Parker McCollum – Falling Apart Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Parker McCollum – Falling Apart Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsADadd9F#mEBmBm7

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These are the chords for  by Parker McCollum on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

INTRO
A  Dadd9  A  Dadd9

VERSE
 F#m             Dadd9
Happy ever after
               A
Never happens much
           A
these days

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   F#m               Dadd9
Forever almost never
       A          E
Turns out that way
      Bm
No I didn't mean
to do you wrong
           Dadd9
Getting it right
just took too long

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CHORUS
A
Maybe you are better
              Dadd9
with someone else
Maybe I just saved
             E
you from myself
       Dadd9
When I left you in the
     A  A Dadd9 A
 dark
A
Girl, I knew you’d never
         Dadd9
 call my bluff
The writing on the wall
                E
 just wasn't enough
                    Dadd9
You were falling in love and
                 A  A
 I was falling apart

VERSE
F#m             Dadd9
  Well it's no secret,
          A         A
 honey, I’m a wreck
 F#m          Dadd9
Everything I touch
    A          E
becomes a mess
          Bm
Same old story on every page
         Dadd9
Yeah the endings never change

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CHORUS
A
Maybe you are better
              Dadd9
 with someone else
Maybe I just saved
             E
you from myself
       Dadd9
When I left you in
         A  A Dadd9 A
 the dark
A
Girl, I knew you’d never
        Dadd9
 call my bluff
The writing on the wall
                E
just wasn't enough
                    Dadd9
You were falling in love and
               Dadd9
 I was falling apart
Dadd9  A  Bm  A
Dadd9  A  E  E

BREAK
       Bm
Girl, someday you're gonna find
            Dadd9
Someone who doesn't waste your time

CHORUS
A
Maybe you are better
              Dadd9
 with someone else
Maybe I just saved you
         E
 from myself
       Dadd9
When I left you in the
     A  A Dadd9 A
 dark
A
Girl, I knew you’d never
         Dadd9
 call my bluff
The writing on the wall
                E
 just wasn't enough
                    Dadd9
You were falling in love and
                Dadd9
 I was falling apart

Dadd9  A  Bm7 Bm A
Dadd9  A  Bm7  A
Dadd9  A  Bm  A

How to play Falling Apart: key, chords and progression

Falling Apart by Parker McCollum keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 6 chords: A, Dadd9, F#m, E, Bm and Bm7.

Most of the song cycles through Dadd9 – A – Dadd9 – E (IVadd9 – I – IVadd9 – V in A major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Cadd9, Em, D, Am, Am7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Dadd9 chord on guitar (x54230)
Dadd9D F♯ A E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A

Falling Apart chords: questions

What key is Falling Apart in?

Falling Apart by Parker McCollum is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Falling Apart?

Falling Apart uses 6 chords: A, Dadd9, F#m, E, Bm, Bm7.

What is the chord progression of Falling Apart?

The main progression is Dadd9 – A – Dadd9 – E (IVadd9 – I – IVadd9 – V).

Is Falling Apart easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Cadd9, Em, D, Am, Am7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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