Music by U2 Lyrics by Bono Copyright 1981 Transcribed by Brandon Leniart <leniarbk@jmu.edu> Tune down 1/2 step, use the bridge pickup, and it helps if you have a little delay. Intro and verse:
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4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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4---5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0---------------
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Here are a few of the many fills in the verse part: 1---12/15--
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1---15/17--
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6----------
1---3--3--
2---3--3--
3---0--0--
4---0--0--
5---2--2--
6---3--3--
Falling, falling The sun is burning black Falling, falling It's beating on my back Chorus:
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3-------------------------------------------------------5\---
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5---3---2----------------------------------------------------
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2------------------------------------------------------------
3-------------------------------------------------------5\---
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6---2---3--2-------------------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------17-----17\--- (1st time
2------------------------------------------------------------ hit 2 17th
3------------------------------------------------------------ frets, 2nd
4------------------------------------------------------------ time hit 1
5---2/------------------------------------------------------- 17th then 1
6------------------------------------------------------------ 15th instead)
With a fire Oh oh oh oh With a fire Oh oh oh oh Falling, falling The moon is running red Falling, falling It's pulling me instead With a fire Oh oh oh oh Fire Oh oh oh oh
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2---12--12--12--12--12-
3---12--12--12--12--12-
4---12--12--12--12--12-
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But there's a fire inside When I'm falling over There's a fire in me (natural harmonics)
1-------------------------------------<12>--<12>--<12>--
2---<12>--<12>--<12>------------------------------------
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1---<15>--<15>--<15>--<12>--<12>--<12>--
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When I call out I feel some fire I'm going home (slightly audible fills used throughout song)
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4---5---4---2-------
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4---12--11--9--
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Falling, falling The stars are falling down Falling, falling They knock me to the ground With a fire Oh oh oh oh Fire Oh oh oh oh Solo:
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4---2---------------------------------------------------------0--
5--------------------2-------------------------------------------
6----------------------------------------------------------------
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2---3-3-3-------2--3--3/5----3---2-3-
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1-----------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------2--2--2/4--2--0-----------------------
4---2---------------------------------------------------------2---
5--------------------2--------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------
1-----------5------------------------------------------------------
2---5---3-----------------------------3---5---5/7---7---5---3---5--
3------------------------------------------------------------------
4------------------------------------------------------------------
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But there's a fire inside When I'm falling over There's a fire in me When I call out There's a fire inside When I'm falling over I feel the fire I'm going home Outro:
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2---15--12---------------------15---12------------------------15--
3-----------------------12--------------------------12----14------
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5-----------------------------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------
1-------------12--------------------------------------------------
2---12--------------------------15--------------------------------
3----------------------------------------------------14-----------
4-----------------------------------------------------------------
5-----------------------------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------
1--------12-------------------------------------------------------
2---12----------------15---------------------------------------17-
3-----------------------------------14-------14-------------------
4-----------------------------------------------------------------
5-----------------------------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------
1--------14---12--------------------12----------------(twice)
2---12----------------------12------------------------
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1----------15---12----------------------------------12-----
2---12----------------------------------12-----------------
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1--------15---12----------------------------------15---12--
2---12------------------------------------12---------------
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1---12---12---
2---12---12---
3---12---12---
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Falling, falling... -- Leniart, Brandon K leniarbk@jmu.edu
Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/u2/october/fire.txt