The song seems to be in an open tuning but this alternative version in standard tuning seems to work just as
fine.
[Intro]
Guitar 1:
C |G |F |C [RIFF 1]|C |Bm |Am
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--| |------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--| |------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--| |-----------0------------0----1------------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--| |---------2------------0------2------------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------2------------------|
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |------------------------------------------------|
C |G |F |C [RIFF 2]|C |Bm |C
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--| |-----------------------------0----------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--| |-----------------------------1----------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--| |-----------0------------0----0----------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--| |---------2------------0------2----------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------3----------------|
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|C |G |F |C |C |G |F |C
e|-------8-----------------------------------| |----------------------------8-------------|
B|-----8---8------------------------35------| |-------------------------8-----8----------|
G|--b10------10--5-----2--5--2--5------------| |--9---------7------7--9-------------------|
D|------------------5------------------------| |-----7--10-----10-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
*In between guitar 2 parts Riff 1 takes place, meanwhile guitar 2 remains silent. it only plays during the
intro chord sequence.
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F/C Fm [Riff 2]
Making no deposit, no return
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
Making the same mistakes, we never learn
G Am
All of the pain in those faces
G Am
Trying not to show concern
Am F/C
Spent and broken
Am G C
Like a worn out subway door in the city
*ReIntro without guitar 2 parts
F/C Fm [Riff 2]
Hanging in the closet, wait in line
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
When you go by the laws, you pay the fine
G Am
I'm burning the candle at both ends
G Am
Twice the light in half the time
Am F/C
Down to crawlin'
Am G
Feel like I'm falling
Am G F/C C
Oh & yes, the rain doesn't have to hurry in the city;
Am G F
Falls sadly to the ground
Am G F/C A
Rain doesn't have to hurry in the city
Am G F Am D Am D Am D
Only way to fall is down
E7*
Falling down
F C D X4
F/C Fm [Riff 2]
But still you're running in a race that can't be won
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
Aiming hard to fill the spaces when they're gone
G Am
Worn out shoes with no laces
G Am
Getting too loose to stay on
Am F/C
Back to crawling
Am G
Feel like I'm falling
Am G F/C C
Oh & yes the rain takes its time to fall in the city
Am G F
Falls sadly to the ground
Am G F/C C
Rain kinda of says it all in the city
Am G F Am D Am D Am D
Only way to fall is down
E7* F C D (Repeat Until Fade)
Falling down
F/C: X33210
E7*: XX0434