If I Fail — Cartel
Chords and lyrics for If I Fail by Cartel (key of F#).
Verse 1
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]"Time [Ab]to [Bbm]go, this is goodbye," she said
"Does it [Gb]ever get easier to live like this?"
[Bbm]And kiss the cheek
Well I can't [Gb]kiss you anymore
And [Bbm]I, I would honestly [Gb]love you now
But [Bbm]I would lovingly [Gb]let you down
Refrain 1
[Bbm]Oh, [Fm] [Gb] I [Ab]have the [Bbm]hardest [Fm]time [Gb]resisting [Ab]you
And [Bbm]oh [Fm] [Gb] [Ab]if [Gb] you
Chorus 1
xxxx Db Ab
If you feel the same way
Then [Bbm]how can we be [Gb]friends?
He's [Db]right you know
We [Ab]can't go on like [Bbm]this
[Gb] And oh [Db]I [Ab]try to [Bbm]give you [Gb]everything
And if I [Db]fail well then I [Ab]failed
But at [Bbm]least I gave you [Gb]something
Verse 2
[Bbm]I could put my trust in [Gb]giving up the heart
It makes the [Bbm]difference
And how can you afford [Gb]to settle down
When [Bbm]I, I would promise to [Gb]love you now
But [Bbm]I would lovingly [Gb]let you down
Refrain 2
[Bbm]Oh, [Fm] [Gb] I [Ab]have the [Bbm]hardest [Fm]time [Gb]resisting [Ab]you
And [Bbm]oh [Fm] [Gb] [Ab]if [Gb] you
Chorus 2
xxxx Db Ab
If you feel the same way
Then [Bbm]how can we be [Gb]friends?
He's [Db]right you know
We [Ab]can't go on like [Bbm]this
[Gb] And oh [Db]I [Ab]try to [Bbm]give you [Gb]everything
And if I [Db]fail well then I [Ab]failed
But at [Bbm]least I gave you [Gb]something
Bridge
[Bbm](It's better than [Gb]silence,[Bbm] give me one good [Gb]reason)
[Bbm]It's better than [Gb]silence (you know)
Bbm Gb x Gb x Ab
Give me one good reason
[Bbm] To leave this in [Gb]silence
[Bbm]No, you don't [Gb]have a good [Ab]reason
Chorus 3
xxxx Db Ab
If you feel the same way
Then [Bbm]how can we be [Gb]friends?
He's [Db]right you know
We [Ab]can't go on like [Bbm]this
[Gb] And oh [Db]I [Ab]try to [Bbm]give you [Gb]everything
And if I [Db]fail well then I [Ab]failed
But at [Bbm]least I gave you [Gb]something
Outro
[Db]oh oh oh oh [Ab]oh oh oh, It's [Bbm]better than [Gb]silence
[Db]oh oh oh oh [Ab]oh oh oh, It's [Bbm]better than [Gb]silence
[Db]oh oh oh oh [Ab]oh oh oh[Gb][Bbm]
Db \\ Ab \\ Bbm xx Ab xx Gb
If you play acoustic and prefer full chords, you could
(and transpose -6, of course).
The basic trick is making the key your "G".
9 - 3 = 6 here.
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