WORDS FAIL (FROM DEAR EVAN HANSEN)

I nev er meant to make it such a mess

I nev er thought that it would (Gsus)go this far

So I just (Csus2)stand here (G)sor ry (G)search ing for (G)some thing to say

(Csus2)some thing to say

Words fail

Words fail

There’s (C)noth ing I can say.

I guess...

I thought I could be part of this

I nev er had this kind of thing be fore

I nev er (Csus2)had that per fect girl who (A7)some how could see the good part of me

I nev er had the dad who stuck it out

No corn y jokes or base ball gloves

No mom who just was (Cm)there, ’cause (G)“Mom” was (A7)all that she had

to be

That’s not a wor thy ex pla na tion (G)I know

there is (Dsus)none

Noth ing can make (Bm)sense of all these (Am)things I’ve (D)done

(Gmaj7)Words fail

Words (G)fail

(Csus2)there’s

(Fsus2)noth ing I can say ex cept, (G)some times you (C)see ev ’ry thing you’ve (C)want ed and

some times

you see (C)ev ’ry thing you (C)wish you had and it’s right there, right there, right (G)there in (C)front of (F)you

And you want to be (C)lieve it’s true

(F)So you (C)make it (Fsus2)true

And you think may be (C)ev ’ry (C)bod y (Fsus2)wants it,

needs it

a (Cmaj7)lit tle bit (F)too

This was just a sad

in ven tion

It was n’t real

I know

But we were hap py

I guess I could n’t (Bbsus2)let that go

I guess I could n’t (F)give that up

I guess I want ed to be lieve ’Cause if I just be lieve then I don’t have to see what’s real ly there No, I’d rath er pre (Dm7)tend I’m some thing bet ter than these bro ken parts

Pre (F)tend I’m some thing oth er than this (C)mess that I am ’Cause then (Dm)I don’t have to look at it and (Bb)no one gets to look at it No,

(Bb)no one can real ly see

’Cause I’ve learned to (F)slam on the brake