The Fall Chords & Lyrics - Electric Light Orchestra

Tuning: Standard

Electric Light Orchestra
The Fall (1980)
(Jeff Lynne)

From: "Xanadu"

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CHORDS

[E]-[A]-[D]-[G]-[B]-e
Dm/A x-0-3-2-3-1
C#/G# 4-x-6-6-6-4
A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0
F#/C# x-4-x-3-2-2

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[INTRO]
| A | % | % | % |
| Dm/A | % | A | % |

[VERSE]
I see the [Dm/A]early glow, I hear you [A]say hello
I watch the [Dm/A]shadows fall, I don't see [A]you at all

BRIDGE (short)
[A]It's[A/G#] a [F#m]lie-ie-[A]ie
(I don't believe it's so)
[F#sus4] [F#m] [ [A] ]
It's a lie-ie-ie-ie-ie

[VERSE]
I see the [Dm/A]autumn rain, falling on [A]my window pane
I hear you [Dm/A]say goodbye, I see a [A]tear in your eye

[BRIDGE]
[A]It's[A/G#] a [F#m]lie-ie-[A]ie
(I don't believe it's so)
It's a [F#m]lie-[E]ie-[D]ie

[CHORUS]
[E]Our [A]love [C#/G#]couldn't go [F#m]wrong, [A/E]how could I [D]know [F#/C#]I was only [Bm]dreaming
[BREAK]
[Dm] [E]And [A]now, [C#/G#]now that you're [F#m]gone, [A/E]I will go [D]on [F#/C#]really be[Bm]lieving
[BREAK]
[Dm] I take the [A]fall

[VERSE]
I see you [Dm/A]slip away, into a[A]nother day
There's no-one [Dm/A]else around, I watch the [A]sun go down

[BRIDGE]
[A]It's[A/G#] a [F#m]lie-ie-[A]ie
(I don't believe it's so)
It's a [F#m]lie-[E]ie-[D]ie

[CHORUS]
[E]Our [A]love [C#/G#]couldn't go [F#m]wrong, [A/E]how could I [D]know [F#/C#]I was only [Bm]dreaming
[BREAK]
[Dm] [E]And [A]now, [C#/G#]now that you're [F#m]gone, [A/E]I will go [D]on [F#/C#]really be[Bm]lieving
[BREAK]
[Dm] [A] [A] [A/G#] [ [F#m] ]
I take the fall

[INTERLUDE]
| [F#m] [E] | [A] [A] [A/G#] |
| [F#m] [E] | [A] [A] [A/G#] |
| [F#m] [E] | [D] |
[BREAK]
[BREAK]
[Dm] I take the [A]fall


[VERSE]
I see you [Dm/A]in a dream, you turn and [A]start to go
I call to [Dm/A]you once more, guess that I'm [A]takin' the fall

[BRIDGE]
[A]It's[A/G#] a [F#m]lie-ie-[A]ie
(I don't believe it's so)
It's a [F#m]lie-[E]ie-[D]ie

CHORUS (+ coda)
[E]Our [A]love [C#/G#]couldn't go [F#m]wrong, [A/E]how could I [D]know [F#/C#]I was only [Bm]dreaming
[Dm] [E]And [A]now, [C#/G#]now that you're [F#m]gone, [A/E]I will go [D]on [F#/C#]really be[Bm]lieving

[Dm] [E]Our [A]love [C#/G#]couldn't go [F#m]wrong, [A/E]how could I [D]know [F#/C#]I was only [Bm]dreaming
[BREAK]
[Dm] [E]And [A]now, [C#/G#]now that you're [F#m]gone, [A/E]I will go [D]on [F#/C#]really be[Bm]lieving

(break, freely)
[Dm] I take the [A]fall