E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| If I Fail - Cartel E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Tabbed by: Brett Hampson Tuning: Drop D - (I believe Cartel uses Db tuning for this album, but this version of the tab is in Drop D) Rhythm only! Legend: / down strum ^ up strum x mute string . palm mute Verse: -Strummed as 16th notes- "Time to go..." "...doesn't ever..." E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| E|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| "And, kiss the..." "...I can't kiss you..." E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| E|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| "And I, I would..." "...love you now..." E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| E|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| "But I would..." "...let you down." E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| A|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| E|------8888888888888888---4444444444444444----------------------------------| Pre Chorus: "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I have the hardest time resisting you" strum: / ^ ^ / ^ ^ / ^ ^ / ^ ^ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---4444444444444444---------------------| A|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---4444444444444444---------------------| E|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---4444444444444444---------------------| "oh ooo oh oh oh, If you, If you feel the..." strum: / ^ ^ / ^ ^ / ^ ^ / ^ ^ / ^ / ^ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---444444444444-x-x-x-x-----------------| A|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---444444444444-x-x-x-x-----------------| E|------x-8-8---x-1-1---x-4-4---x-3-3---444444444444-x-x-x-x-----------------| Chorus: "...same way, then how can we be friends" E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| "He's right, you know, we can't go on like this" E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| "And oh, I try to give you everything" E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| "And if I fail, well then I fail, but at least I gave you something" E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Repeat Verse x1 Repeat Pre-Chorus x1 Repeat Chorus x1 Bridge: "It's better than silence" "Give me one good reason" strum: / ^ / E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8----------------4----------------8----------------4--------4-4-4------| A|----8----------------4----------------8----------------4--------4-4-4------| E|----8----------------4----------------8----------------4--------4-4-4------| "It's better than silence" ["you know"] "Give me one good reason" strum:/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ^ / ^ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--x-4--x-6---| A|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--x-4--x-6---| E|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--x-4--x-6---| "To leave this in silence" ["ooooooohhhhh"] "No, You don't have a good reason" strum:/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----| A|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----| E|----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6----| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & [drums] strum:/ . . . . . . . . / /^/^ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---xxxx-------| D|----6~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---xxxx-------| A|----4~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---xxxx-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat Chorus x1 Outtro (Chorus with alternate ending): "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh" "It's better than silence" E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh" "It's better than silence" E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh" E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| strum:/ / / / / / ^ / ^ / e|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||| B|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||| G|----6-6------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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