Falling Slowly Tab

I've taken this from what I've heard of Glen Hansard
and Marketa Irglova's version and
posted on the site. I'm fairly sure it's right but
there are bits where you can vary if
wish.
 
You can play the F as a barre chord (133211)
or you can play an F6 variation (x30210)
roll your first finger onto the high F in
the shape of F6 (x30211). When he strums F
into the chorus he seems to hold the low E
with his thumb. The strum for it is DDD UDUDUDU
 
There are a couple of variants, the intro and verse
can be played either of two ways
 
 
[Intro]
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 I don't know you     but I want you    all the more for that
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
 
Or
 
[Intro]
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----0---0---0----0-----0---0----0----0----0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------1------------------------------------1----------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----0---0---0----0-----0---0----0----0----0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------1------------------------------------1----------------|
 I don't know you     but I want you    all the more for that
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----0---0---0----0-----0---0----0----0----0---0---0---0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------1------------------------------------1----------------|
Words fall through me and always fool me and I can't react
 
You can always fill the gaps in the bridge with additional notes
if you think it's necessary.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
   Am           G        F            G                 Am
e|--------0--------------------1----------------------------|
B|--------------3---1--0--------------3----1----0-----------|
G|------2---2--------------2------2-----------------------2-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------------------0---|
E|--------------3--------1------------3---------------------|
   Games that ne-  ver a-mount to    more than they're meant
 
Again the F can be played a number of ways.
As shown, or (1x3211) or (1x3011). Either way, I like to hammer on
the E string as I strum the F chord. I don't know what it's called but
he also does something like a trill for violin as he begins to play the F,
watch or listen to the song to see what I mean.
 
          G                F(strum)
e|--0----------------------1----------------|
B|--------3----1----0------1----------------|
G|----2--------------------2----------------|
D|-------------------------3----------------|
A|-------------------------3----------------|
E|--------3----------------1----------------|
   will play  them-selves out.
 
In the chorus the first F in every line seems to be  (1x3211)
holding the E with the thumb, and the second is (1x3013),
though you can just play plain old F if you like.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C                 F                 Am                    F
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C                  F                  Am                     F
Raise your hopeful voice, you had the choice, you've made it now
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Fa- lling slow-ly   eyes that know me and I   can't go back
 
   C                   F                 C                  F
e|----------0------------------1----0-------------0--------------------------|
B|-1---3----------3----1---3-------------1---3---------3----1---1---1---1----|
G|---0---0----0-----0----2---2---2----2-----0---0----0----0----2---2---2---2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------3-----------------3------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Moods that take me  and e-  rase me   and I'm painted black
 
 
[Bridge]
 
    Am           G        F            G                 Am
e|--------0--------------------1----------------------------|
B|--------------3---1--0--------------3----1----0-----------|
G|------2---2--------------2------2-----------------------2-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------------------------------------0---|
E|--------------3--------1------------3---------------------|
  You have     suffered enough and   warred with yourself
 
          G                F(strum)
e|--0----------------------1----------------|
B|--------3----1----0------1----------------|
G|----2--------------------2----------------|
D|-------------------------3----------------|
A|-------------------------3----------------|
E|--------3----------------1----------------|
   it's  time that you    wo-on
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C                 F                 Am                    F
Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time
C                  F                  Am                     F
Raise your hopeful voice, you had the choice, you've made it now
C              F               Am             F
Falling slowly sing your me-lo-dy I'll sing a-long
 
 
He then strums the chorus a couple of times, strums F a few times
and returns from the verse to end.
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