Fail
Depeche Mode
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Tom: Fm
Fm Em Em/D Fm Fm/G Em
[Verse 1]
Fm Fm
People
Em Em
Do we call this trying?
Fm Fm
We're hopeless
Em Em
Forget the denying
Fm Fm Em Em
Our souls are corrupt
Fm Fm Em Em
Our minds are messed up
Fm Fm Em
Our consciences bankrupt
Dm C C
Oh, we're fucked
[Verse 2]
Fm Fm
People
Em Em
What are we thinking?
Fm Fm
It's shameful
Em Em
Our standards are sinking
Fm Fm Em Em
We're barely hanging on
Fm Fm Em Em
Our spirit has gone
Fm Fm Em
And once where it shone
Dm C C
I hear a lonesome song
[Bridge]
Fm Fm/G Em Fm Em Em/D
[Verse 3]
Fm Fm
People
Em Em
How are we coping?
Fm Fm
It's futile
Em Em
To even start hoping
Fm Fm Em Em
That justice will prevail
Fm Fm Em Em
That truth will tip the scales
Fm Fm Em
Our dignity has sailed
Dm C
Oh, we've failed
[Outro]
F C F C F C F C
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Detected progression: Fm → Em → Em/D → Fm → Fm/G → Em → Fm → Fm
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