Chord/Tab song: My World Fell Down

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:47:52 -0400
Subject: s/sagittarius/my_world_fell_down

"My World Fell Down"
(John Carter - Geoff Stephens)

Note: chords in [brackets] are implied by the vocal harmonies.

Intro:

(piano:)

[C#m6] [G#]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
C#m6 G# [N.C.; 1: cellos enter 2: end cold]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Verse 1:

[C#m6] Just like a b[G#m]reath of s[D#/G]pring
[C#m6] You came my [G#m]way[D#]
[C#m6] I heard a [G#m]bluebird s[D#/G]ing
[C#m6] But not t[C#sus]oday[C#]

Chorus:

(band enters):

F# [F#7] B
'Cause it's wintertime
F# [F#7] B
And the leaves are brown
E [E7] A
Since you went away

(strings):

[C#m6] My world fell d[G#m]own[C#dim7]
(my world fell down)
[1,2,4: C#m7-5]
[ 3: G#m C# ; to top of chorus]
My world fell down
Fell d[G#]own

[LP version: repeat intro]

Verse 2:

I see your suitcase lying
Packed up to go
I stop myself from crying
How I don't know

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 1:

(acapella w/strings; chords implied):

C#m6 G#m [3X]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
C#m6 G# [N.C.]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Bridge 2 [45 version only]:

[sound effects with occasional G organ bass]

(acapella w/organ:)

[G#]Wish I didn't feel like W[C#]inter
'Cause Sp[G#]ring's a better thing I k[C#]now
I k[G#]now I'd feel so much b[Fm]etter
C# [C#maj7] [C#7]
If I could only let her go

[repeat chorus, 2X]

[repeat intro; end cold on 2nd G#]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers