Bonnie Raitt - You cant fail me now

You Cant Fail Me Now By Joseph Lee Henry, Loudon Wainwright III As performed by Bonnie Raitt tabbed by BluesButcher Standard Tuning, Capo on 2nd Verse 1 [G] [Em] [Bm] [D] I know that fan is moving air, I can see it in your hair [Am] [C] [Em] But I can't bear to breathe it in some-how [Am] [C] [G] I'll rise and fall with you 'cause you can't fail me now [Am] [C] [G] I'll rise and fall with you 'cause you can't fail me now Verse 2 [G] [Em] [Bm] [D] Salt is sweet u-pon my mouth, and dark throws sparks a-gainst my house [Am] [C] [Em] The state of love is a smudge on my brow [Am] [C] [G] But you see through me and you can't fail me now [Am] [C] [G] When you see right through me, you can't fail me now Verse 3 [G] [Em] [Bm] [D] I've bit off more than I can chew, It's something that I tend to do [Am] [C] [Em] When fewer words are what we need and how [Am] [C] [G] You bite my tongue, and you can't fail me now [Am] [C] [G] I rant and rail but you can't fail me now Instrumental verse Bridge [C] [D] I've lost the thread a-mong the vines [G] [D] [Em] And hung myself in story line [Am] [C] [G] That tell the tales I never would al-low [C] [D] God knows the name of every bird [G] [D] [Em] That fills my mind like angry words [Am] [C] [D] But you know all my secret heart a-vows Verse 4 [G] [Em] [Bm] [D] We're taught to love the worst of us and mercy more than life but trust me [Am] [C] [Em] Mercy's just a warning shot across the bow [Am] [C] [G] I live for yours and you can't fail me now [Am] [C] [G] I live for your mercy... [Bm] [Em] you can't fail me now [D] [G] No, you can't fail me now