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Nickel Creek - When You Come Back Down (Tab)
Album: Nickel Creek (2000)
Submitter: Deleted Member (0) on 3/2/02 18 comments
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WHEN YOU COME BACK DOWN
by Nickel Creek (Tim O'Brien and Danny O'Keefe)
Tabbed by PJ White
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NOTES: capo fret 4
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Chords:
  G  Bm A  D  F#m
e-3--2--0--2--2--
B-3--3--2--3--2--
G-0--4--2--2--2--
A-0--4--2--0--4--
D-2--2--0--X--4--
E-3--2--X--X--2--


Verse 1:
           G                        Bm 
You got to leave me now, you got to go alone,
           G                         Bm
You got to chase a dream, one that's all your own
  A              G
Before it slips away.
            G                     Bm
When you're flyin' high, take my heart along, 
            G                Bm
I'll be the harmony to every lonely song
A                 G
That you learn to play.

Chorus 1:
G                               D    G                   D        
When you're soarin' through the air,  I'll be your solid ground
G                      D   A                Bm  
 Take every chance you dare,  I'll still be there 
A                  G
When you come back down, 
                   D
When you come back down.

Solo: G Bm G Bm A G

Verse 2:
           G                   Bm 
I'll keep lookin' up, awaitin' your return, 
           G                           Bm 
My greatest fear will be that you will crash and burn,  
  A                 G
And I won't feel your fire.  
           G                       Bm
I'll be the other hand that always holds the line
           G                     Bm
Connectin' in between your sweet heart and mine,  
  A                   G
I'm strung out on that wire.

Chorus 2:
                         (Riff A)               (Riff B)
G                        D     G                   D
And I'll be on the other end, To hear you when you call
                         (Riff C----------------->)
G                       D   A               Bm
Angel, you were born to fly, If you get too high 
                         (Riff D)
A                       G
I'll catch you when you fall
                          (Riff E)
                        D
I'll catch you when you fall

Solo: G Bm G Bm A G

Bridge:
     Bm
Your memory's the sunshine every new day brings,  
                  F#m
I know the sky is calling, 
G             D                  A   
Angel, let me help you with your wings

repeat Chorus 1, lines 1 - 3
Tag :  Chorus 1, lines 2 - 4

 Riff A                            Riff B
e-------------------------------||-------------------------------
B-------------------------------||-----------------5/7-5---------
G-------2-----------------------||-------2---2-4-7-------7-4-----
A-0-2-4-----4-7-7-7/9/7---4-2-0-||-0-2-4-------------------------
D-------------------------------||-------------------------------
E-------------------------------||-------------------------------
 
 Riff C                           Riff D
e-------------------------------||-------------------------------
B-2-3--2-3--2-------------------||-------------------------------
G-------------4-2-0-2-4---------||------------2-4----------------
A-------------------------------||-----0--0-4-----5-0------------
D-------------------------------||---2---------------------------
E-------------------------------||-3-----------------------------

 Riff E
 (Play this part leading into mandolin solo)
e-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
A-0-2-4-5/4-2-0-----------------
D-------------------------------
E-------------------------------
 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
i love this song. i sing it in the shower
-cinderella | 2/8/2003
wait a second- isn't a guitar tuned EADGBE instead of EDAGBE?
just an observaton.
-sweet-afton23 | 6/1/2003
Good eye!
-bowlingdude2000 | 6/7/2003
Hey, thanks for tab. I love this song...and pretty much any other song by this amazing group. Nickel Creek is the BEST ever!
-countreedude | 6/18/2003
actually instead of an A OR an F# in the chorus...it should be just a C# bass note on the 5th string with your pinky...its just a little walk down. :o)
-zacrates39 | 7/3/2003
I love this song. Great job. It helps me when I am feeling down!!!!
-crazzyjp | 12/14/2003
The Following is a revision to this song/ It is transposed into the proper chords without the use of a capo.. If you want to post it let me know.. Thanks Tthemaddhatter





Verse 1:
B D#m
You got to leave me now, you got to go alone,
B D#m
You got to chase a dream, one that's all your own
C# B
Before it slips away.
B D#m
When you're flyin' high, take my heart along,
B D#m
I'll be the harmony to every lonely song
C# B
That you learn to play.

Chorus 1:
B F# B F#
When you're soarin' through the air, I'll be your solid ground
B F# C# D#m
Take every chance you dare, I'll still be there
C# B
When you come back down,
F#
When you come back down.

Solo: B D#m B D#m C# B

Verse 2:

I'll keep lookin' up, awaitin' your return,

My greatest fear will be that you will crash and burn,

And I won't feel your fire.

I'll be the other hand that always holds the line

Connectin' in between your sweet heart and mine,

I'm strung out on that wire.

Chorus 2:
(Riff A) (Riff B)

And I'll be on the other end, To hear you when you call
(Riff C----------------->)

Angel, you were born to fly, If you get too high
(Riff D)

I'll catch you when you fall
(Riff E)

I'll catch you when you fall

Solo: B D#m B D#m C# B

Bridge:
D#m
Your memory's the sunshine every new day brings,
A#m
I know the sky is calling,
B F# C#
Angel, let me help you with your wings

repeat Chorus 1, lines
-tthemaddhatter | 2/15/2004
this is my favorite song. it is so beautiful!
-susans | 4/8/2004
ya its kool my cat died a while back and that reminds me of him :)

-alexman5 | 5/3/2004
i didint mean like its kool my cat died but the songs kool :P just thought i'd clear that up

-nickelcreek101 | 5/6/2004
My girlfriend told me to download this song right before she broke up with me.... This song really has a good meaning to it.... We both loved this song.... Thanks for the tab
-laccrosesk8r | 5/25/2004
What is the strum pattern that you use for this song???????
-grindy3 | 7/20/2004
if the monkeys came to america in mason jars
with little hats on them that said we are here
i don't think it could be any cooler than this
song
-moneill | 7/20/2004
this has always been my favorite song by nickel creek besides Sweet Afton
-MAJORROCKER13 | 2/25/2005
great job dude, i bought this cd yesterday for "the lighthouse's tale" and found this song. Ive fallen in love with the whole cd but those two songs really stick out among the others. thanks again for the great tab.
-FenderFan521 | 3/30/2005
wow u guys are pretty funny well besides those first chords being completely wrong no offence to the writer b/c it was hard for me to figure them out, if any of yall are around 18 and wanna talk aobut nickel creek id be glad to chat im kinda bored. my email is jrmarine2006@yahoo.com
-jrmarine | 5/20/2005
The way he plays the chords changes a LOT, but the basics are pretty much like this:

G D Bm A
e|-0(3)-0--0---0
b|-3----3--3---3
g|-0----2--2---2
D|-0----0--0---2
A|-x---(0)-2---0
E|-3----x-(2)-(0)

The notes in parentheses are notes that you play back and forth with the bass notes of each chord (except for the 3 on the G, that's a different style of G he uses in some parts). Here's an example of the strum pattern:
Bm
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
b|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
g|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-2---2---2---2----|
E|---2---2---2---2--|

So it's like that with all the chords (except the G, then you go from the low G to the D). That's about as well as i can describe it. lol. So i hope it helped! Good job, person who tabbed the song!
-thatonedude | 1/15/2006
Would love to have the mando solo transcribed for guitar... I just been winging it and improvising to get something that sounds kinda similar... but if anyone has a good idea as to how it would be on a guitar would love for you to post it
-tv_payne | 11/6/2009
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