Letting People Down chords by Lori McKenna

SimplifiedD · Bm · A · G · Em

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Staring  (D major) at trophies in milk crates
G 
On the  (G major) floor of a northeastern
garage
D 
 (D major) Wondering how it's all such a blessing
G 
And  (G major) why it's all so damn hard

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Verse 2

It's the Massachusetts Turnpike

And when I get home,

I'll creep down the hall

Snow in the headlights,

they call it a dream

But the world's flat and I'm falling off

Verse 3
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Hold your arms out (G major) ,  jump,
hell, at least you tried
Em 
G 
 (E minor) I fall short, I  (G major) always fall behind
Bm 
G 
A 
G 
I  (B minor) hate  (G major) letting  (A major) people down  (G major) 
Bm 
A 
G 
I hate  (B minor) letting  (A major) people down  (G major) 
Bm 
G 
A 
I hate  (B minor)  (G major) letting  (A major) people down
G 
 (G major) and I do it all the time
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 4

I never wanted to hurt you

But I'm elbows deep in that dirt

I still count every unplanted seed

I write down every unspoken word

Verse 5
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Hold your arms out, God  (G major) help the justified
Em 
G 
 (E minor) I fall short, I  (G major) always fall behind
Bm 
G 
A 
G 
I  (B minor) hate  (G major) letting  (A major) people down  (G major) 
Bm 
G 
A 
G 
I hate  (B minor)  (G major) letting  (A major) people down  (G major) 
Bm 
A 
G 
I hate  (B minor) letting  (A major) people down  (G major) and
I do it all the time
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 6
Bm 
You get  (B minor) up  for work every day
A 
You drag  (A major) yourself right out of bed
Em 
The  (E minor) arms of those angels
G 
Are wrapped  (G major) around the dreams you left
Bm 
I  (B minor) look the other way
A 
pretend (A major) ing not to notice
Em 
I  (E minor) don't know how it died
G 
But I  (G major) know where the ghost is

Verse 7
Bm 
A 
G 
I  (B minor) hate letting  (A major) people down  (G major) 
Bm 
A 
G 
I hate  (B minor) letting  (A major) people down  (G major) 
Bm 
A 
G 
I hate  (B minor) letting  (A major) people down  (G major) but
Bm 
G 
A 
I do it all the time  (B minor)  (G major)  (A major) 
G 
Bm 
G 
A 
 (G major) I'm sorry, I hate  (B minor)  (G major) letting  (A major) people down
G 
Bm 
A 
 (G major) I'm sorry, I hate  (B minor) letting  (A major) people
G 
down  (G major) and I do it all the time