Falling Up Tab by Will Wood

Falling Up tab by Will Wood

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: G

Intro:

Your stratospheric fear of catastrophe's near Fast, it's here atmosphere past
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----------------0-----0-----------------0-----0------|
D|-------0------0---------0--------0-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------3------------------3-----3-----------------3-----3---------------------|
your ears, fall, but you'll never land                             Second star to the right
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------0--------------------------------1-------------------------1-------------|
G|----------------------0-------0--------------0--------0-----0----------0--------0-----0----|
D|------0-------0-----------0---------------2-----2--------2---------2------2--------2-------|
A|--------------------------------------3------------------------3---------------------------|
E|--3-------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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

Verse 1:
  I'm gripping the grass, and I'm pulling up daisies
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------------------0-----------------------0----------------------0-----------|
D|----------0-----0-------------0-----0----------------2-----2----------------2-----0|
A|-------------2-------------------2----------------------2----------------------2---|
E|-3------------------3-----------------------0----------------------0---------------|
  Thank matter for mass and the comfort of gravity
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------------------0--------------------0----------------------0-----------|
D|----------0-----0-------------0-----0-------------2-----2----------------2-----0|
A|-------------2-------------------2-------------------2----------------------2---|
E|-3------------------3--------------------0----------------------0---------------|
  Airplane eclipses over spirals of math    Would, or could, the impact kill me?
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0------------------0-----------------------0----------------------0-----------|
D|----------0-----0-------------0-----0----------------2-----2----------------2-----2|
A|-------------2-------------------2----------------------2----------------------2---|
E|-3------------------3-----------------------0----------------------0---------------|
    Yes
yes
yes               No
no
no
no, no
e|------------------------------------------------------2------------------------|
B|---1-----------------1-----------------3--------------3------------------------|
G|--------0-----0------------0-----0----------2-----2---2------------------------|
D|-----------2------------------2------0---------0------0------------------------|
A|3-----------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

It's just the high-noon moon saying, "Shoot for the stars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3------------------3-----------------------0----------------------0-----------|
G|-----0------------------0-----------------------0----------------------0-----------|
D|----------0-----0-------------0-----0----------------2-----2----------------2-----0|
A|-------------2-------------------2----------------------2----------------------2---|
E|-3------------------3-----------------------0----------------------0---------------|
be the next big constellation, connect the dots between your parts"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
B|-----3------------------3-----------------------0------------------0----------------|
G|-----0------------------0-----------------------0------------------0----------------|
D|----------0-----0-------------0-----0----------------2-----2-------2----------------|
A|-------------2-------------------2----------------------2----------2----------------|
E|-3------------------3-----------------------0----------------------0----------------|

Chorus:
Dandelion seeds yet to ride on the breeze you make a wish upon the dead, but turn and call it a weed
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B|------1------1-----1-------3------3-----3-----------------1------------1-----1-------3------3-----3-------|
G|------0------0-----0-------0------0-----0-----------------0------------0-----0-------0------0-----0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------------3-----2--------------2-------------3----------------------3-----2--------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        Only plastic    flowers    never     die
e|------------------------------------------------------------------3------|
B|------1------1-----1-------3------3-----3--------3------3-----3---3------|
G|------0------0-----0-------0------0-----0--------2------2-----2---2------|
D|--------------------------------------------0--------0-----0------0------|
A|-3--------------3-----2--------------2-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
With the bones of a crow and ambitions of candle wax
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B|-----3------3----3-------3------3----3-------0------0----0-------0------0----0-----|
G|------------0----0--------------0----0---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------3----3-----3--------3----3-----0--------0----0-----0--------0----0-------|
What do you know of control? The wind is simply at your back
e|-----3-------------------3-------------------0------0----0-------0------0----0-----|
B|-----3------3----3-------3------3----3-------0------0----0-------0------0----0-----|
G|------------0----0--------------0----0---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------3----3-----3--------3----3-----0--------0----0-----0--------0----0-------|
It really seems pollen's more clever than bees so you cue the final words of Leary  And cry:
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B|-----3------3----3-------3-------3----3-------------0------0----0-------0------0----0-----|
G|------------0----0---------------0----0---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------3----3-----3---------3----3-----------0--------0----0-----0--------0----0-------|
"Why
why
why
why not
why not, why not "
e|------0------0----0-------0------0----0--------2-----2-----2--------2------2----2----|
B|------1------1----1-------1------1----1--------3-----3-----3--------3------3----3----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------0--------0----0------0-------------0------|
A|--3--------3----3-----3--------3----3------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

