Drop-D tuning.
Verse 1, no guitar:
Mother told me not to worry they're just falling bombs
She said she hasn't heard that sound since back in Vietnam
Falling Bombs, they're falling to the earth
chromatic riff pt1:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------4b----|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-5-6-5-----------4-5-4-----------3-4-3-----------2-3-2-----------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------7b--------------6b--------------5b------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-5-6-5-----------4-5-4-----------3-4-3-----------2-------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
F[Dm]ather told me t[Dmmaj7]hat the world's co[Dm7]llapsing on u[Dm6]s all
But t[Dm]elevision sh[Dmmmaj7]ows elapsing hi[Dm7]des the writing [Dm6]on the wall
F[Dm]alling bombs, [Dmmaj7] Who they f[Dm7]alling on?[Dm6]
They're just[Dm] falling bombs[Dmmaj7], Till they'[Dm7]re falling[Dm6] on you
decending lick:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d-5---3---------------------------|
a-------5-3---1-3-1---------------|
d---------------------5---4---3---|
funky thing:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------__3____-___3___---------------------------------|
a-------5---------------------1b--------5-------------------------------5----------------------1b-|
d-0-----------0-----3-3---3h5-----0-----------0---r--6--6-6--5--3-0-----------0-----3-3---3h5-----|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------7---------------------3b--5---3---------------------------|
a-------5-------------------------0-----------0-----3-3-3h5-------------5-3---1-3-1---------------|
d-0------------0----x-5h7h8~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-chorus:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
a-0------------------------1/3----0-----------------------8-------|
d-0-----0-0-3-5-----5-5-5---------0-----0-0-3-5-------5---8-------|
Chorus:
[C5] Are you gonna fly [Bb5] when you h[A5]ear the sirens c[C5]all?
Are you gonna die [Bb5] in a r[A5]aging fire b[Eb5]all?
How you gonna live[(F5)] [G5] in a w[Bb5]orld that isn't[Eb5] there?
Don't you know there's bom[D5]bs' fall[C5]ing through th[Bb5]e ai[C5]r
(Those last C5:s are actually a third guitar tuned to drop-C.)
Lead fills chorus guitar:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
[C5] [Bb5] [A5] [C5] [Bb5] [A5]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-8-8-----8-8----(7-7)------------8-8-----8-8----(7-7)------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
[Eb5] [F5] [G5] [Bb5] [Eb5] [D5] [C5] [Bb5]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88--------------------|
g-----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-887-777-775-----3-|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [+] [+] [2] [+] [+] [+] [3] [+] [+] [+] [4] [+] [+] [+]
e-------------------------7tr8----|
b-----------------7tr8------------| tr means trill between the two notes stated.
g-4tr5----7tr8--------------------|
d---------------------------------|
a---------------------------------|
d---------------------------------|
Verse 3, part without guitar:
Mother's cooking in the kitchen she looks up to sky
She sees a fighter pilots mission and she wonders why
Verse 3, part with guitar:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------|
b---6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6---|
g-7-----7---7---7-6-----6---6---6-5-----5---5---5-4-----4---4---4-| Falling bombs
d-----------------------------------------------------------------| They're falling to the earth
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------5---------------5---------------5-----------------------|
b---6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6-------------------|
g-7-----7---7---7-6-----6---6---6-5-----5---5---5-4---------------| Falling bombs
d-----------------------------------------------------------------| They're falling to the earth
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the chromatic riff.
Verse 4:
F[Dm]ather sees the s[Dmmaj7]ituation st[Dm7]arting to o[Dm6]ccur
[Dm]But before he c[Dmmaj7]hanged the station it was j[Dm7]ust another b[Dm6]lur
F[Dm]alling bombs, [Dmmaj7] Who they f[Dm7]alling on?[Dm6]
They're just[Dm] falling bombs[Dmmaj7], Till they'[Dm7]re falling[Dm6] on you
Play the decending lick and the funky thing.
