Mat Kearney - Can't Break Her Fall: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Can't Break Her Fall" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

B                               E
She says today is gonna be the last one
B                                 E
I know there's never gonna be an easy way out
B                                    E
She's rolling round the town with a fast gun
B                               E
And I know I can't be there to catch her
when she falls

      F#                               E
Well half way down is half way out of here
              F#
We're either halfway drowned or half way
            E
'round the pier
                       B
When you're that far gone
      E  B        E
Whooooo, Whoooooooo

               B
I walked the steps to her apartment with
the window by the shore
             E
And saw her curled on the tile through
a crack in the door
            B
I've been searching for the words I don't
know how to say
           E
I've been searching for the words to make
it go away
        B
I spent all of last night and the night
before that
         E
With my feet in the sand and the wind on my back
             B
Watching a ship sail out to a blue wide sea
       E
There must be more than this with
a kiss we can't see

Chorus:
      F#                               E
Well half way down is half way out of here
      F#
We're eihter half-way drowned or half way round
     E
the pier
B
I can't break her, I can't break her fall
E
She's lying in the back room,
crying on the bathroom floor
        G#m
Singing I can't take it, I can't take any more
E
Just one reason, one to believe in
                     B          E
That's not that far gone, whooooo
              B           E
Not that far gone,  whooooo

I held the back of her head and laid her in the bed
And watched the sheets raise and fall to the
rhythm of her breath
Turn the lock on the handle and slipped down
the stairs
To the cover of the night with diamonds in the air
I'll say a prayer in my breath and take a left
at the water
To the rhythm of my feet a sister and a daughter
To the rhythm of the sea with the breeze in the
autumn
As it blows through the trees my hands into the
water

Chorus

G#m
I can't break her, I can't break her fall
E
She's lying in the back room, crying on the
bathroom floor
G#m                                   E
And I can't take it, I can't take anymore

B                               E
She says today is gonna be the last time
B                                     E
And I know there's never gonna be an easy way out


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Can't Break Her Fall" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Can't Break Her Fall" by Mat Kearney.