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

Intro 1

Ab

Fm7

Ebsus4

Dbadd9

Dbadd9

Verse 1
Ab Ab 
 
Things were happening
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
I felt  the weight of the expectation
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
on my chest
Ab Ab 
 
My mind was traveling
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
But I     swear that I don't re        member
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
where it        went
Ab Ab 
 
They said things were growing
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
So why   do I feel like      nothing at all is        left?
Ab Ab 
 
So I'll keep on mov ing
Fm7 Fm7 
 
If I'm standing still
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
then      I'll feel the emptiness

Pre-chorus 1
Ab Ab 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Fm7 Fm7 
 
and you get so low
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid when I lose control
Ab Ab 
 
I'm alone in my bed room
Fm7 Fm7 
 
and the walls are caving in
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And       I thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 1
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm       falling up
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
As I breathe the air   in        to my lungs
I wanted everything
but nothing's ever good enough
Ab Ab 
 
(Ooh)

Verse 2
Ab Ab 
 
I gotta change me
Fm7 Fm7 
 
And if    I wake up now
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
there's   a chance to start again,     mm, mm
Ab Ab 
 
But if I wait
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Could I get back to        the place
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
where it all       began before

Pre-chorus 2
Ab Ab 
 
I got so lonely
Fm7 Fm7 
 
and you got so low
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid
when you came to my show
Ab Ab 
 
I'm alone in this spotlight
Fm7 Fm7 
 
and the walls are caving   in
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And I         thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 2
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm       falling up
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
As I breathe the air   in        to my lungs
I wanted everything

Bridge 1
but nothing's ever good enough
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
(Ooh) And I hate  the man that I've      turned into
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And I've come so far, what did I lose?
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
And I swear to    God I'll      make it through
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
I'll make it through

Pre-chorus 3
Ab Ab 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Fm7 Fm7 
 
and you get so low
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid
when you came to my show
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
I'm alone      in this spot  light
Ab Ab 
 
and the walls are caving in
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And I thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 3
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm       falling up
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Dbadd9 Dbadd9 
 
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

ChordsAb Fm7 Ebsus4 Dbadd9

Chords

Ab
Fm7
Ebsus4
Dbadd9

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

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Dbadd9: x-4-3-x-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -6

-6

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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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