Streetlight Manifesto – Failing Flailing (Guitar)

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As recorded by Streetlight Manifesto (From the 2003 Album EVERYTHING GOES NUMB) [Intro] N.C. A E A D A D A D A E C#m D A E C#m D E F#m D A C#m A D E A E [Verse 1]
    A                  E
You say you've got the cure

      D              A
But I don't have a disease

                           E
And you say you've got the answers

         D            A
But I've made no inquiries

           E
And you're failing

E
Bailing

D
Good God, motherfucker, now I see you flailing

          A      D
I see you flailing

       B
That's right I think I do

          A   D     Bm D
I see you flailing away
[Chorus]
  A                   D
I know it's hard, but so are you

    Bm          A                       D
And so am I and we'll pull through, together, together

                A                            D
And I said that it's been years, but I still fear

     Bm                D                A D
That someone dear will leave me here forever, forever

            A E C# D A  C# D  
And I said, hey       
[Interlude] A E D A E C#m D A E C#m D A E C#m D [Bridge]
A
Hey, you've got to keep trying

D                  C#      A
You've got to keep holding onto what you've got

A
Because what you've got it sure ain't a lot

A
And hey

A
Everyone's falling down

A
Everyone's holding out for what you've got

A
But what you've got, it sure ain't a lot

A
And you act like it is, but you know that it's not

    D          E
And even if it was, would you ever give it up?

     A        E                       A
If I told you what you had was really nothing?

A
Nothing?

A
Nothing?

E
Yes, it's nothing

E
Nothing at all
[Verse 2]
       A                 E
So you say your life's a bore

      D               A
And I can't quite disagree

                                                    D          A
If you judge your life by the pieces of shit that inhabit your TV

                      E
Because they stand so proud, and they talk too loud

    D                     A
And every other word is a lie

                                            D
I've found that everyone who is anyone is a waste of time

D
A waste of time
[Interlude] A [Chorus]
  D                   
I know it's hard, but so are you

    Bm          A                       D
And so am I and we'll pull through, together, together

                A                            D
And I said that it's been years, but I still fear

     Bm                D                A D
That someone dear will leave me here forever, forever

            A E C# D A  C# D  
And I said, hey
[Interlude] A E C#m D A E C#m D A E C#m D A E C#m D [Bridge]
A
Hey, you've got to keep trying

A
You've got to keep holding onto what you've got

                    E
Because what you've got it sure ain't a lot

    A
And hey

A
Everyone's falling down

A
Everyone's holding out for what you've got

A
But what you've got, it sure ain't a lot

A
And you act like it is, but you know that it's not

                                   D
And even if it was, would you ever give it up?

     A                         D      A
If I told you what you had was really nothing?

A
Nothing?

A
Nothing?

          E
Yes, it's nothing

E
Nothing at all
[Interlude] A E D A E D A E D A E D [Bridge]
A  E  
Nothing

D   E         A  E  D
You won't say nothing

    E         A   D
You don't say nothing

    E      A    E D E
And that's just fine

A   D
Nothing

    A             D
You won't say nothing

              A   D
You don't say nothing

    E      A    D  A
And that's just fine
[Outro]
                      E
Sticks and stones may break my bones

    D                E
But names will never hurt me

A                        E                 D                 E
And it's been years, but still I fear that someday they'll desert me

         A
Oh, it's hard, I know

D         E             A   E
When it's time to stand alone

    D      A           E
And no one understands you

E
Sticks and stones may break my bones

    D                E
But names will never hurt me

A                        E                 D                 E
And it's been years, but still I fear that someday they'll desert me

         A
Oh, it's hard, I know

D         E             A   E
When it's time to stand alone

    D      A           E
And no one understands you

E
Sticks and stones may break my bones

    D                E
But names will never hurt me

A                        E                 D                 E
And it's been years, but still I fear that someday they'll desert me

         A
Oh, it's hard, I know

D         E              E
When it's time to stand alone

           A           E D E  A
And no one understands you