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

Intro 1

Eb

Cm7

Bbsus4

Abadd9

Abadd9

Verse 1
Eb Eb 
 
Things were happening
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
I felt  the weight of the expectation
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
on my chest
Eb Eb 
 
My mind was traveling
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
But I     swear that I don't re        member
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
where it        went
Eb Eb 
 
They said things were growing
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
So why   do I feel like      nothing at all is        left?
Eb Eb 
 
So I'll keep on mov ing
Cm7 Cm7 
 
If I'm standing still
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
then      I'll feel the emptiness

Pre-chorus 1
Eb Eb 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Cm7 Cm7 
 
and you get so low
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid when I lose control
Eb Eb 
 
I'm alone in my bed room
Cm7 Cm7 
 
and the walls are caving in
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And       I thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 1
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm       falling up
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
As I breathe the air   in        to my lungs
I wanted everything
but nothing's ever good enough
Eb Eb 
 
(Ooh)

Verse 2
Eb Eb 
 
I gotta change me
Cm7 Cm7 
 
And if    I wake up now
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
there's   a chance to start again,     mm, mm
Eb Eb 
 
But if I wait
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Could I get back to        the place
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
where it all       began before

Pre-chorus 2
Eb Eb 
 
I got so lonely
Cm7 Cm7 
 
and you got so low
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid
when you came to my show
Eb Eb 
 
I'm alone in this spotlight
Cm7 Cm7 
 
and the walls are caving   in
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And I         thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 2
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm       falling up
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
As I breathe the air   in        to my lungs
I wanted everything

Bridge 1
but nothing's ever good enough
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
(Ooh) And I hate  the man that I've      turned into
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And I've come so far, what did I lose?
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
And I swear to    God I'll      make it through
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
I'll make it through

Pre-chorus 3
Eb Eb 
 
'Cause I get so lonely
Cm7 Cm7 
 
and you get so low
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And       I look so stu       pid
when you came to my show
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
I'm alone      in this spot  light
Eb Eb 
 
and the walls are caving in
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And I thought I'd be hap       py,
but I'm barely breathing

Chorus 3
Oh, I'm barely breathing
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Oh, 'cause I'm feeling down, but I'm       falling up
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
And I'm breaking out, but not out of luck
Eb Eb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
 
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
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

ChordsEb Cm7 Bbsus4 Abadd9

Chords

Eb
Cm7
Bbsus4
Abadd9

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Bbsus4: x-1-3-3-4-x
Abadd9: x-x-6-5-4-6

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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