Charlie Robert Simpson (born 7 June 1985 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England), is the vocalist and guitarist in British post-hardcore band Fightstar and ex Busted member.
The Parachutes Songfacts states that Charlie Simpson has a strong musical pedigree dating back to one of his mother's ancestors, Sir William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875), who was a distinguished classical music composer of the romantic school. Charlie attended public school Uppingham, along with the likes of Harry Judd from McFly and his ex-girlfriend Camilla Smith.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOWN DOWN DOWN - Charlie Simpson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Mono Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
I'm really liking Charlie's new solo stuff, nice and acoustic, but there are no tabs at all on here! So I decided to do one for the new single. Might do a few others off the free EP in a while. This probably isn't perfect, especially since I've taken it mostly from the demo version. Anyway... See at the bottom for the weird chords in the chorus. And listen to the song for the rhythms, they change quite a lot throughout the song. http://www.charliesimpsonmusic.com/
Intro (hammer on the Em chord the second time): EmEmDC x2
Verse (same as Intro): EmEmDC x8
There are too many people in this world Trying to shout their names How am I supposed to know where to run? But I don't know who's to blame And I give people something along the way Is it OK to be afraid of love if you don't understand it?
Chorus (some of these chords are a bit iffy): EmCGEb* (Em* D*) G D5Csus4 x2
And the nights are so long without you And the days speed up, My god I'll never let go of you now Cause some things are not worth changing My heart swells to the size of an orchid It takes the rest of my heart with it Going down down down... But I'm never going back home
Verse again:
We've sent people into space without even really knowing If there ever gonna come back down And there are people asking Just where I am, Is it ok to be afraid of hope if you don't know how to keep it?
Chorus again (stop at the start of the repeat, come back in on the G):
And the nights are so long without you And the days speed up, My god I just can't lose you now But things are about to change My heart swells to the size of an orchid It takes the rest of my heart with it Going down down down... But I'm neverrrrr going back home
Break: GGDC
Outro: GDEmC
If people on Earth could just get together Then maybe we could find a place for each other If people on Earth could just stand together Then maybe we could find a place for each other
If people on Earth could just get together again Maybe we could find a place for each other If people on Earth could just get together again Maybe we could find a place for each other now...