If I Fail chords by Cartel

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Kudos to Bhammertime - I leaned on much of their tab.

x = strum muted strings

\ = Slide down (in outro)

I use Power Chords throughout the thing.


Verse 1:

 AbAb  AbAb BbmBbm
"Time to go, this is goodbye," she said
     GbGb
"Does it ever get easier to live like this?"
BbmBbm
And kiss the cheek
       GbGb
Well I can't kiss you anymore
  BbmBbm         GbGb
And I, I would honestly love you now
  BbmBbm        GbGb
But I would lovingly let you down

Refrain 1:

BbmBbm F minorFm GbGb AbAb    BbmBbm   F minorFm   GbGb   AbAb
Oh,    I have the hardest time resisting you
  BbmBbm F minorFm GbGb AbAb GbGb
And oh     if  you


Chorus 1:

     xxxx  DbDb   AbAb
If you feel the same way
   BbmBbm      GbGb
Then how can we be friends?
   DbDb
He's right you know
  AbAb        BbmBbm
We can't go on like this
GbGb    DbDb AbAb  BbmBbm      GbGb
  And oh I try to give you everything
     DbDb       AbAb
And if I fail well then I failed
    BbmBbm       GbGb
But at least I gave you something

Verse 2:

BbmBbm           GbGb
I could put my trust in giving up the heart
         BbmBbm
It makes the difference
            GbGb
And how can you afford to settle down
   BbmBbm          GbGb
When I, I would promise to love you now
  BbmBbm       GbGb
But I would lovingly let you down


Refrain 2:

BbmBbm F minorFm GbGb AbAb    BbmBbm   F minorFm   GbGb   AbAb
Oh,    I have the hardest time resisting you
  BbmBbm F minorFm GbGb AbAb GbGb
And oh     if  you


Chorus 2:

     xxxx  DbDb   AbAb
If you feel the same way
   BbmBbm      GbGb
Then how can we be friends?
   DbDb
He's right you know
  AbAb        BbmBbm
We can't go on like this
GbGb    DbDb AbAb  BbmBbm      GbGb
  And oh I try to give you everything
     DbDb       AbAb
And if I fail well then I failed
    BbmBbm       GbGb
But at least I gave you something


Bridge:

BbmBbm        GbGb   BbmBbm        GbGb
(It's better than silence, give me one good reason)
BbmBbm        GbGb
It's better than silence (you know)
BbmBbm        GbGb x GbGb x AbAb
 Give me one good reason
BbmBbm        GbGb
 To leave this in silence
 BbmBbm     GbGb     AbAb
No, you don't have a good reason


Chorus 3:

     xxxx  DbDb   AbAb
If you feel the same way
   BbmBbm      GbGb
Then how can we be friends?
   DbDb
He's right you know
  AbAb        BbmBbm
We can't go on like this
GbGb    DbDb AbAb  BbmBbm      GbGb
  And oh I try to give you everything
     DbDb       AbAb
And if I fail well then I failed
    BbmBbm       GbGb
But at least I gave you something


Outro:

DbDb     AbAb       BbmBbm     GbGb
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
DbDb     AbAb       BbmBbm     GbGb
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
DbDb     AbAb       BbmBbm     GbGb
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
DbDb \\    AbAb \\     BbmBbm xx AbAb xx GbGb


If you play acoustic and prefer full chord, you could
make things easier by sticking a capo on VI
(and transpose -6, of course).

The basic trick is making the key your "G".
So, put the capo on "Key Fret on the E-String" - 3