Words Fail chords by Ben Platt (Official Version)
G
Gsus4
G/B
Cm/Eb
G/D
A/C#
Cadd9
C
D/F#
Gadd9
C/E
Dadd4
Em
Bm
Am
D/A
Am7
F
F/A
Fadd9
C/G
Bb/F
Bbadd9
Bbm/C#
F/C
G7/B
Dm
F/E
Dm7
Cadd4
Bb
Gadd4
Csus2
G
Gsus4
G/B
Cm/Eb
G/D
A/C#
Cadd9
C
D/F#
Gadd9
C/E
Dadd4
Em
Bm
Am
D/A
Am7
F
F/A
Fadd9
C/G
Bb/F
Bbadd9
Bbm/C#
F/C
G7/B
Dm
F/E
Dm7
Cadd4
Bb
Gadd4
Csus2
G
Gsus4
G/B
Cm/Eb
G/D
A/C#
Cadd9
C
D/F#
Gadd9
C/E
Dadd4
Em
Bm
Am
D/A
Am7
F
F/A
Fadd9
C/G
Bb/F
Bbadd9
Bbm/C#
F/C
G7/B
Dm
F/E
Dm7
Cadd4
Bb
Gadd4
Csus2
Intro 1
G
Gsus4
G
Gsus4
Verse 1
G
Gsus4
I never meant to make it such a mess
G
Gsus4
I never thought that it would go this far
G/B
Gsus4
Cm/Eb
So I just stand here sorry
G/D
A/C#
Searching for something to say
Cadd9
Something to say
C
D/F#
Gadd9
C/E
Words fail, words fail
C
Dadd4
There's nothing I can say
G
Gsus4
G
Gsus4
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Verse 2
G
Gsus4
I guess I thought I could be part of this
G
Gsus4
I never had this kind of thing before
G/B
Cadd9
Cm/Eb
G/D
I never had that perfect girl
A/C#
Who somehow could see
Cadd9
the good part of me
Verse 3
G
Gsus4
I never had the dad who stuck it out
G
Gsus4
No corny jokes or baseball gloves
G/B
Cadd9
Cm/Eb
No mom who just was there
G/D
A/C#
Dadd4
'Cause mom was all that she had to be
Pre-chorus 1
Em
Cadd9
That's not a worthy explanation
G
D/F#
I know there is none
Em
Bm
Nothing can make sense
Am
D/A
Am7
of all these things I've done
G/B
Words
Chorus 1
Cadd9
D/F#
G
C/E
fail, words fail
F
F/A
There's nothing I can say
G/B
Except sometimes,
C
C/E
you see everything you wanted
F
G/B
And sometimes
C
C/E
you see everything you wish you had
F
G
Am7
G
And it's right there, right there, right there
Bridge 1
C/E
Fadd9
In front of you
C/E
Fadd9
And you want to believe it's true
C/E
Fadd9
So you make it true
Am
C/G
C/E
F
And you think maybe everybody wants it
C/E
Fadd9
And needs it, a little bit too
Bb/F
F
Bb/F
F/A
Bbadd9
Bbm/C#
F/C
G7/B
Bbadd9
Verse 4
Dm
Bbadd9
This was just a sad invention
F
F/E
It wasn't real, I know
Dm
But we were happy
Am
Bbadd9
I guess I couldn't let that go
F/A
I guess I couldn't give that up
Dm7
I guess I wanted to believe
Cadd4
'Cause if I just believe
Bbadd9
Dm7
Then I don't have to see what's really there
Verse 5
Dm7
No, I'd rather pretend
I'm something better
Bbadd9
than these broken parts
F
Pretend I'm something other
Cadd4
than this mess that I am
Dm
'Cause then I don't have to look at it
Bb
And no one gets to look at it
F/A
Bbadd9
Cadd4
No, no one can really see
Chorus 2
Am7
F
Gsus4
G
'Cause I've learned to slam on the brake
C/E
F
Gsus4
G
Before I even turn the key
Am7
F
Gsus4
G
Before I make the mistake
C/E
F
Am7
G
Before I lead with the worst of me
C/E
F
Am
G
I never let them see the worst of me
Bridge 2
C
Am
Gsus4
'Cause what if everyone saw?
Fadd9
F
Gsus4
What if everyone everyone knew?
C
Am
Gsus4
Would they like what they saw?
Fadd9
F
Am
Gadd4
Or would they hate it too?
Dm7
Am7
G
Will I just keep on running away
C/E
F
from what's true?
Outro 1
Am
F
Csus2
All I ever do is run
Dm7
Fadd9
So how do I step in
C
Dm7
Fadd9
Step into the sun?
C
Dm7
Fadd9
C
Dm7
Fadd9
Step into the sun
C
Dm7
Fadd9
C
Dm7
Fadd9
C
Dm7
Fadd9
Words Fail
Ben Platt
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