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Falling Through Time chords by
Don Mclean
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
Am

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I can't answer the questions you ask me,

I don't know what to say.

The answers are somewhere

lost in the stars

when the night has turned to day.
D
D

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But I know if the silence of
Bm
Bm
2

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night could be here,
F
F

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It would drift through my soul
Bb
Bb

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D
D

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and calm all my fear
G
G

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Bdim
Bdim

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E
E

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An d I could reach out and draw you so
F
F

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Dm
Dm

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A
A

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F#m
F#m
2

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D
D

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near to me
Am
Am

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Verse 2


Touch me and warm me

and I will lie still.

And all that you ask me to give you I will

One living moment we'll have

for our own.

A brief flash of time that we spent all alone.
D
D

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But you ask me for nothing
Bm
Bm
2

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an d give what you can
F
F

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And we're wrapped in a pillow
Bb
Bb

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of sleep once again
F
F

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Bb
Bb

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Dm
Dm

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Em
Em

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And my memory drift s through the
E
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Em
Em

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Am
Am

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A
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G
G

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Em
Em

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Am
Am

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universe when we are one
Em
Em

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Closely
Verse 3
Am
Am

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G
G

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we're falling
A
A

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Am
Am

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Bb
Bb

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Am
Am

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through time


And the earth will turn in

the silence of space,

always in motion yet always in place

And all things will change

yet remain what they are.
Bb
Bb

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And far will be near and near will be far
Am
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D
D

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And the ages will darken
Bm
Bm
2

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and blend into time
F
F

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And all that is poetry will
Bb
Bb

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no longer rhyme
Bdim
Bdim

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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But our moment together is
Am
Am

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forever sublime
Verse 4
Am
Am

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For the time has arrived when we

must understand
A
A

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That we're lost in a void on
Am
Am

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this sad speck of sand
Bb
Bb

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And nobody knows where we
Am
Am

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are, no one cares

And the tears that we shed

in the dark no one cares
D
D

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And the madmen who plunder
Bm
Bm
2

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this world for their fame
F
F

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Have forgotten that no one
Bb
Bb

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remembers their name
Dm
Dm

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But time and the universe are
E
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Em
Em

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Am
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A
A

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always the same
Verse 5
A
A

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Am
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G
G

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Dm
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Bb
Bb

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Dm
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F
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Closely we're falling
Dm
Dm

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D
D

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Dm
Dm

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through time
Outro 1
Cm
Cm
3

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Am
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • F

  • Bb

  • G

  • Bdim

  • E

  • Dm

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Em

  • Cm

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Falling Through Time by Don McLean is A minor.

The primary chords used in Falling Through Time are Am, D, Bm, F, Bb, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, D, Bm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Falling Through Time is approximately 48 beats per minute.

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