At this point Will Wood starts strumming:
Pre-Chorus:
I'd rather be a hot air  Hindenburg     than an elephant tied right down to its stake
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B|---------3------3----3-------3----3----3-----------0------0----0---------0----0------|
G|---------0------0----0-------0----0----0-----------0------0----0---------0----0------|
D|---------0------0----0-------0----0----0-----------2------2----2---------2----2------|
A|---------2------2----2-------2----2----2-----------2------2----2---------2----2------|
E|----3----3------3----3--3----3----3----3------0----0------0----0----0----0----0------|
      Cut ties, shed the dead weight, I ain't saying it's fate but there are no mistakes, and
e|---3---3------3---------3---------------0---------0--------------0------------------0--|
B|---3---3------3---------3---------------0---------0--------------0------------------0--|
G|---0---0------0---------0---------------0---------0--------------0------------------0--|
D|---0---0------0---------0---------------2---------2--------------2------------------2--|
A|---2---2------2---------2---------------2---------2--------------2------------------2--|
E|---3---3------3---------3---------------0---------0--------------0------------------0--|
     PM         PM                        PM
Chorus:
  Dandelion seeds yet to ride on the breeze you make a wish upon the dead, but turn and call it a weed
e|--0------0-----0-----3-----------3----------3-------0---------0-------------0-------3---------3---------3-|
B|--1------1-----1-----3-----------3----------3-------1---------1-------------1-------3---------3---------3-|
G|--0------0-----0-----0-----------0----------0-------0---------0-------------0-------0---------0---------0-|
D|--2------2-----2-----0-----------0----------0-------2---------2-------------2-------0---------0---------0-|
A|--3------3-----3-----2-----------2----------2-------3---------3-------------3-------2---------2---------2-|
E|---------------------3-----------3----------3---------------------------------------3---------3---------3-|
      Only plastic flowers never    die               Well, I cry on skies of blue linoleum
e|--0------0--0---0----3---3--3---3--2---2---2---2--2----2---2--2--2--0-------0----0--0--3----3----3--3--|
B|--1------1--1---1----3---3--3---3--3---3---3---3--3----3---3--3--3--1-------1----1--1--3----3----3--3--|
G|--0------0--0---0----0---0--0---0--2---2---2---2--2----2---2--2--2--0-------0----0--0--0----0----0--0--|
D|--2------2--2---2----0---0--0---0--0---0---0---0--0----0---0--0--0--2-------2----2--2--0----0----0--0--|
A|--3------3--3---3----2---2--2---2-----------------------------------3-------3----3--3--2----2----2--2--|
E|---------------------3---3--3---3------------------------------------------------------3----3----3--3--|
   Clouds of spilled milk, but am I the cup?         Here comes the  sun, am I falling up?
e|-0----------------0----0-----0---3----3---3--3---0-----0------0-0--2--------2---2--2--0-----0--0--0---3--|
B|-1----------------1----1-----1---3----3---3--3---1-----1------1-1--3--------3---3--3--1-----1--1--1---3--|
G|-0----------------0----0-----0---0----0---0--0---0-----0------0-0--2--------2---2--2--0-----0--0--0---0--|
D|-2----------------2----2-----2---0----0---0--0---2-----2------2-2--0--------0---0--0--2-----2--2--2---0--|
A|-3----------------3----3-----3---2----2---2--2---3-----3------3-3---------------------3-----3--3--3---2--|
E|---------------------------------3----3---3--3--------------------------------------------------------3--|
       Falling up                                                                    Here comes the
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B|-----3---3---1----1----1---1--1----1----1----1--3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3--1----1----1---1-|
G|-----0---0---0----0----0---0--0----0----0----0--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0-|
D|-----0---0---2----2----2---2--2----2----2----2--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0--2----2----2---2-|
A|-----2---2---3----3----3---3--3----3----3----3--2----2----2---2--2----2----2---2--3----3----3---3-|
E|-----3---3--------------------------------------3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3------------------|
   sun, am I falling up?
e|-2--------2----2---0-----0---0---0---3------3----|
B|-3--------3----3---1-----1---1---1---3------3----|
G|-2--------2----2---0-----0---0---0---0------0----|
D|-0--------0----0---2-----2---2---2---0------0----|
A|-------------------3-----3---3---3---2------2----|
E|-------------------------------------3------3----|

