My World Fell Down

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
        (piano:)

 [C#m6]         / [Ab]/ / /  / / / /

        C#m6      G# [[N.C.]; 1: cellos enter  2: end cold]
          / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

{section: Verse 1}
 [C#m6]            Just li[Abm]ke a breath[Eb/G] of spring

 [C#m6]            You ca[Abm]me my w[Eb]ay

 [C#m6]            I he[Abm]ard a blueb[Eb/G]ird sing

 [C#m6]          [C#sus]
 [C#]            But not today

{section: Chorus}
        (band enters):

 [F#]          [F#7]
 [B]       'Cause it's wintertime

 [F#]           [F#7]
 [B]       And the leaves are brown

 [E]              [E7]
 [A]         Since you went away

        (strings):

 [C#m6]
 [Abm]            My wo[C#dim7]rld fell down
                               (my world fell down)
             [1,2,4: C#m7-5]
             [    3:  G#m  C# ; to top of chorus]
        My world fell down

 [Ab]       Fell down

[LP version: repeat intro]

{section: Verse 2}
        I see your suitcase lying
        Packed up to go
        I stop myself from crying
        How I don't know

[repeat chorus]

{section: Bridge 1}
        (acapella w/strings; chords implied):

 [C#m6]
 [Abm]        [3X]
          / / / /  / / / /

 [C#m6]
 [Ab] [N.
 [C].]
          / / / /  /

Bridge 2 [45 version only]:

        [sound effects with occasional G organ bass]

        (acapella w/organ:)

 [Ab]       Wish I didn't feel [C#]like Winter

 [Ab]       'Cause Spring's a b[C#]etter thing I know

 [Ab]       I know I'd feel [Fm]so much better

 [C#]                   [
 [C#maj7]
 [C#7]]
        If I could only let her go

[repeat chorus, 2X]

[repeat intro; end cold on 2nd G#]