------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAILURE - Laura Marling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: hiron79 Email: hiron79@gmail.com Tuning: Regular There are a couple of dodgy versions of this kicking around, but I think this is closer to how it should be played! (I think!) Enjoy! INTRO 1: E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||--------------------|---2---2---2----------| E||---3---3---3---0----|---------------0------| E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||--------------------|---3---2---0---0------| E||---2---2---2---0----|----------------------| E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||----0---0-----------|----------------------| A||---3---2---0---0----|---3---2---0----------| E||--------------------|---------------0------| E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||--------------------|----------------------| E||---3---3---3---3----|-----3---3---3---3----| Verse: E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||--------------------|---2---2---2----------| E||---3---3---3---0----|---------------0------| He used to... ...rock n roll band E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|------3---3--3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||--------------------|---3---2---0---0------| E||---2---2---2---0----|----------------------| He would... ...tremble at his h... E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----1---1---1---1--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||---0---0---0---0----|---2---2---2---2------| E||--------------------|----------------------| but oh... la ah... E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||---3---2---0--------|---3---2---0----------| E||---------------0----|---------------0------| He lost poetic... ...and his songs... E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--|-----3---3---3---3----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||---3---2---0--------|----------------------| E||---------------0----|---3---3---3---3------| and he's a... E||--------------------| B||-----3---3---3---3--| G||-----0---0---0---0--| D||--------------------| A||--------------------| E||---3---3---3---3----| Repeat for verse 2: He used to be the life and soul of everyone around Youd never catch him looking up and never see him down but oh, la laa He couldnt raise a smile oh, not for a while and, he's a failure now. BRIDGE: E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|---0---0---0---0------| A||---3---3---3---3----|----------------------| E||--------------------|----------------------| CHORUS (Repeat x4): E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|----------------------| A||--------------------|---2---2---2---2------| E||---3---3---3---3----|----------------------| E||--------------------|----------------------| B||-----0---0---0---0--|-----1---1---1---1----| G||-----0---0---0---0--|-----0---0---0---0----| D||--------------------|---0---0---0---0------| A||---3---3---3---3----|----------------------| E||--------------------|----------------------| Dont cry child, youve got so much more to live for, Dont cry child, youve got something I would die for, And if it comes to the rain, just be glad youll smile again, Cause so many don't And so many go unnamed. VERSE 3 (Same a Verses 1 and 2): People push right past me shouting various claims A preacher pushes me a side and asked to wash my sins i said no, la laa If he made me in his image, then hes a failure too. VERSE 4 (Same as others but drop the last 2 bars and go straight into the bridge) And I used to need a couple of people to keep my head down Now I need a whole lot more to keep me on the ground but oh, la laa I gave up something and I gave it up for nothing and I am failure now. (BRIDGE) (CHORUS) AND TO FINISH... 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