The Fall

Written by: Jeff Lynne
From: "Xanadu" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm/A      x-0-3-2-3-1
C#/G#     4-x-6-6-6-4
A/E       0-x-2-2-2-0
F#/C#     x-4-x-3-2-2

Intro

| A | % | % | % |
| Dm/A | % | A | % |

Verse

          Dm/A                   A
I see the early glow, I hear you say hello
            Dm/A                      A
I watch the shadows fall, I don't see you at all

Bridge

(short)
A   A/G# F#m    A
It's a   lie-ie-ie
             (I don't believe it's so)
       F#sus4 F#m  [ A ]
It's a lie-ie-ie-ie-ie

Verse

          Dm/A                    A
I see the autumn rain, falling on my window pane
           Dm/A                 A
I hear you say goodbye, I see a tear in your eye

Bridge

A   A/G# F#m    A
It's a   lie-ie-ie
             (I don't believe it's so)
       F#m E  D
It's a lie-ie-ie

Chorus

E   A    C#/G#       F#m    A/E         D    F#/C#      Bm
Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming
                                                      (break)
Dm E   A    C#/G#           F#m   A/E       D  F#/C#    Bm
   And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing
(break)
  Dm           A
    I take the fall

Verse

          Dm/A             A
I see you slip away, into another day
               Dm/A                     A
There's no-one else around, I watch the sun go down

Bridge

A   A/G# F#m    A
It's a   lie-ie-ie
             (I don't believe it's so)
       F#m E  D
It's a lie-ie-ie

Chorus

E   A    C#/G#       F#m    A/E         D    F#/C#      Bm
Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming
                                                      (break)
Dm E   A    C#/G#           F#m   A/E       D  F#/C#    Bm
   And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing
(break)
  Dm           A      A A/G# [ F#m ]
    I take the fall

Interlude

| F#m E | A    A A/G# |
| F#m E | A    A A/G# |
| F#m E | D |
        (break)
(break)
  Dm           A
    I take the fall

Verse

          Dm/A                     A
I see you in a dream, you turn and start to go
          Dm/A                          A
I call to you once more, guess that I'm takin' the fall

Bridge

A   A/G# F#m    A
It's a   lie-ie-ie
             (I don't believe it's so)
       F#m E  D
It's a lie-ie-ie

Chorus

(+ coda)
E   A    C#/G#       F#m    A/E         D    F#/C#      Bm
Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming
Dm E   A    C#/G#           F#m   A/E       D  F#/C#    Bm
   And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing
Dm E   A    C#/G#       F#m    A/E         D    F#/C#      Bm
   Our love couldn't go wrong, how could I know I was only dreaming
                                                      (break)
Dm E   A    C#/G#           F#m   A/E       D  F#/C#    Bm
   And now, now that you're gone, I will go on really believing
(break, freely)
  Dm                A
         I take the fall