Falling Slowly tab by Kris Allen

Tabs

Kris' version of the song is the same as the original, but he puts a

Capo on the 2nd fret.

[Intro]       (looks like Glen uses his thumb to play the low FF)
 e|-----------0---------------1---0-----------0------------------------------|
 BB|---1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1----------|
 G+G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2--------|
 D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A augmentedA|---3-------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
 E MajorE|-------------------1-------------------------------1----------------------|

[Verse 1 - same as intro] (match up the chords for the timing of lyrics)

C majorC        FF        C majorC        FF
 e|-----------0---------------1---0-----------0------------------------------|
 BB|---1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1----------|
 G+G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2--------|
 D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A augmentedA|---3-------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
 E MajorE|-------------------1-------------------------------1----------------------|
   C majorC         FF        C majorC          FF
   I don't know you, but I want you all the more for that

[Verse 1]

C majorC        FF        C majorC        FF
 e|-----------0---------------1---0-----------0------------------------------|
 BB|---1---3-------3---1---3-----------1---3-------3---1---1---1---1----------|
 G+G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2--------|
 D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A augmentedA|---3-------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
 E MajorE|-------------------1-------------------------------1----------------------|
   C majorC              FF        C majorC         FF
   Words fall through me, (and) always fool me, and I can't react

[Verse 2 (this part is an approximation but is close; piano and vocals kind of
 drown out the guitar, so just play some similar arpeggio based on the chords]

A minorAm   G+G    FF    G+G    A minorAm     strum F...crescendo into Chorus
 e|---------------------------------------------------1-----1-1---1-1---1-1--|
 BB|-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------0---1-----1-1---1-1---1-1--|
 G+G|-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0---2-----2-2---2-2---2-2--|
 D MajorD|-----2---2---0---0---3---3---0---0---2---2---0---0-3-----3-3---3-3---3-3--|
 A augmentedA|---0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-------3-----3-3---3-3---3-3--|
 E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------1-----1-1---1-1---1-1--|
  A minorAm     G+G    FF    G+G         A minorAm     G+G        FF
And games that never a-mount to more than they're meant Will play themselves out

[Chorus] (relatively metered strums [8th notes] with up-strums [16th notes]
      just before each chord transition)

C majorC         FF         A minorAm          FF
  Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time

C majorC         FF        A minorAm           FF
  Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice, you'll make it now

[Verse 1]
  C majorC        FF         C majorC         FF
  Falling slowly, eyes that know me, and I can't go back
  C majorC         FF       C majorC          FF
  Moods that take me and erase me, and I'm painted black

[Verse 2]
  A minorAm    G+G     FF     G+G        A minorAm     G+G       FF
  You have suffered e-nough and warred with your-self, it's time that you won

[Chorus]

C majorC         FF         A minorAm          FF
  Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time

C majorC         FF        A minorAm           FF
  Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice, you've made it now

C majorC       FF       A minorAm       FF
  Falling slowly sing your melo-dy, I'll sing a-long

[Outtro] (lots of strums on F, while humming, then back to the intro once)

I got the original version from Aaron Rubin Esq. III, Jr. on tabondant.

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