Barenaked Ladies - When i fall

^F I look straight in the ^Cwindow^G, try not to look ^Ambelow ^F Pretend I'm not up ^Chere^G, I try counting ^Dsheep ^F But the sheep seem to ^Cshower^G off this office ^Amtower ^F Nine-point-eight straight ^Cdow^Gn I can't stop my ^Dknees ^F

I wish I could ^Amfly From this ^Gbuilding From this ^Dwall ^F And if I should ^Amtry Would you ^Gcatch me if I ^Dfall? ^F

My hands clench the ^Csqueegee^G, my secular ^Amrosary ^F Hang on to your ^Cwallet^G, hang on to your ^Drings ^F Can't look be^Clow me;^G something might ^Amthrow me ^F Curse at the wind^Csto^Grms that October ^Dbrings ^F I look in the ^Cboardroom;^G a modern phar^Amaoh's tomb ^F I'd gladly swap ^Cplaces,^G if they care to ^Ddive ^F They're lined up at the ^Cwindow^G, peer down into ^Amlimbo ^F They're frightened of ^Cjumping^G, in case they sur^Dvive ^F

I wish I could ^Amstep from this ^Gscaffold Onto ^Emsoft green pastures, ^Fshopping malls, or ^Ambed With my ^Gfamily and my ^Empastor and my ^Amgrandfather who's ^DDead ^F

Look straight in the ^Cmirror^G, watch it come ^Amclearer ^F I look like a ^Cpainter,^G behind all the ^Dgrease ^F But paintings cre^Cating,^G and I'm just e^Amrasing ^F A crystal-clear ^Ccanvas^G is my master^Dpiece ^F

^{C G} When I ^Amfall ^{F C G} When I ^Amfall ^{F C G} When I.^Am.. ^F oo^Commm