When I Fall
Barenaked LadiesVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I look straight in the window, try not to look below
Pretend I'm not up here, I try counting sheep
The sheep seem to shower, off this office tower
It's 9.8 straight down, I can't stop my knees.
I wish I could fly, from this building, from this wall.
And if I should try, would you catch me, if I fall.
My hands clench the squeegee, a seclar rosary
Hang onto your wallet, hand onto your rings.
I can't look below me, something might throw me.
I curse at the windstorms, that October brings.
I look in the boardroom, a modern Pharaoh's tomb.
I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive
They line up at the window, peer down into limbo
Frightened of jumping, in case they survive.
And I wish I could step, from this scaffold,
Onto soft green grass and shopping malls,
And bed, and my family, and my pastor and my grandfather
Whose dead.
Look straight in the mirror, watch it come clearer
I look like a painter, behind all the grease.
But painting's creating, and I'm just erasing
A crystal clear canvas, is my masterpiece.
If I fall... (repeat)
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Readable chord sheet for When I Fall by Barenaked Ladies
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [D/F#] [G] I look straight in the [D]window,[G] [A] try not to look [Bm]below [D/F#] [G] Pretend I'm not [D]up here,[G] [A] I try counting s[E]heep [G] The sheep seem to shower, off this office tower It's 9.8 straight down, I can't stop my knees. I wish I could f[Bm]ly, from this [A]building, from this [E]wall. [G] And if I should [Bm]try, would you [A]catch me, if I f[E]all. [G] My hands clench the squeegee, a seclar rosary Hang onto your wallet, hand onto your rings. I can't look below me, something might throw me. I curse at the windstorms, that October brings. I look in the boardroom, a modern Pharaoh's tomb. I'd gladly swap places, if they care to dive They line up at the window, peer down into limbo Frightened of jumping, in case they survive. And I wish I could s[G]tep, from this [A]scaffold, Onto [Bm]soft green [D/F#]grass and [E]shopping [G]malls, And [G]bed, and my [A]family, and my [Bm]pastor and my [A]grandfa[D]ther Whose [E]dead[G]. Look straight in the mirror, watch it come clearer I look like a painter, behind all the grease. But painting's creating, and I'm just erasing A crystal clear canvas, is my masterpiece. If I fall... (repeat)