Fear Of Falling

This is for a relatively new band called The Badlees. This song appears =

on TWO 1995 releases of the same CD. It first appeared in early 1995 on =

an independent label, and was re-issued in late 1995 on Atlas/Polygram =

records. The product number (for those who want to go hunting for it) =

is 31452-9266-2.

This is STRICTLY the author's own interpretation of the music, and for =

those who think otherwise, I'll slap them around gladly. :+}

The lyrics are as they appear on the 1995 Atlas/Polygram release called =

"River Songs," and on the web page for The Badlees: =

http://www.badlees.com/ These folks have all the copyrights, and if =

you're worried about infringing upon them with regards to the =

MUSIC...don't. I worked out the music. =20

I hope you enjoy the song! =20

The intro on the song is a mandolin going through a pretty little =

progression, but it

boils down to D-C-G-D on 4/4 time. The chords are to be played EXACTLY =

WHERE THEY APPEAR ON THIS TAB. If they're between words, play the chord =

at that point. This is not the result of a badly done alignment in my =

word-processor. But in any event, you'll get the cadence, and it will =

flow with the rest of the song very nicely.=20

Fear of Falling

- The Badlees

Last night I dreamt of flying

Over hillsides in the snow

And I dove down through the clouds

Into the valley there below

When the fields turned into parking lots

My freedom turned to dread

The ground rose up to greet me

And I jumped up out of bed

You can fly, fly, fly

Off to anywhere you choose

You can try, try, try

But eventually you'll lose

It seems there's always something

Tryin' to bring a good man down (stretch the word when sung)

I have no fear of falling

But I hate hitting the ground

Searchin' through my sofa

Tryin' to find some extra change

I thought that I knew everything

'Til everything changed

Now I'm standing on an island

That is sinking into the sea

And all that I can do

Is just enjoy the scenery

Well, you can fly, fly, fly

Off to anywhere you choose

You can try, try, try

But eventually you'll lose

They say a man hears sweet, soft music

Just before he drowns

I have no fear of falling

But I hate hitting the ground (repeat line)

(Insert Solo Here)

(Sorry folks, haven't figured out the rhythm part during the solo. If I =

do,

I'll post an update to this song. But I can say that it appears to be =

some=20

progression in Em.)

You and I have politics

There's lines that we don't cross

And we live happily ever after

Inside this little box

But you just can't take a lion

And throw him into a cage

And expect him to be thankful

For the shelter that you gave

(repeat chorus three times and slowly fade)

You can fly, fly, fly

Off to anywhere you choose

You can try, try, try

But eventually you'll lose

The more you try to cling to me

The less I'll stick around

I have no fear of falling

But I hate hitting the ground

Any problems with this musical interpretation are mine, and mine alone. =

If you have any corrections, please let me know! =20

Mario Alaniz

mars@eden.com