really cool riff:
[1] [+] [+] [+] [2] [+] [+] [+] [3] [+] [+] [+] [4] [+] [+] [+]
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------|
a-5-------------5-------------------|
d---6-5-0---------6-5-0-------------|
Verse 1, no guitar:
Mother told me not to worry they're just falling bombs
She said she hasn't heard that sound since back in Vietnam
Falling Bombs, they're falling to the earth
chromatic riff pt1:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------4b----|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-5-6-5-----------4-5-4-----------3-4-3-----------2-3-2-----------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------7b--------------6b--------------5b------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-5-6-5-----------4-5-4-----------3-4-3-----------2-------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
F[Dm]ather told me t[Dmmaj7]hat the world's co[Dm7]llapsing on u[Dm6]s all
But t[Dm]elevision sh[Dmmmaj7]ows elapsing hi[Dm7]des the writing [Dm6]on the wall
F[Dm]alling bombs, [Dmmaj7] Who they f[Dm7]alling on?[Dm6]
They're just[Dm] falling bombs[Dmmaj7], Till they'[Dm7]re falling[Dm6] on you
decending lick:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d-5---3---------------------------|
a-------5-3---1-3-1---------------|
d---------------------5---4---3---|
funky thing:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------__3____-___3___---------------------------------|
a-------5---------------------1b--------5-------------------------------5----------------------1b-|
d-0-----------0-----3-3---3h5-----0-----------0---r--6--6-6--5--3-0-----------0-----3-3---3h5-----|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------7---------------------3b--5---3---------------------------|
a-------5-------------------------0-----------0-----3-3-3h5-------------5-3---1-3-1---------------|
d-0------------0----x-5h7h8~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-chorus:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
a-0------------------------1/3----0-----------------------8-------|
d-0-----0-0-3-5-----5-5-5---------0-----0-0-3-5-------5---8-------|
Chorus:
[C5] Are you gonna fly [Bb5] when you h[A5]ear the sirens c[C5]all?
Are you gonna die [Bb5] in a r[A5]aging fire b[Eb5]all?
How you gonna live[(F5)] [G5] in a w[Bb5]orld that isn't[Eb5] there?
Don't you know there's bom[D5]bs' fall[C5]ing through th[Bb5]e ai[C5]r
(Those last C5:s are actually a third guitar tuned to drop-C.)
Lead fills chorus guitar:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
[C5] [Bb5] [A5] [C5] [Bb5] [A5]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-8-8-----8-8----(7-7)------------8-8-----8-8----(7-7)------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+][2][+][3][+][4][+][1][+][2][+][3][+][4][+]
[Eb5] [F5] [G5] [Bb5] [Eb5] [D5] [C5] [Bb5]
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88--------------------|
g-----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-887-777-775-----3-|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [+] [+] [2] [+] [+] [+] [3] [+] [+] [+] [4] [+] [+] [+]
e-------------------------7tr8----|
b-----------------7tr8------------| tr means trill between the two notes stated.
g-4tr5----7tr8--------------------|
d---------------------------------|
a---------------------------------|
d---------------------------------|
Verse 3, part without guitar:
Mother's cooking in the kitchen she looks up to sky
She sees a fighter pilots mission and she wonders why
Verse 3, part with guitar:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------|
b---6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6---|
g-7-----7---7---7-6-----6---6---6-5-----5---5---5-4-----4---4---4-| Falling bombs
d-----------------------------------------------------------------| They're falling to the earth
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e---------5---------------5---------------5-----------------------|
b---6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6-------------------|
g-7-----7---7---7-6-----6---6---6-5-----5---5---5-4---------------| Falling bombs
d-----------------------------------------------------------------| They're falling to the earth
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the chromatic riff.
Verse 4:
F[Dm]ather sees the s[Dmmaj7]ituation st[Dm7]arting to o[Dm6]ccur
[Dm]But before he c[Dmmaj7]hanged the station it was j[Dm7]ust another b[Dm6]lur
F[Dm]alling bombs, [Dmmaj7] Who they f[Dm7]alling on?[Dm6]
They're just[Dm] falling bombs[Dmmaj7], Till they'[Dm7]re falling[Dm6] on you
Play the decending lick and the funky thing.
really cool riff:
[1] [+] [+] [+] [2] [+] [+] [+] [3] [+] [+] [+] [4] [+] [+] [+]
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------|
a-5-------------5-------------------|
d---6-5-0---------6-5-0-------------|