Failure chords by
Laura Marling 
Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
Bm
D
C
Bm
Am
C
Am
C
Am
G
Verse 1
G
He
Bm
used to be a singer in a rock and roll band
D
He would write the songs and I'd
C
Bm
Am
Bm
tremble at his hand but oh la la
C
Am
He lost my word to get the girl
C
Bm
Am
C
And his songs were pathetic
Am
And hes a failure now
G
Verse 2
He used to be the life and soul
Bm
of everyone around
D
You'd never catch him looking
C
Am
up I'd never see him down
Bm
But oh la la
C
Am
He couldn't raise a smile
C
Bm
Am
No not for a while
C
Am
And he's a failure now.
Interlude 1
G
C
D
Verse 3
G
Bm
Don't cry child
C
D
You've got so much more to live for
G
Bm
Don't cry child
C
D
You've got something I would die for
G
Bm
And if it comes to the rain
C
D
Just be glad you'll smile again
G
Bm
Because so many don't and
C
so many go un named
D
Verse 4
G
People push right pass me
Bm
G
Bm
shouting their disclaim s
D
C
A preacher pushes me a side an d asks
Am
G
to wash my sins I said no la la
C
Am
G
Am
If he made me in his image
then he's a failure too.
G
Verse 5
I used to need a couple people
keep my head down
D
Now I need a whole lot more to
C
Am
keep me on the ground.
G
But oh la la
C
Am
C
I gave up something and I gave it up for
Am
nothing and I'm a failure now.
C
D
Verse 6
G
Bm
G
Don't cry child
C
D
You've got so much more to live for
G
Bm
G
Don't cry child
C
D
You've got something I would die for
G
Bm
And if it comes to the rain just be
C
D
glad you'll smile again
G
Bm
G
C
Because so many don't and so many go un
Outro 1
named
D
G
Bm
G
Em
D
C
G
Am
C
G
Am
G
C
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG Bm D C Am...
G
Bm
D
C
Am
Em
Capo: No capo
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