From: “Once”

Falling Slowly
by

GLEN HANSARD and MARKETA IRGLOVA

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 FALLING SLOWLY
Words and Music by
GLEN HANSARD and
MARKETA IRGLOVA
Slowly = 69
C Fsus2 C Fsus2
x o o x o x o o x o

(with pedal)
Verse 1:
C Fsus2 C Fsus2
x o o x o x o o x o

1. I don’t know you, but I want you all the more for that.

C Fsus2 C
x o o x o x o o

Words fall through me and al - ways fool me and I can’t re - act.

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Fsus2 Am7 G Fsus2 G
x o xo o o ooo x o ooo

Games that nev - er a - mount to more than they’re

Am7 G F(9) Fsus2

xo o o ooo x x o

meant will play them-selves out.

cresc.

Chorus:
C Fsus2 Am7
x o o x o xo o o

Take this sink - in’ boat and point it home, we’ve still got

Fsus2 C Fsus2
x o x o o x o

time. Raise your hope - ful voice, you have a

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 Am7 Fsus2 3
xo o o x o

choice, you make it now.

decresc.

Verse 2:
C Fsus2 C
x o o x o x o o

2. Fall - ing slow - ly, eyes that know me and I can’t go back.

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C
x o x o o x o x o o

Moods that take me and e - rase me and I’m paint - ed black.

Fsus2 Am Em/ G Fsus2 G

x o xo o x ooo x o ooo

Well, you have suf -fered e - nough and warred with your -

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Am Em/G F(9) Fsus2
xo o x ooo T-
x x o
T-

self. It’s time that you won.

cresc.

Chorus:
C Fsus2 Am7
x o o x o xo o o

Take this sink - in’ boat and point it home, we’ve still got

Fsus2 C Fsus2
x o x o o x o

time. Raise your hope - ful voice, you have a

Am7 Fsus2 C
xo o o x o x o o

choice, you’ve made it now. Fall - in’ slow - ly,

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 Fsus2 Am7 Fsus2 5
x o xo o o x o

sing your mel - o - dy, I’ll sing it loud.

C Fsus2 Am7
x o o x o
T-
xo o o

(Strings)

Fsus2 G/F
x o x oo

8va

Take it all.

Fsus2
x o

I paid the cost too late, now you’re gone.

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G/F F(9)
x oo x

(Strings)

Fsus2 C
x o x o o

Fsus2 C Fsus2 C
x o x o o x o x o o

rit.

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