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[Intro]
C5If you have to say goodbye
E5Be careful not to lose control
It's F5better not to cA5ry
Or to G5look me in the C5eye
When you F5leave and you lG5et it gC5o
C5And if you need to know the way
E5Be careful not to play around
Don't F5ask me or I'll sA5ay
That I'm G5going my own C5way
I'm going uF5p instead of uG5ndergC5roundG5  
[Verse 1]
I C5looked aE5roundA5  G5  
To C5find a kE5eyA5  G5  
I said I C5knew that it wE5ouldn't be eA5asy
To D5make you G5see
I C5fell aE5sleepA5  G5  
AnC5d I awE5okeA5  G5  
And like a C5joke
You were E5next to me A5sleeping
But D5then it G5brokeF5  
[Pre Chorus]
F5Words aren't easy
A5But neither am I
G5I don't want to be the one that learns to fly
[Chorus]
C5If you have to say goodbye
E5Be careful not to lose control
It's F5better not to cA5ry
Or to G5look me in the C5eye
When you F5leave and you lG5et it gC5o
C5And if you need to know the way
E5Be careful not to play around
Don't F5ask me or I'll sA5ay
That I'm G5going my own C5way
I'm going uF5p instead of uG5ndergC5roundG5  
[Verse 2]
I C5hit the grE5oundA5  G5  
And it C5shook the sE5kyA5  G5  
All I C5knew is that I E5didn't know wA5hy
I D5even triG5ed
I C5should have dE5iedA5  G5  
Then I hC5eard the nE5ewsA5  G5  
I thought C5I was the oE5ne that would lA5ose
But here's where D5I begiG5nF5  
[Pre Chorus]
F5Words aren't easy
A5But neither am I
G5I don't want to be the one that's left to die
[Chorus]
C5If you have to say goodbye
E5Be careful not to lose control
It's F5better not to cA5ry
Or to G5look me in the C5eye
When you F5leave and you lG5et it gC5o
C5And if you need to know the way
E5Be careful not to play around
Don't F5ask me or I'll sA5ay
That I'm G5going my own C5way
I'm going uF5p instead of uG5ndergC5round

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To Fall Is Not To Fail

by Dear Nora

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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The recording of this is out of tune.

To play in tune with the recording, I suggest tuning your guitar down a little.

[Intro]

If you have to say goodbye

Be careful not to lose control

F5 A5

It's better not to cry

G5 C5

Or to look me in the eye

F5 G5 C5

When you leave and you let it go

And if you need to know the way

Be careful not to play around

F5 A5

Don't ask me or I'll say

G5 C5

That I'm going my own way

F5 G5 C5 G5

I'm going up instead of underground

[Verse 1]

C5 E5 A5 G5

I looked around

C5 E5 A5 G5

To find a key

C5 E5 A5

I said I knew that it wouldn't be easy

D5 G5

To make you see

C5 E5 A5 G5

I fell asleep

C5 E5 A5 G5

And I awoke

And like a joke

E5 A5

You were next to me sleeping

D5 G5 F5

But then it broke

[Pre Chorus]

Words aren't easy

But neither am I

I don't want to be the one that learns to fly

[Chorus]

If you have to say goodbye

Be careful not to lose control

F5 A5

It's better not to cry

G5 C5

Or to look me in the eye

F5 G5 C5

When you leave and you let it go

And if you need to know the way

Be careful not to play around

F5 A5

Don't ask me or I'll say

G5 C5

That I'm going my own way

F5 G5 C5 G5

I'm going up instead of underground

[Verse 2]

C5 E5 A5 G5

I hit the ground

C5 E5 A5 G5

And it shook the sky

C5 E5 A5

All I knew is that I didn't know why

D5 G5

I even tried

C5 E5 A5 G5

I should have died

C5 E5 A5 G5

Then I heard the news

C5 E5 A5

I thought I was the one that would lose

D5 G5 F5

But here's where I begin

[Pre Chorus]

Words aren't easy

But neither am I

I don't want to be the one that's left to die

[Chorus]

If you have to say goodbye

Be careful not to lose control

F5 A5

It's better not to cry

G5 C5

Or to look me in the eye

F5 G5 C5

When you leave and you let it go

And if you need to know the way

Be careful not to play around

F5 A5

Don't ask me or I'll say

G5 C5

That I'm going my own way

F5 G5 C5

I'm going up instead of underground

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