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

Intro 1

Db

Bbm7

Absus4

Gbadd9

Gbadd9

Verse 1
Db Db 
 
Things were happening
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
I felt   the weight of the expectation
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
on my chest
Db Db 
 
My mind was traveling
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
But I      swear that I don't re        member
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
where it        went
Db Db 
 
They said things were growing
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
So why    do I feel like      nothing at all is        left?
Db Db 
 
So I'll keep on mov ing
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
If I'm standing still
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
then      I'll feel the emptiness

Pre-chorus 1
Db Db 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
and you get so low
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid when I lose control
Db Db 
 
I'm alone in my bed room
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
and the walls are caving in
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And       I thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 1
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down,  but I'm       falling up
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
As I breathe the air    in        to my lungs
I wanted everything
but nothing's ever good enough
Db Db 
 
(Ooh)

Verse 2
Db Db 
 
I gotta change me
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
And if     I wake up now
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
there's   a chance to start again,     mm, mm
Db Db 
 
But if I wait
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Could  I get back to        the place
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
where it all       began before

Pre-chorus 2
Db Db 
 
I got so lonely
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
and you got so low
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid
when you came to my show
Db Db 
 
I'm alone in this spotlight
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
and the walls are caving    in
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And I         thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 2
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down,  but I'm       falling up
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
As I breathe the air    in        to my lungs
I wanted everything

Bridge 1
but nothing's ever good enough
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
(Ooh) And I hate   the man that I've      turned into
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And I've come so far, what did I lose?
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
And I swear to     God I'll      make it through
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
I'll make it through

Pre-chorus 3
Db Db 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
and you get so low
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid
when you came to my show
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
I'm alone      in this spot   light
Db Db 
 
and the walls are caving in
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And I thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 3
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down,  but I'm       falling up
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Db Db 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Gbadd9 Gbadd9 
 
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

ChordsDb Bbm7 Absus4 Gbadd9

Chords

Db
Bbm7
Absus4
Gbadd9

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

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Absus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -1

-1

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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 is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Dean Lewis's performance.

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