Falling Short Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

Falling Short by Jeff Bridges is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G7, C, Am, B7, E, D, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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G7                      C 
     Am I falling short   or do I fly 
B7                         E 
     While I miss the mark   do I hit the sky 
G7                       C 
    And in my wondering    do I answer why 
B7                        E 
    I´m alive 

   To make a space - bushwhack a path - 

   Leave a sign - dodge the wrath 

                        D       A         D     E 
Of myself and leave the math to God 

(go on as above) 

Falling short i´ve hit the spot 

Of the place where I was shot 

From the womb of my mother 

I´ve fallen short but is there another 
            D       A       D 
Place where I could be 
                               E 
Is short just the place for me to see 
           B 
What I can do 
               E 
What I´ve been given 
   B                    A 
My holy view of hell an heaven 

Am I falling short or do I fly 

While I miss the mark do I hit the sky 

In my wondering do I answer why 

I´m alive 

I´m alive 

I´m alive 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante