Falling Upward

	  		Intro: Asus2 A | Asus2 A | E | Dsus2 | A 


Verse 
   A                     E 
A dragonfly landed on my friend Linn's fingertip 
  Dsus2                          A 
Reminding us we need to rest on this the long strange trip 
    F#m          Dsus2               A                E 
But also we did whisper that some change was on it's way 
    F#m             Dsus2              E 
The old world it is crumbling and the new one starts today 
   A                                E 
I played the smart professor, yes I tried it on for size 
    Dsus2                              A 
I'm done with facts and figures now I hunger to be wise 
        F#m          Dsus2             A                E 
And I'm finding some okayness deep inside this veil of tears 
F#m             Dsus2             E 
Some call it delusion I call it getting on in years 


        Dsus2                         A 
Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone 
    Dsus2             A               E 
One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song 
        Dsus2                          A 
Falling upward, each step a quiet victory 
     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A 
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be 



Verse 
 A                                 E 
Hand on heart each morning take my dose of daily bread 
    Dsus2                                A 
And head off in the battle against the voices in my head 
      F#m          Dsus2              A                 E 
They say I'm not worthy, that I'm not too scuffed up to pray 
     F#m            Dsus2        E 
Well if there is a devil surely that is what he'd say 
 A                                    E 
The world's a great seductress and it wants me on it's team 
 Dsus2                                 A 
Best to heed the words of those that woke up from the dream 
         F#m           Dsus2           A               E 
So I'm reading all the holy books and this is my 40th year 
   F#m                  Dsus2          E 
Rejoice they say, have courage, be content and of good cheer 


 
        Dsus2                         A 
Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone 
    Dsus2             A               E 
One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song 
        Dsus2                          A 
Falling upward, each step a quiet victory 
     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A 
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be 


Verse 
 A                                E 
Life is very short it's true and I'm left wondering why 
    Dsus2                            A 
The days they last forever and the years they sail by 
        F#m             Dsus2             A                E 
And the kid in me is confused about this man's face in the mirror 
   F#m             Dsus2               E 
It once was my complexion now it's my conscience I want clear 
  A                                  E 
I cannot fix or save the world and I know that that's alright 
  Dsus2                                A 
Solutions they aren't coming from the left or from the right 
       F#m                Dsus2      A                   E 
Like a great sage said in Ohio only love will heal this mess! 
    F#m          Dsus2            E 
And now my contribution - loving more and speaking less 

 
        Dsus2                         A 
Falling upward, the pain of youth is gone 
    Dsus2             A               E 
One day my plaintive morning turned into a lovely song 
        Dsus2                          A 
Falling upward, each step a quiet victory 
     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A 
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be 

     Dsus2           A                 E     Dsus2   A 
I'm finally inching forward toward the man I long to be 
      Dsus2                             E     Dsus2   A 
Thank God I'm falling upward toward the man I long to be