Melissa Etheridge - Falling Up

song : falling up
artist : melissa etheridge
album : 4th street feeling
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com

falling up
melissa etheridge

intro : play this 2x’s

D D/F# emin9 ( no 5 ) D

E – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0h2 – – – – – 0h2 – – – – – 0 – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

then

play this 2x’s

D D/F# emin9 ( no 5 ) D

E – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
B – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 3 – – |
G – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
D – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse :

n . C . D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
i sent a picture
D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
to my very best friend
Em7
Em7 G E – – 0 – –
and in the picture was me and my car B – – 0 – –
D D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D G – – 0 – –
had another dead end D – – 0 – –
Em7 A – – 2 – –
if you wanna come and find me E – – 0 – – –

i can leave you a sign
G
my heart’s a little heavy
D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
but the rest of me is well , fine oh fine

break : A/B Em7
A/B E – – 0 – – – – – 0 – –
so here’s to me B – – 0 – – – – – 0 – –
Em7 G – – 6 – – – – – 4 – –
let’s raise a cup D – – 6 – – – – – 4 – –
Em G A – – 7 – – – – – 5 – –
i Am fancy free , and i’ve fallen , fallen E – – 0 – – – – – 0 – –

chorus :

n . C . D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
i’m falling up now – i’m falling up now
D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D – D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
i’m falling up now

verse :
n . C . D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
i get the picture
D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
of reaping what i sow
Em7 G
hey , oh it’s getting clearer that all that i love
D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
is all that i know

come on now

break :
A/B
so here’s to me
Em7
oh , let’s raise a cup
Em G
oh oh oh i Am fancy free , and i’m falling , falling ,
that’s right
that’s right

chorus :

n . C . D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
i’m falling up now – i’m falling up now
D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D – D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D
i’m falling up now

hey , hey , c’mon , c’mon listen to me play now

instrumental :
pick D chord randomly as a barre chord at the 10th fret
then play ( D , D/F# , emin9 ( no 5 ) , D ) – 2x’s

– – – next – – –

* * play this sequence over and over * *

D dmin ( add9 ) /F D7sus2/C D

E – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
B – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – |
G – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

uh , every now and then it gets too dark to see
too dark to see just what’s in front of me
every now and then i fall off the edge , right off the ledge
heels over head
and i’m giving in from trying
Am i really falling or flying?
Am i really living or dying?
Am i really falling ,
A
falling or flying?

outro : play this over and over until the end
D D/F# emin9 ( no 5 ) D

i’m falling up now
hey , i’m falling up now
that’s right
i’m falling up now
i’m falling up c’mon c’mon
send me a picture
yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah
from everywhere that you’ve been
hey , and then honey c’mon , c’mon , c’mon
and sing it like a polaroid
yeah – aaah oh oh
and i’m falling up now