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