Learn How To Fall
written and performed by Paul Simon
from "There Goes Rhymin' Simon."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.
E A G#m
You got to learn how to fall
C#9 F#7 B7
Before you learn to fly
E7 Gdim E
And mama, mama it ain't no lie
F#7
Before you learn to fly
F#m7 E Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E
Learn how to fall
E A G#m
You got to drift in the breeze
C#9 F#7 B7
Before you set your sails
E7 Gdim E
It's an occupation where the wind prevails
F#7
Before you set your sails
F#m7 E Bm A E Bm A E
Drift in the breeze
Bm A E
Oh and it's the same old story
Bm A E
Ever since the world began
Bm A E
Everybody got the runs for glory
Bm A E
Nobody stop and scrutinize the plan
Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E
Nobody stop and scrutinize the plan
E A G#m
You got to learn how to fall
C#9 F#7 B7
Before you learn to fly
E7 Gdim E
The tank towns they tell no lie
F#7
Before you learn to fly
F#m7 E Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E
Learn how to fall
Fade out:
Bm A E
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