Falling Up chords by
Dean Lewis (Official Version)
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Key: D majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

D

Bm7

Asus4

Gadd9

Gadd9

Verse 1
D D 
 
Things were happening
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
I felt  the weight of the expectation
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
on my chest
D D 
 
My mind was traveling
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
But I     swear that I don't re       member
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
where it       went
D D 
 
They said things were growing
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
So why   do I feel like     nothing at all is       left?
D D 
 
So I'll keep on moving
Bm7 Bm7 
 
If I'm standing still
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
then     I'll feel the emptiness

Pre-chorus 1
D D 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Bm7 Bm7 
 
and you get so low
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And      I look so stu      pid when I lose control
D D 
 
I'm alone in my bedroom
Bm7 Bm7 
 
and the walls are caving in
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And      I thought I'd be hap      py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 1
Oh, I'm barely breathing
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm      falling up
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
As I breathe the air   in       to my lungs
I wanted everything
but nothing's ever good enough
D D 
 
(Ooh)

Verse 2
D D 
 
I gotta change me
Bm7 Bm7 
 
And if    I wake up now
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
there's  a chance to start again,    mm, mm
D D 
 
But if I wait
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Could I get back to       the place
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
where it all      began before

Pre-chorus 2
D D 
 
I got so lonely
Bm7 Bm7 
 
and you got so low
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And      I look so stu      pid
when you came to my show
D D 
 
I'm alone in this spotlight
Bm7 Bm7 
 
and the walls are caving   in
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And I        thought I'd be hap      py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 2
Oh, I'm barely breathing
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm      falling up
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
As I breathe the air   in       to my lungs
I wanted everything

Bridge 1
but nothing's ever good enough
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
(Ooh) And I hate  the man that I've     turned into
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And I've come so far, what did I lose?
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
And I swear to    God I'll     make it through
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
I'll make it through

Pre-chorus 3
D D 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Bm7 Bm7 
 
and you get so low
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And      I look so stu      pid
when you came to my show
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
I'm alone     in this spot  light
D D 
 
and the walls are caving in
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And I thought I'd be hap      py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 3
Oh, I'm barely breathing
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm      falling up
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Gadd9 Gadd9 
 
As I breathe the air   in       to my lungs
I wanted everything
but nothing's ever good enough

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD Bm7 Asus4 Gadd9

Chords

D
Bm7
Asus4
Gadd9

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0
Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Falling Up by Dean Lewis, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Falling Up the way Dean Lewis intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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