Will Wood – Falling Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Will Wood – Falling Up Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsGCDDsus4EmD7EAm

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These are the chords for Falling Up by Will Wood on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
        G
Your stratospheric fear
of catastrophe’s near
Fast, it’s here, atmosphere past your
                             C
ears, fall but you’ll never land
                    D     Dsus4
Second star to the right

[Verse]
G
I’m gripping the grass
                 Em
and pulling up daisies
G
Thank matter for mass and
                 Em
the comfort of gravity
G
Airplane eclipses over spirals of math
     Em
would or could the impact kill me?
C            D
Yes, yes, yes. No, no, no, no, no.
G
It’s just high-noon moon saying
              Em
“shoot for the stars”
G
“Be the next big constellation
  Em
connecting the dots between your parts”

[Chorus]
C                       G
Dandelion seeds yet to ride
on the breeze
            C
You make a wish upon the dead
              G
but turn and call it a weed
C              G            D   D7
Only plastic flowers never die

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[Verse]
G
With the bones of a crow and
               Em
ambitions of candle wax
G
What do you know of control?
     Em
The wind is simply at your back
G
It really seems pollen’s more
                          Em
clever than bees, so you cue
the final words of Leary and cry:
C               D
Why, why, why? Why not?
Why not? Why not?
G
I’d rather be a hot-air
                     Em
Hindenburg than an elephant
tied right down to its stake
G
Cut ties, shed the dead weight,
         Em
I ain’t saying it’s fate
but there are no mistakes

[Chorus]
C                       G
Dandelion seeds yet to ride
on the breeze
            C
You make a wish upon the dead
              G
but turn and call it a weed
C              G            D
Only plastic flowers never die
                C                G
Well, I cry on skies of blue linoleum.
 C                          G
Clouds o’ spilt milk, but am I the cup
C               D                C  G
Here comes the sun, am I falling up?
        C  G  C             D
Falling up, here comes the sun,
             C  G
am I falling up?

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[Bridge]
 Em
Disney-Pixar Ludovico,
Shirley Temple maraschino
 G
Hotel rooms of Motley Crüe,
Broadway producer improv troupes
 Em
Ray-Bans in your living room,
eyeline hurts to be in view like
 G
Stage fright only when it’s karaoke
night with friends leave early
 Em
Did I earn this stupid hat, is now
                          G
really a good time for a new tattoo?
        Em
Oh, is now really a good
                   G
time for a new tattoo?
G                   Em
The larger they are,
the harder they tend to fall
G
Much larger than life ‘cause from
      C                 D
such height life looks awful small
     C                  G     C
And dandelions grow in dirt, magic
                   G
mushrooms grow in piles of bullshit
C               G
I grew up in suburbia. Love us
    D
or hate us, pick us, you’re killing us

[Chorus]
C                       G
Dandelion seeds yet to ride
on the breeze
            E
You make a wish upon the dead
              Am
but turn and call it a weed
C              G            D
Only plastic flowers never die
                C                G
Well, I cry on skies of blue linoleum.
 C                           G
Clouds o’ spilt milk, but am I the cup
C               D               C  G
Here comes the sun am I falling up
        C  G  C             D
Falling up, here comes the sun,
             C  G
am I falling up?
        C  G  C             D
Falling up, here comes the sun,
             C  G
am I falling up?

[Outro]
 Em
Did I earn this stupid hat, is now
                          G
really a good time for a new tattoo?
        Em
Oh, is now really a good
                   G
time for a new tattoo?
G
Your stratospheric fear
of catastrophe’s near

Fast, it’s here, atmosphere past your
                             C
ears, fall but you’ll never land
                    D
Second star to the right,
                           G
and straight on ‘till you die.

How to play Falling Up: key, chords and progression

Falling Up by Will Wood is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 8 chords: G, C, D, Dsus4, Em, D7, E and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – C – G – C (V – IV – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dsus4 chord on guitar (xx0233)
Dsus4D G A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Falling Up chords: questions

What key is Falling Up in?

Falling Up by Will Wood is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Falling Up?

Falling Up uses 8 chords: G, C, D, Dsus4, Em, D7, E, Am.

What is the chord progression of Falling Up?

The main progression is D – C – G – C (V – IV – I – IV).

Is Falling Up easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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