Bridge:
 (For all notes in the bridge, mute the strings immediately after playing)
   Disney-Pixar Ludovico, Shirley Temple maraschino, Hotel rooms of Motley Crüe
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D|--2---------2--------2--2--------2-------2------2--0----------0----------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--------0--0--------0-------0------0-------------3----------3------|
    Broadway producer improve troupes, Ray-Bans in your living room
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B|--3---------------3---------3----3---0-----------0----------------0-----------|
G|--0---------------0---------0----0---0-----------0----------------0-----------|
D|--0---------------0---------0----0---2-----------2----------------2-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3---------------3---------3----3---0-----------0----------------0-------------|
   eye line hurts to be in view like, stage fright only when it's karaoke night with friends, leave early
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B|-----0----------0--------0----------3----------------3-----------3----3-------3-------------------3----|
G|-----0----------0--------0----------0----------------0-----------0----0-------0-------------------0----|
D|-----2----------2--------2----------0----------------0-----------0----0-------0-------------------0----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0----------0--------0----------0----------------3-----------3----3-------3-------------------3------|
    Did I earn this stupid hat?    Is now really a good time for a new tattoo?
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B|--0----------0-----------0-------0-------------0----------0------3-------3----------3------3----|
G|--0----------0-----------0-------0-------------0----------0------0-------0----------0------0----|
D|--2----------2-----------2-------2-------------2----------2------0-------0----------0------0----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0----------0-----------0-------0-------------0----------0------0-------3----------3------3------|
      Oh
is now really a good time   for a new tattoo?
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B|--3---3---3--0----------0----0----0---0---------0---3-----------------------|
G|--0---0---0--0----------0----0----0---0---------0---0-----------------------|
D|--0---0---0--2----------2----2----2---2---------2---0-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3---3---3--3----------0----0----0---0---------0-----3-----------------------|

Notes are no longer muted:
        The larger they are                the harder they tend to fall
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B|-3----3----------3-------3----3---3--0---0----------0--------0---0---0-----3-------|
G|-0----0----------0-------0----0---0--0---0----------0--------0---0---0-----0-------|
D|-0----0----------0-------0----0---0--2---2----------2--------2---2---2-----0-------|
A|-2----2----------2-------2----2---2--2---2----------2--------2---2---2-----2-------|
E|-3----3----------3-------3----3---3--0---0----------0--------0---0---0-----3-------|
   Much larger than life
'cause from such height life looks awful small
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A|-2-----------2---------2---2----------2------3------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3---------3---3----------3-------------------------------------------|

