If I Fail chords by Cartel

• 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:

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

Refrain 1:

Bbm  Fm  Gb  Ab       Bbm     Fm      Gb     Ab
Oh,        I have the hardest time resisting you
    Bbm  Fm Gb  Ab Gb
And oh          if   you


Chorus 1:

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


Verse 2:

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


Refrain 2:

Bbm  Fm  Gb  Ab       Bbm     Fm      Gb     Ab
Oh,        I have the hardest time resisting you
    Bbm  Fm Gb  Ab Gb
And oh          if   you


Chorus 2:

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


Bridge:

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


Chorus 3:

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


Outro:

Db          Ab             Bbm          Gb
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
Db          Ab             Bbm          Gb
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, It's better than silence
Db          Ab             Bbm          Gb
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Db \\       Ab \\          Bbm  xx  Ab  xx  Gb


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