World Falling Down Chords

KeyG Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays534

World Falling Down by Peter Cetera is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Am, C, Dsus, Em, Bm, F, Gm, Bb and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G  D  Am  C      G  D  Am  D Dsus D Dsus D   

G           D                           Em 
     Girl I never thought life would be easy 
             Bm                       C 
     You can take it from me it's not easy 
                 D                 G      
     When you're living it on your own. 
D                  Em           Bm  
     Now I face it one day at a time 
            C      Am         D      Em 
     Then I try to rise, each time I fall 
  C                  D              G          C  
     I try to find a way of getting through it all. 


D                C  
     I used to believe in you  
D                       C              - D Dsus D 
     Now I need someone else to turn to___ 
                     Em               D 
     And though it's only a matter of time. 
            F                   C 
     That I find, that_when you lose the magic 
Gm                 Bb                  F    
     Suddenly your world comes falling down 
     C      Gm     C  C7 C C7 
     All__ around  you_  _  _  
F                  C    
     And though it seems so tragic 
Gm                     Bb           F 
     Even when there's no one else around 
         C          Gm  
     You hear__ the sound 
             C                    G 
     Another world that’s falling down. 


     D                            Em  
     Leaving your mem’ries behind me 
     Bm                    C  
     Hoping that nothing reminds me 
     D                     G  
     Praying that I can forget. 
 D                          Em            Bm 
     And even now I take it one step at a time 
                   C        Am     D      Em  
     And then I’ll face the future eye-to-eye 
  C                     D         G        C 
     I know it won't be easy, but I'll get by. 


D                C 
     I used to believe in you 
D                       C              - D Dsus D 
     Now I need someone else to turn to__ 
                    Em               D 
     And still it's only a matter of time. 
            F                   C 
     That I find, that_when you lose the magic  
Gm                    Bb                  F    
(magic) Suddenly your world comes falling down 
     C      Gm     C  C7 C C7 
     All__ around  you_  _  _  
F                  C    
     And though it seems so tragic 
Gm                         Bb           F 
(tragic) Even when there's no one else around 
         C          Gm  
     You hear__ the sound (the sound) 
             C                    G 
     Another world that’s falling down. 


Instrumental:

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante