No capo 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
"Words Fail" is a song from act 2 of the hit musical "Dear Evan Hansen". "Words Fail" is performed by the character Evan.