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Intro:
D A
D A
D A
Bm G
Verse 1:
D
I have failed you,
A
I have failed you,
G D
I have lost my way, lost my nerve, I've failed you.
Verse 2:
D
But I love you,
A
How I love you,
G D
I have turned my back, left you last but I love you.
Verse 3:
Bm A G
Oh, setting sun don't sink before I've found my heart,
Bm A G
Heart don't give up now while there's still time,
Bm A
Time don't beat your old retreat
E
Stay a little while with me
G D G Bm G
'Til I've looked the whole thing in the eye
Verse 4:
D
I have waited,
A
I have waited,
G D
For the big reveal, the even keel I've waited.
Verse 5:
D
But there's no one, who
A
Makes it all come true,
G D
Just altars gathering dust while we bow to them.
Verse 6:
Bm A G
Oh, night bring all your shadows and your silence,
Bm A G
Silence make a hostage of my mind,
Bm A
Mind bring on your trickery,
E
Black dogs nip on at my heels,
G D G Bm G
'Til I've looked the whole thing in the eye.
Chorus:
Bm A G
Swing low,
Bm A G
Sail high,
Bm A E
Swing low,
G D G Bm G
Sail high.
Verse 7:
D
I have failed you,
A
I have failed you,
G D
I've closed my heart and I have failed you.
Verse 8:
D
But I love you,
A
How I love you,
G D
All my days will rearrange to say I love you.
Verse 9:
Bm A G
Oh, setting sun don't weep for all the things you lose,
Bm A G
Morning comes as sure as it must die,
Bm A
Dying is such mystery,
E
Yet I wonder will it be,
G A D G
When I've looked the whole thing in the eye.
Outro:
Bm G
Sail high,
D G
Swing low,
Bm G D G
Sail high,
Bm G D G
Bm G D
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025