3--------------|-----------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  You     have   suffered e    -   nough   and   warred with your -


  Am              G5               F
|---------0-------0---0---0------|--------------------------------|
|---------1-------3---1---0------|-1-------1-------1-1-1----------|
|--------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-2-2----------|
|-----2-------2------------------|-3-------3-------3-3-3----------|
|-0------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-0-0----------|
|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

 -self    It's   time that you     won
  

[repeat CHORUS]  [x2]


CODA:
Notes:
Based on the fretted notes, the first F chord is a sort of Fsus2.
Play the F note on the 6th string with thumb.

Chords:
C      x32010
Fsus2  xxx011 or xx3011

  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|-----------------1-------0------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------3----------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  Fall  - ing     slow  - ly,      sing    your    melo  - dy,


  C                                F
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-1-------3---------------3------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  I       will    sing    a    -   long


  F
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1-------1------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|