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laufey – Falling Behind Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAm7 D7 Gmaj7 Bm7 E7 D9 D C#m C E7sus4 Cm

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[Intro]
Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7
Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7

[Verse 1]
Am7            D7
Moved out to a new city
Gmaj7           Gmaj7
June is dawning down on me
    Am7     D7        Gmaj7
And all that I can find's
   Am7           D7
A  sickly romance in the air
Bm7           E7
Lovers stroll without a care
   Am7
In sight
        D9
Ooh-ooh-ooh, this can’t be right

[Chorus]
           Am7        D7
'Cause the sun's engaged
with the sky
       Gmaj7         Gmaj7
And my best friend’s found a new guy
     Am7           D7
I'm only getting older
      Bm7        E7          Am7
I've never had a shoulder to cry on
D C#m C          Bm7  E7sus4  E7
Someone to call mine
Am7                    D7
Everybody's falling in love
                   Gmaj7
and I'm falling behind

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[Post-Chorus]
Gmaj7

Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7

Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7

[Verse 2]
Am7                D7
Touched the ocean, fell right in
Gmaj7              Gmaj7
Stepped outside and burned my skin
   Am7       D7       Gmaj7
My life won't go my way
Am7        D7
Bossa nova in my room
Bm7                  E7
Hoped that I'll find someonе too,
    Am7
to love
D9
Because

[Chorus]
     Am7     D7
The sun's engaged with the sky
       Gmaj7         Gmaj7
And my best friend’s found a new guy
     Am7           D7
I'm only getting older
      Bm7        E7          Am7
I've never had a shoulder to cry on
D C#m Cm          Bm7  E7sus4  E7
Someone to call mine
Am7                    D7
Everybody's falling in love
                   Gmaj7
and I'm falling behind
Am7                    D7
Everybody's falling in love
Bm7                    E7   D C#m
Everybody's falling in love
Am7         D7
Everybody’s falling
             Gmaj7
in love but me
(One, two, three)

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[Post-Chorus]
Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7
Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7
Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7
Am7  D7  Gmaj7  Gmaj7

How to play Falling Behind: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Falling Behind by laufey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Falling Behind by laufey is built around A minor (no sharps or flats), with 11 chords in all: Am7, D7, Gmaj7, Bm7, E7, D9, D, C#m, C, E7sus4 and Cm.

Listen for Am7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 (i7 – IV7 – VIImaj7 – i7 in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Bm7, D9, C#m and Cm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.