Failure By Design
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Intro:
Em C G
G Am Em
Em C G
G
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Intro
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---0--0--2--2--0-2--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Em C G
e|---3-----------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------------------------------|
G|---------4----0--0--2/4--2--------0-0-----0--|
D|------------5---------------0--0-------0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
G Am Em
e|---3-----------------------------------------|
B|------3--------------------------------------|
G|---------4----0--0--2/4--2-------------------|
D|------------5---------------0--0--2-2--0--2--|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Verso 1]
Am Em
Yeah, I was all alone,
Em
Walking in the streetlight through the rain,
C G
Yeah, I'll be sleeping on my own.
G
(Ooh ooh oooh ooh),
Am Em
You had a certain tone,
Em
A cease and desist,
Em
Yeah, I remember I missed,
C G
To be living on my own.
G
(Ooh ooh oooh ooh),
Em
Now tell me what to do,
Em
Tell me how to help,
C G
How easy is it ever to open up to you?
[Pré-Refrão]
Am Em
I was never there,
Em
I was never more,
Em C G Am Em
I was never more than a victim of collateral consequence to you.
[Verso 2]
Em Em C G
Tell me you want me, I want you too,
G G
I tell you I want you, I tell you I need you,
Am C
But I have to.
[Refrão]
C Em
I have to draw the line,
G B
I'm all the way down over here,
C
Just got to hold on,
D Em
A failure by design,
D/F# G
I wanted a way out,
B
Out of here.
[Verso 3]
N.C.
Screaming on the phone,
Em
I got to admit that I was longing to live,
C G
I might be better off alone,
G G
But I don't know for sure.
[Pré-Refrão]
Em
You were never there,
Em
You were never more,
C G G Am
You were never more than a gifted deliberate consequence you lose . . ..
[Ponte]
D B
I can't deal with this proximity.
[Refrão]
C Em
I have to draw the line,
G B
I'm all the way down over here,
C
Just got to hold on,
D Em
A failure by design,
D/F# G
I wanted a way out,
B
Out of here.
[Verso 4]
Em
Tell me you want me, tell me you need me,
C G
I want you too,
G G
I tell you I want you, I tell you I need you,
Am Em
But I have to . . .,
Em
Tell me you want me, tell me you need me,
C G
I want you too,
G G
I'll tell you I want you, I'll tell you I need you,
Am C
But I have to.
Outro:
C Em
I have to draw the line,
G B
I'm all the way down over here,
C
Just got to hold on,
D Em
A failure by design,
D/F# G
I wanted a way out,
B
Out of here.
How to play Failure By Design
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.