You Cant Fail Me Now


DK. . Loudon Wainwright III ..Strange Weirdos - Music from and Inspired By the Film Up". . May 2007 played on album in C with Capo on 2nd fret. Intro [C] [C] [C]I know that fan is moving [Am]air, [Em]I can see it [G]in your hair, But [Dm]I can't bear to [F]breathe it in some[Am]how, ..I'll rise and [Dm]fall with you [F]'Cause you can't fail me [C]now, ..I'll rise and [Dm]fall with you [F]'Cause you can't fail me [C]now.[C] # VERSE 2 [C]The salt is sweet u[Am]pon my mouth, [Em]Dark throws sparks a[G]gainst my house, The [Dm]stain of love's a [F]smudge upon my [Am]brow,[Am] [Dm]But you see through me, [F]And you can't fail me [C]now.[C] [Dm]You see right through me [F]And you can't fail me [C]now.[C] # VERSE 3 [C]I've bit off more than [Am]I can chew, [Em]It's something that I [G]tend to do When [Dm]fewer words are [F]what we need, and [Am]how.[Am] [Dm]You bite my tongue And [F]you can't fail me [C]now,[C] [Dm]I ran to the rail, And [F]you can't fail me [C]now.[C] # SOLO; C// Am// Em// G// Dm// F// Am//// Dm// F// Am//// Dm// F// C//// C//// # BRIDGE [F]I've lost the thread a[G]mong the vines, And [C]hung myself in [Am]story lines, [F]That tell the tales I never would a[C]llow. God [F]knows the name of [G]every bird, [C]That fills my mind like [Am]angry words, [F]But you know all my secret heart a[G]vows……. # VERSE 4 [C]We're taught to love the [Am]worst of us, [Em]And mercy more than [G]life but trust me [Dm]Mercy's just a warning [F]shot across the [Am]bow,[Am] [Dm]I live for yours [F]And you can't fail me [C]now, [Dm]I live for your mercy...[F][C] [Em]You can't fail me [Am]now,[Am] [F]You can't [G]fail me [C]now. END