Chords for Colin Hay - Come Tumblin' Down (eTown webisode #1129)
Tempo:
141.6 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[A]
I'm hungry, want to eat, I want to move on.
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[E] [A] Dr.
Koenig were wishing well, [D] it's been a long time dry.
[E] I watched that old Greyhound burst, kick up [A] dust, as he rose on by.
I asked the man in station, [D] he said son, just take a look around.
[E] Haven't seen a train here since [A] it all came tumbling down.
Come tumbling down,
[D] come tumbling [A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
I'm not a drinking man no more, [D] but there's one lot I got lost.
[E] I've never been much of a dancer, but [A] this night I sure was.
I knew that I'd turn the cottonwoods, step [D] with my ear down to the ground.
[E] I knew my dreams, I could hear their screams, [A] as it all came tumbling down.
Come tumbling
[D] down, come tumbling [A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
The corridors are all empty, and these are trashed smoking haunts, stairs.
[E] She's seen everything that there's to see, [A] somehow she still cares.
We took a ride on the Ferris wheel, [D] made a vast, steep search.
[E] Now it's melting in the sun, [A] it's not worth all that much.
I raise my hands up to the sky, [D] as they turn to hard ground.
[E] Let's just keep on dancing, [A] until it all comes tumbling down.
Come tumbling down,
[D] come tumbling down, [A] come tumbling, come tumbling down, come tumbling down.
[D] Come tumbling down,
[A] come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling,
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[A] come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling,
[D] come tumbling down.
[E] Come tumbling down, come tumbling
[A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
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[E] [A] [E]
[A]
I'm hungry, want to eat, I want to move on.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[E] [A] Dr.
Koenig were wishing well, [D] it's been a long time dry.
[E] I watched that old Greyhound burst, kick up [A] dust, as he rose on by.
I asked the man in station, [D] he said son, just take a look around.
[E] Haven't seen a train here since [A] it all came tumbling down.
Come tumbling down,
[D] come tumbling [A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
I'm not a drinking man no more, [D] but there's one lot I got lost.
[E] I've never been much of a dancer, but [A] this night I sure was.
I knew that I'd turn the cottonwoods, step [D] with my ear down to the ground.
[E] I knew my dreams, I could hear their screams, [A] as it all came tumbling down.
Come tumbling
[D] down, come tumbling [A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
The corridors are all empty, and these are trashed smoking haunts, stairs.
[E] She's seen everything that there's to see, [A] somehow she still cares.
We took a ride on the Ferris wheel, [D] made a vast, steep search.
[E] Now it's melting in the sun, [A] it's not worth all that much.
I raise my hands up to the sky, [D] as they turn to hard ground.
[E] Let's just keep on dancing, [A] until it all comes tumbling down.
Come tumbling down,
[D] come tumbling down, [A] come tumbling, come tumbling down, come tumbling down.
[D] Come tumbling down,
[A] come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling,
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[A] come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling,
[D] come tumbling down.
[E] Come tumbling down, come tumbling
[A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
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I'm hungry, want to eat, I want to move on. _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [A] Dr.
Koenig were wishing well, _ [D] _ it's been a long time dry. _
_ [E] _ I watched that old Greyhound burst, kick up [A] dust, as he rose on by. _
_ _ I asked the man in station, _ [D] he said son, just take a look around. _
_ [E] _ _ Haven't seen a train here since [A] it all came tumbling down. _
_ _ Come tumbling down, _
_ [D] _ come tumbling [A] down, _ _ _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling down. _
_ _ I'm not a drinking man no more, [D] but there's one lot I got lost. _
_ [E] I've never been much of a dancer, but [A] this night I sure was. _
_ I knew that I'd turn the _ cottonwoods, step [D] with my ear down to the ground. _
_ [E] I knew my dreams, I could hear their screams, [A] as it all came tumbling down. _
_ _ Come tumbling _ _ _
_ [D] down, come tumbling _ _ _ [A] down, come tumbling, _ come tumbling, come tumbling down. _
_ The corridors are all empty, and these are trashed smoking haunts, stairs. _
_ [E] _ She's seen everything that there's to see, [A] somehow she still cares. _
_ _ We took a ride on the Ferris wheel, [D] made a vast, steep search. _
_ [E] _ Now it's melting in the sun, [A] it's not worth all that much. _
I raise my hands up to the sky, [D] as they turn to hard ground.
_ [E] _ Let's just keep on dancing, _ [A] until it all comes tumbling down.
Come _ _ _ tumbling down, _
_ [D] _ _ come tumbling down, _ [A] _ _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling down, come tumbling down.
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_ [D] _ _ Come tumbling down, _
_ [A] _ _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling, _ _
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_ [A] _ come tumbling, come tumbling, _ come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, _ _
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_ [D] come _ tumbling down. _
_ [E] Come tumbling down, come tumbling _ _
_ [A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
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I'm hungry, want to eat, I want to move on. _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [A] Dr.
Koenig were wishing well, _ [D] _ it's been a long time dry. _
_ [E] _ I watched that old Greyhound burst, kick up [A] dust, as he rose on by. _
_ _ I asked the man in station, _ [D] he said son, just take a look around. _
_ [E] _ _ Haven't seen a train here since [A] it all came tumbling down. _
_ _ Come tumbling down, _
_ [D] _ come tumbling [A] down, _ _ _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling down. _
_ _ I'm not a drinking man no more, [D] but there's one lot I got lost. _
_ [E] I've never been much of a dancer, but [A] this night I sure was. _
_ I knew that I'd turn the _ cottonwoods, step [D] with my ear down to the ground. _
_ [E] I knew my dreams, I could hear their screams, [A] as it all came tumbling down. _
_ _ Come tumbling _ _ _
_ [D] down, come tumbling _ _ _ [A] down, come tumbling, _ come tumbling, come tumbling down. _
_ The corridors are all empty, and these are trashed smoking haunts, stairs. _
_ [E] _ She's seen everything that there's to see, [A] somehow she still cares. _
_ _ We took a ride on the Ferris wheel, [D] made a vast, steep search. _
_ [E] _ Now it's melting in the sun, [A] it's not worth all that much. _
I raise my hands up to the sky, [D] as they turn to hard ground.
_ [E] _ Let's just keep on dancing, _ [A] until it all comes tumbling down.
Come _ _ _ tumbling down, _
_ [D] _ _ come tumbling down, _ [A] _ _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling down, come tumbling down.
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_ [D] _ _ Come tumbling down, _
_ [A] _ _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling, _ come tumbling, _ _
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_ [A] _ come tumbling, come tumbling, _ come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, _ _
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_ [D] come _ tumbling down. _
_ [E] Come tumbling down, come tumbling _ _
_ [A] down, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling, come tumbling down.
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