Phonics Failed Me Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays481

Phonics Failed Me by Cayetana is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bm, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
D Bm A (x2) 

verse 1 
D                       Bm                   A 
  All the books I never finished and all the songs I skip 
D                     Bm            A            D  Bm A D Bm A 
  Everything I try to hold on but I let it slip away 

Refrain 1 
G                         A 
  Now I say sorry like my mother 
G                            A 
  I try to swim I'm treading water 
G                         A 
  Now I say sorry like my mother 
G                            A 
  I try to swim I'm treading water 

       D             Bm            A 
And it takes more to put me back together 
       D                  Bm            A 
And it takes more than it does to fall apart 
       D             Bm            A 
And it takes more to put me back together 
       D                  Bm            A 
And it takes more than it does to fall apart 
       Bm             A 
And to finish what I start 

Instrumental 
D Bm A  x2 

verse 2 
D                           Bm                A 
  For every look I took for granted and every meal I skipped 
D                           Bm              A          D Bm A D Bm A 
  For everything I tried to hold on but I'm losing grip 

Refrain 2 
G                         A 
  Now I say sorry like my mother 
G                            A 
  I try to swim I'm treading water 
G                         A 
  Now I say sorry like my mother 
G                           A 
  I try to swim I'm treading water 

Instrumental 
D D D Bm A 

Outro 
D                        Bm                 A             D Bm A 
  For every book I never finished and every song I skipped 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante