Colin Hay – Come Tumblin Down (Guitar)

Capo 7 • Video Lesson
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Artist: Colin Hay Song: Come Tumblin' Down Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fze3JbYTQSg Transcription: SCA, [email protected] Note: Watch the videos in the link above! VERSION 1 Chords used: name: D.A.D.G.B.d D: 0.0.0.2.3.0 G/B: 0.2.0.0.3.0 D/C#: 0.4.0.2.3.0 Dadd9: 0.0.0.2.5.0 Dadd4: 0.0.0.2.3.4 Dadd9/C#: 0.4.0.2.5.0 Dadd4/C#: 0.4.0.2.3.4 [Verse]
* D
   I dropped a coin in the wishing well

G/B
   But it's a long time dry

** D/C#
   I watched that old Greyhound bus kick up dust

D
   As it rolls on by
[Verse]
* D
   I asked the man in the station

G/B
   He says: ''Son, just take a look around

** D/C#
   There hasn't been a train through here

D
   Since it all came tumblin' down''
[Chorus]
*        D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        G/B
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        D/C#
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

*        D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)
[Verse]
* D
   I'm not a drinking man no more

G/B
   But this one night I got lust

** D/C#
   I've never been much of a dancer

D
   But this night I surely was
[Verse]
* D
   I made it out to the Carlton Woods,

G/B
   Slept with my ear down to the ground

** D/C#
   And in my dreams I could hear the screams

D
   As all came tumblin' down
[Chorus]
*        D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        G/B
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        D/C#
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

*        D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)
[Verse]
* D
   The corridors are all empty

G/B
   And there's a child sitting on the stairs

** D/C#
   She's seen everything there is to see

D
   But somehow she still cares
[Verse]
* D
   We took a ride on a Ferris wheel 

G/B
   Made of glass and steel and such

** D/C#
   And now it's melting in the sun

D
   It's not worth all that much
[Verse]
* D
   I raise my hands up to the sky

G/B
   As we climb to higher ground

** D/C#
   Let's just keep on dancing

D
   Untill it all comes tumblin' down
[Chorus]
*        D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        G/B
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        D/C#
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

*        D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)
[Break] * D Dadd9 Dadd4 Dadd9 D G/B ** D/C# Dadd9/C# Dadd4/C# Dadd9/C# D/C#
D
***
[End]
         D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        G/B
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

*        D/C#
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

*        D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)
VERSION 2 (simpler version) Tuning: standard Capo: NO capo Note II: This is not what he plays. This is my suggestion for beginners. Chords used: name: E.A.D.G.B.d A: x.0.2.2.2.0 D: x.x.0.2.3.2 or x.0.0.2.3.2 E/A: x.0.2.1.0.0 [Verse]
D A
   I dropped a coin in the wishing well

D
   But it's a long time dry

E/A
   I watched that old Greyhound bus kick up dust

A
   As it rolls on by
[Verse]
D A
   I asked the man in the station

D
   He says: ''Son, just take a look around

E/A
   There hasn't been a train through here

A
   Since it all came tumblin' down''
[Chorus]
         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         E/A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)
[Verse]
D A
   I'm not a drinking man no more

D
   But this one night I got lust

E/A
   I've never been much of a dancer

A
   But this night I surely was
[Verse]
D A
   I made it out to the Carlton Woods,

D
   Slept with my ear down to the ground

E/A
   And in my dreams I could hear the screams

A
   As all came tumblin' down
[Chorus]
         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         E/A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)
[Verse]
D A
   The corridors are all empty

D
   And there's a child sitting on the stairs

E/A
   She's seen everything there is to see

A
   But somehow she still cares
[Verse]
D A
   We took a ride on a Ferris wheel 

D
   Made of glass and steel and such

E/A
   And now it's melting in the sun

A
   It's not worth all that much
[Verse]
D A
   I raise my hands up to the sky

D
   As we climb to higher ground

E/A
   Let's just keep on dancing

A
   Untill it all comes tumblin' down
[Chorus]
         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         E/A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)
[Break] D A D E/A D [End]
         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         D
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

         E/A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' come tumblin')

         A
Tumblin' Down (come tumblin' down)

Note III: (riffs)
* 
d|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
D|----0---2---4-------------|

** 
d|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|----0---2---0-------------|
D|--------------------------|

*** (with hammer ons and pull offs) 
d|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----2---4----------------|
D|-------------4---2--------|
A|---------------------5----|
D|-0------------------------|
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