And dandelions grow in dirt            Magic mushrooms grow in piles of bullshit
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B|--1--------1-----1----3-----3----3-----1------1------1-------3--------3-----3-|
G|--0--------0-----0----0-----0----0-----0------0------0-------0--------0-----0-|
D|--2--------2-----2----0-----0----0-----2------2------2-------0--------0-----0-|
A|--3--------3-----3----2-----2----2-----3------3------3-------2--------2-----2-|
E|----------------------3-----3----3---------------------------3--------3-----3-|
    I grew up in suburbia. Love us or hate us
pick us, you're killing us, and
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D|--2------2-----2--------0---------0-----0---0---0------0----------0--------0-----0-|
A|--3------3-----3--------2---------2------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3---------3------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
  Dandelion seeds yet to ride on the breeze you make a wish upon the dead, but turn and call it a weed
e|--0-------0-----0-----3-----------3-----------3------0---------0-------------0--------0---------0--------0-|
B|--1-------1-----1-----3-----------3-----------3------0---------0-------------0--------1---------1--------1-|
G|--0-------0-----0-----0-----------0-----------0------1---------1-------------1--------2---------2--------2-|
D|--2-------2-----2-----0-----------0-----------0------2---------2-------------2--------2---------2--------2-|
A|--3-------3-----3-----2-----------2-----------2------2---------2-------------2--------0---------0--------0-|
E|----------------------3-----------3-----------3------0---------0-------------0-----------------------------|
       Only plastic flowers never    die               Well, I cry on skies of blue linoleum
e|--0-------0--0---0----3---3--3---3--2---2---2---2--2----2---2--2--2--0-------0----0--0--3----3----3--3--|
B|--1-------1--1---1----3---3--3---3--3---3---3---3--3----3---3--3--3--1-------1----1--1--3----3----3--3--|
G|--2-------0--0---0----0---0--0---0--2---2---2---2--2----2---2--2--2--0-------0----0--0--0----0----0--0--|
D|--2-------2--2---2----0---0--0---0--0---0---0---0--0----0---0--0--0--2-------2----2--2--0----0----0--0--|
A|--0-------3--3---3----2---2--2---2-----------------------------------3-------3----3--3--2----2----2--2--|
E|----------------------3---3--3---3------------------------------------------------------3----3----3--3--|
   Clouds of spilled milk, but am I the cup?         Here comes the  sun, am I falling up?
e|-0----------------0----0-----0---3----3---3--3---0-----0------0-0--2--------2---2--2--0-----0--0--0---3--|
B|-1----------------1----1-----1---3----3---3--3---1-----1------1-1--3--------3---3--3--1-----1--1--1---3--|
G|-0----------------0----0-----0---0----0---0--0---0-----0------0-0--2--------2---2--2--0-----0--0--0---0--|
D|-2----------------2----2-----2---0----0---0--0---2-----2------2-2--0--------0---0--0--2-----2--2--2---0--|
A|-3----------------3----3-----3---2----2---2--2---3-----3------3-3---------------------3-----3--3--3---2--|
E|---------------------------------3----3---3--3--------------------------------------------------------3--|
       Falling up                                                                    Here comes the
e|-----3---3---0----0----0---0--0----0----0----0--3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3--0----0----0---0-|
B|-----3---3---1----1----1---1--1----1----1----1--3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3--1----1----1---1-|
G|-----0---0---0----0----0---0--0----0----0----0--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0-|
D|-----0---0---2----2----2---2--2----2----2----2--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0--2----2----2---2-|
A|-----2---2---3----3----3---3--3----3----3----3--2----2----2---2--2----2----2---2--3----3----3---3-|
E|-----3---3--------------------------------------3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3------------------|
   sun, am I falling up?
e|-2--------2----2---0-----0---0---0---3------3----|
B|-3--------3----3---1-----1---1---1---3------3----|
G|-2--------2----2---0-----0---0---0---0------0----|
D|-0--------0----0---2-----2---2---2---0------0----|
A|-------------------3-----3---3---3---2------2----|
E|-------------------------------------3------3----|
       Falling up                                                                    Here comes the
e|-----3---3---0----0----0---0--0----0----0----0--3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3--0----0----0---0-|
B|-----3---3---1----1----1---1--1----1----1----1--3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3--1----1----1---1-|
G|-----0---0---0----0----0---0--0----0----0----0--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0-|
D|-----0---0---2----2----2---2--2----2----2----2--0----0----0---0--0----0----0---0--2----2----2---2-|
A|-----2---2---3----3----3---3--3----3----3----3--2----2----2---2--2----2----2---2--3----3----3---3-|
E|-----3---3--------------------------------------3----3----3---3--3----3----3---3------------------|
   sun, am I falling up?
e|-2--------2----2---0-----0---0---0---3------3----|
B|-3--------3----3---1-----1---1---1---3------3----|
G|-2--------2----2---0-----0---0---0---0------0----|
D|-0--------0----0---2-----2---2---2---0------0----|
A|-------------------3-----3---3---3---2------2----|
E|-------------------------------------3------3----|

Outro:

    Did I earn this stupid hat?    Is now really a good time for a new   tattoo?
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G|--0----------0-----------0-------0-------------0----------0------0---------0----------0------0----|
D|--2----------2-----------2-------2-------------2----------2------0---------0----------0------0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0---0---0--0--0---3---3--3--3---3---3--3---3--3--3-|
       Oh
is now really a   good  time   for a new tattoo?
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3--0----------0-------0-----0---0---------0---3---|
G|--0-----0-----0--0----------0-------0-----0---0---------0---0---|
D|--0-----0-----0--2----------2-------2-----2---2---------2---0---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------0-------0-----0---0---------0---3---|
Your stratospheric fear of catastrophe's near Fast, it's here atmosphere past
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----------------0-----0-----------------0-----0------|
D|-------0------0---------0--------0-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------3------------------3-----3-----------------3-----3---------------------|
your ears, fall, but you'll never land                             Second star to the right
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B|------------------0--------------------------------1-------------------------1-------------|
G|----------------------0-------0--------------0--------0-----0----------0--------0-----0----|
D|------0-------0-----------0---------------2-----2--------2---------2------2--------2-------|
A|--------------------------------------3------------------------3---------------------------|
E|--3-------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                     And straight on 'til you die
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B|----------3-----------3-------3-----3---------------------------------------3------|
G|------2-------2-----------2---------2---------------------------------------0------|
D|--0---------------------------------0---------------------------------------0------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------2------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------3------|


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Published: February 10, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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