Fall Line Guitar Tab

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Fall Line
By Jack Johnson
tabbed by ZososoZ


D, G, and A the whole time!  The variation on the A is as follows.

e---0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--------3----------
B---2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--2--------3----------
G---2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--2--------0----------
D---2--2--2--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--------0----------
A-0----------------------------------------------------2----------
E--------------------------------------------------3---3----------

and by the way
you know that hope will make you strange
make you blink, make you blank, make you sink
it will make you afraid of change
and often blame
the box with the view of the world
and the ones that fill the frame
i turn it up but then i turn it off
because i can't stand when they start to talk
about the hurting and killing 
whose shoes are we filling
the damage and ruin
and the things that were doing

we gotta stop, we gotta turn it all off
we gotta rewind and start it up again

because we fell across the fall line
ain't there nothing sacred anymore

somebody saw him jump 
but bobody saw him slip
i guess he lost a lot of hope
and then he lost his grip
now he's lying the freeway in the middle of this mess
guess we lost another one
just like the other one
optimistic hypocrite 
that didn't have the nerve to quit
the things that kepy him wanting more
until he finally reached the core 
he fell across the fall line
ain't there nothing sacred anymore

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Levi Rhythm Player	#1 by Levi Knoebel at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:11 AM EST
	just guessing: i think this is talking about how our world, and society, is falling, across what jack johnson calls the fall line. what is this fall line? where is this line that we are crossing? nothing is good, wholesome, or "sacred" anmore, now that we have crossed this line. Our hope is all we have at this point, as destroyers of ourselves. it mentions "the box with the veiw of the world"... he is refering to television i believe. we see what we think is the world through television, however you usually don't receive the full picture. We are beginning to blame the television, and the people we see, however the damage is done within ourselves. rather than blame the world and people around us, we must change the world with ourselves first (no matter how cliche this may sound). We need to stop, take a "minute" and look around to see what we are doing to ourselves. we need to "turn it off" and "rewind". go back to the good, rather than push forwards toward destruction. we see the things happening around us, but do we see why they are occuring? take global warming for instance.. we know it is happening, but are we reducing the use of oil, and lowering pollution because of it? some may be, but most are just waiting until it is too late. im not saying jack johnson is talking about global warming, im saying that he is talking about our procrastination towards making this world a better place. we need to pay more attention to the people losing hope, and those beggining to slip rather than the stories of those who have jumped. we should shift our attention to matters that greatly improve the world around us rather than what makes a good story. people always reach for more, for that next thing available, until we lose ourselves to materialism. this song is brilliant.

No Picture london calling Average	#2 by london calling at Sep 27, 2007 at 10:01 AM EST
	This song is telling us how society has just gone too far. I think the song is a call for us as people to try and clean up our act a little bit. The fall line is that line of what he considers appropriate and inappropriate actions in society.

No Picture aLLaN Rhythm Player	#3 by aLLaN at Sep 27, 2007 at 8:11 PM EST
	neato! interested is finding that second verse in an MP3.... and yes it is fall line...all u gotta do is listen.

No Picture Aaron Average	#4 by Aaron Smith at Sep 28, 2007 at 9:15 PM EST
	To add to what ska said, Plastic Jesus is a complately diffetent song that he blend into it. Plastic Jesus is a song that I know the Flaming Lips have done, but someone else was the original artist. When he plays Fall Line live he likes to include another song with it. I have also heard Cat Steven's Where Do the Children Play played with Fall Line. I love this song, especially when he adds more verses from other songs to it such as Plastic Jesus and Where Do the Children Play.

No Picture Kevin Wanna Be	#5 by Kevin White at Oct 1, 2007 at 10:31 AM EST
	this song is called fault line, not fall line

No Picture Layne Wanna Be	#6 by Layne Staley at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:52 PM EST
	i think this is a really good song and in typical jj style the lyrics are outstanding and really speak to you. In the KPOG private concert jack says one of his greatest curses is writing songs that he cant sing, cos he doesnt give himself time to breath, i think this is one of those songs..."optimistic hipocrite that didnt have the nerve to quit the things that kept him wanting more until he finally reached the core" bit of a mouthful.

No Picture Ian Professional	#7 by Ian Murphy at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:06 AM EST
	In reference to the "Somebody saw him jump" verse, it's about an icident that happend on the 101 freeway in Ventura. just south of Santa Barbara, where he lives A man decided to commit suicide by jumping off a freeway overpass. He was sitting up there for hours. As the traffic worsend, people started yelling at the guy to jump and get it over with. 1

No Picture Austin Wanna Be	#8 by Austin at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST
	There is actually a second verse to this song: Somebody saw him jump, ya, but nobody say him slip I guess he lost a lot of hope, and then he lost his grip And now he's lying on the freeway in the middle of this mess Guess we lost another one just like the otherone Optimistic Hypocrite who didn't have the nerve to quit The things that kept him wanting more until he finally reached the core And feel across the fall line Ain't there nothing sacred anymore Na, na, na, na, na, na, na

No Picture Ben Average	#9 by Ben Asay at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:50 PM EST
	ooooh silly me...its on the CD! ahhh neat.

No Picture maximus Average	#10 by maximus hyrule at Oct 4, 2007 at 8:59 AM EST
	There was originally was a verse before hand that isn't on the CD, that you can get on Jack Johnson's website for his liveshows- p.s. if anyone wants to trade liveshows email me @ ahutch@gmail.com the lyrics: I don't care if it rains or freezes, as long as I got my plastic Jesus, sitting on the dashboard of my car. It comes in colors pink and pleasant, it glows in the dark because is iradescent, I will take it with me whenever I go far. So give me my lady madonna, dressed in rhinestones and sitting onna, pedastal of babylony shelves, Driving 90 but I'm not scary, cuz I got my virgin Mary, assuring me I can never go to hell. (pick up rest of song)

No Picture Owen Wanna Be	#11 by Owen Ellis at Oct 4, 2007 at 10:56 AM EST
	that verse about the plastic jesus wasnt from just fall line. he kinda randomly chooses which song its gonna be in from show to show.

No Picture Amanda Average	#12 by Amanda Legge at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:46 AM EST
	gearge cromarty and ed rush do the original plastic jesus squirty taco, and the first song jack ever lern on the guit-box was cat steavon's father and son, so theres a connection there as well

No Picture Julio .S.A.F. Lead Player	#13 by Julio .S.A.F. at Oct 5, 2007 at 10:34 AM EST
	p.s. claims this song was based on Coolhand Luke which if you know the movie I can see it and I can't. But still a great movie.

No Picture Squats Average	#14 by Squats at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:23 PM EST
	jesus what a bunch of fluff ass comments... I cant do any better but it would be nice to see some actual insights into the lyrics... work on it people

No Picture Kyle Average	#15 by Kyle Bowlby at Oct 6, 2007 at 8:35 AM EST
	no it is called fall line, it's on his new album, but the lyrics are not all completely there.. i'll post corrections later