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Tumble Down The Years Chords

by Marillion
KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays406

Tumble Down The Years by Marillion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Em and Asus. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed 
  			

Intro 
===== 
  Gtr. 1 
e|-10------8------------------8------| 
B|-------------11------8-11-------11-| 
G|----10------------10---------------| 
D|-------8---8----8---------8---8----| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 2 
e|----------------------------0------| 
B|---------0----------------------3--| 
G|-------------2---------------------| 
D|-------2------------------0--------| 
A|-0---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------2-------------| 

  Gtr. 1 
e|-------------8-----------11------10------8---| 
B|------8-11-------11--------------------------| 
G|---10---------------10------10------10-------| 
D|-8---------8---8-------8-------8-------8---8-| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 2 
e|------------------------------------0--------| 
B|-------------3--------------------0----0-----| 
G|-----------------0-------------0---------0---| 
D|-----------0----------------2--------------0-| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|------3------------------0-------------------| 

Gtr. 3 then joins in with: 

  Gtr. 3 
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| 
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0---| 
G|-2-------------------------------0-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------4-------------------------------2---------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Gtr. 2 then changes to: 

  Gtr. 2 
e|---0~----0~----3~---0---------| 
B|---0~----3~----3~-----0-------| 
G|---2~----2~----0~-------0---0-| 
D|---2~---------------------2---| 
A|-0----------------------------| 
E|-------2-----3----0-----------| 

Gtr. 4 joins in with drums 

  Gtr. 4 
e|-----0~-| 
B|----0~--| 
G|---2~---| 
D|--2~----| 
A|-0~-----| 
E|--------| 

Verse 
===== 

  Gtr. 1          |-------x2-------| 
e|-10------8------------------8-----------11------10------8---| 
B|-------------11------8-11-------11--------------------------| 
G|----10------------10---------------10------10------10-------| 
D|-------8---8----8---------8---8-------8-------8-------8---8-| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 2 
e|---0~----0~----3~---0---------| 
B|---0~----3~----3~-----0-------| 
G|---2~----2~----0~-------0---0-| 
D|---2~---------------------2---| 
A|-0----------------------------| 
E|-------2-----3----0-----------| 
 |Gtr. 3 
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| 
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0---| 
G|-2-------------------------------0-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------4-------------------------------2---------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 4 
e|-----0~-| 
B|----0~--| 
G|---2~---| 
D|--2~----| 
A|-0~-----| 
E|--------| 

She took my hand and said "Let's go together" 
"You and me against the world" 
And so we stuck it out through still and stormy weather  
And so we tumbled down the years  
I took her hand and said "Let's go together" 
Just you and me...  
  Gtr. 1 
e|-10------8------------------8------8-| 
B|-------------11------8-11-------11---| 
G|----10------------10-----------------| 
D|-------8---8----8---------8---8------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 2 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|---------0-----0------------2------2-| 
G|-------------2-------------------4---| 
D|-------2------------------4----------| 
A|-0-------------------2---------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 3 
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| 
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---| 
G|-2---------------4---------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 4 
e|-----0~-| 
B|----0~--| 
G|---2~---| 
D|--2~----| 
A|-0~-----| 
E|--------| 
...against the world  

Chorus 
====== 
 Gtr. 1 
e|-----11----11----11----11------11----11----11----11--| 
B|-----x-----x-----x-----x-------x-----x-----x-----x---| 
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8-------8-----8-----8-----8---| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 2 
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3-------3-| 
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----------0-----| 
D|-0-------------------------0-------------2-----------| 
A|-------4-----2-----0-------------4-------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------0-----3-------| 
 |Gtr. 3 
e|-16h18-(Play 16 times)-------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
Let's go together  
Stay together  
We'll tumble down the years  

Bridge (Gtr. 5 strums chords) 
====== 
  Cj7 Dj7 Em  Asus 
e|-0---0---0---0-| 
B|-0---3---0---0-| 
G|-0---2---0---2-| 
D|-2---0---2---2-| 
A|-3-------2---0-| 
E|---------0-----| 
          Cj7              Dj7           Em     Asus 
And we'll come to find the key behind it all 
          Cj7              Dj7 
Yes we'll come to find the key 

Verse 
===== 
  Gtr. 2 
e|---0~----0~----3~---0---------| 
B|---0~----3~----3~-----0-------| 
G|---2~----2~----0~-------0---0-| 
D|---2~---------------------2---| 
A|-0----------------------------| 
E|-------2-----3----0-----------| 
 |Gtr. 4 
e|-----0~-| 
B|----0~--| 
G|---2~---| 
D|--2~----| 
A|-0~-----| 
E|--------| 
We never stopped to see if we were still in step  
We never checked each other's eyes  
To see who lived in there behind them  
And down the years... 

