Fallen — Sarah McLachlan
Chords and lyrics for Fallen by Sarah McLachlan (key of C#m).
Intro
[C#m] [B]
[A] [E]
Verse 1
[C#m]Heaven bent to take my [B]hand
[A]And lead me through the [E]fire
[B]Be the long awaited [C#m]answer
[A]To a long and painful [E]fight
Verse 2
[C#m]Truth be told I've tried my [B]best
[A]But somewhere along the [E]way
[C#m]I got caught up in all there was [B]to [A]offer
[C#m]And the cost was so much more than [B]I could [A]bear
Chorus
[F#m]Though I've tried, I've [A]fallen
[E]I have sunk so [B]low
[F#m]I have messed [A]up
[E]Better I should [B]know
[F#m]So don't come round [A]here
[E]And tell me I told you [B]so
Verse 3
[C#m]We all begin with good [B]intent
[A]Love was raw and [E]young
[C#m]We believed that we could change [B]ourselves
[A]The past could be [E]undone
[C#m]But we carry on our backs the [B]burden
[A]Time always [E]reveals
[F#m]The lonely light of [C#m]morning
[F#m]The wound that would not [C#m]heal
[F#m]It's the bitter taste of losing [A]everything [E]
[B]That I have held so [F#m]dear
Chorus
[E]I've fallen
[B]I have sunk so [F#m]low
[A]I have messed [B]up
[F#m]Better I should [A]know
[E]So don't come round [B]here
[A]And tell me I told you so
Verse 4
[C#m]Heaven bent to take my [B]hand
[A]Nowhere left to [E]turn
[C#m]I'm lost to those I thought were [B]friends
[A]To everyone I [E]know
[C#m]Oh they turned their heads em[B]barrassed
[A]Pretend that they don't [E]see
[C#m]But it's one missed [B]step
[A]You'll slip before you know [C#m]it
[B]And there doesn't seem a way to be [A]redeemed
Chorus
[F#m]Though I've tried, I've [A]fallen
[E]I have sunk so [B]low
[F#m]I have messed [A]up
[E]Better I should [B]know
[F#m]So don't come round [A]here
[E]And tell me I told you [B]so
Outro
[A] [E] [F#m] [A]