  Gtr. 2 
e|---------0~-----------------2-| 
B|---------0~-----------------2-| 
G|---------2~-----------------4-| 
D|-------2-2~-------------4---4-| 
A|-0------------------2---------| 
E|------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 4 
e|-----0~-| 
B|----0~--| 
G|---2~---| 
D|--2~----| 
A|-0~-----| 
E|--------| 
...we disappeared  

Chorus 
====== 
Let's go together  
Say no together  
We'll tumble down the years  
Let's try together 
Let's lie together  
We'll tumble down the years  

Bridge (Gtr. 5 strums chords) 
====== 
  Cj7 Dj7 Em  Asus 
e|-0---0---0---0-| 
B|-0---3---0---0-| 
G|-0---2---0---2-| 
D|-2---0---2---2-| 
A|-3-------2---0-| 
E|---------0-----| 
              Cj7             Dj7           Em  Asus 
And though we never found the key behind it all 
              Cj7               Dj7           Asus Cj7 
I think we've come to know the meaning of the fall 

Guitar Solo 
=========== 
  Gtr. 2 
e|---0~----0~----3~---0---------| 
B|---0~----3~----3~-----0-------| 
G|---2~----2~----0~-------0---0-| 
D|---2~---------------------2---| 
A|-0----------------------------| 
E|-------2-----3----0-----------| 

  Gtr. 6 ***FRETS INDICATED ARE ACTUAL FRETS*** 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------8-----| 
B|------6-------6---------------------------------6-------6------11b13-| 
G|--------8-7-----8-8~------------------------------8-7-----8-8~-------| 
D|----8-------8--------8s6-5-------5-6s8-6-5----8-------8--------------| 
A|-1~------------------------8-6-8-----------1~------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-8-----8-----8------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-11b13-11b13-11b13-11-11~------6-------6----------1-------1------1--------| 
G|---------------------------------8-7-----8-8~-3s5---5s8-8---8s10---10s12~-| 
D|-----------------------------8-------8------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------1~----------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Gtr. 2 
e|---------0~-----------------2-| 
B|---------0~-----------------2-| 
G|---------2~-----------------4-| 
D|-------2-2~-------------4---4-| 
A|-0------------------2---------| 
E|------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 6 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------6------------8----------| 
G|--------8-7------9---10-9b10~-| 
D|----8-------8-----------------| 
A|-1~---------------------------| 
E|--------------8~--------------| 

Chorus 
====== 
 Gtr. 1 
e|-----11----11----11----11------11----11----11----11--| 
B|-----x-----x-----x-----x-------x-----x-----x-----x---| 
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8-------8-----8-----8-----8---| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 |Gtr. 2 
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3-------3-| 
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----------0-----| 
D|-0-------------------------0-------------2-----------| 
A|-------4-----2-----0-------------4-------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------0-----3-------| 
 |Gtr. 3 
e|-16h18-(Play 16 times)-------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
Let's go together  
We said "forever"  

  Gtr. 2 (Gtr. 1 & 2 continue as before) 
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3-------3-| 
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----------| 
D|-0-------------------------0-------------------2-----| 
A|-------4-----2-----0-------------4-----2-------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------0-------| 
You and me against the world  

e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3-------3-| 
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----------0-----| 
D|-0-------------------------0-------------2-----------| 
A|-------4-----2-----0-------------4-------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------0-----3-------| 
Hold on together  
And damn the river  

 |------------x3-----------| 
e|-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0-2~-| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3-3~-| 
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-------0-----0---------2~-| 
D|-0---------------------------------------2---0~-| 
A|-------4-----2-----0----------------------------| 
E|---------------------------3-----2-----0--------| 
We'll tumble down the years  
We'll tumble down the years  
We'll tumble down the years

Chord diagrams

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