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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

O.A.R.- Of A Revolution - "Short a Try"
This is an song that is officially unreleased, but on the Any Time Now 
live CD. It's on Disc 1, after "Delicate Few" on track 9. Listen to it
to get the strumming pattern down.
Chords used:
        A      C#m      Bm      D       A
e|------5-------4--------2------2-----------|
B|------5-------5--------3------3-------2---|
G|------6-------6--------4------2-------2---|
D|------7-------6--------4--------------2---|
A|------7-------4---------------------------|
E|------5-------4---------------x-----------|
Notes: 
- Use barre A for the verses, open A for the chorus. 
- For the last D in the chorus ("I'm locked up..."), strum it once and let it ring. 
- Change back to barre chords beginning with the A immediately after the chorus (on "try"). 
- For verse 3, use open chords, except the last A/C#m/Bm sequence.
- Again, listen to the song to hear how Marc plays it.
VERSE 1:
Intro (play twice): A   C#m   Bm  (let last Bm ring before going into first verse)
I'm pAicking up these bC#mroken pieces agaBmin
I'm fAeeling like I'm C#mlost and Bmall I do is find you there
We've Abeen here C#mbefore
BmI'm never coming back again, not aAgainC#m  Bm  
ATomorrow is C#mtoo soon for you my Bmdear
I Apushed you oh so C#mfar away when Bmall I do is want you near
Well I've Abeen here bC#mefore
BmNot coming back againA  C#m  Bm  
BmAnd I can't sleep
CHORUS:
Because pDretenders never sleep with a sAmile
It's hDard enough to wake up after awAhile
And eDven though I say I'm feeling fAine
I'm loDcked up, loaded down, short a tAryC#m  Bm  
VERSE 2:
Have I tAold you lC#mately that I lBmove you
Have I tAold you that I C#mhold...noBmthing there above you
We've bAeen around here bC#mefore
We're nBmever coming back again, not aAgainC#m  
I Bmlove the way you wAalk
The C#mway that you tBmalk
The way you lAive
The way C#mthat you give me evBmerything you promised you woAuld
If I cC#mould, I'd be hBmere
I can'AtC#m  Bm  
BmWell I can't sleep
CHORUS:
Because pDretenders never sleep with a sAmile
It's hDard enough to wake up after awAhile
And eDven though I say I'm feeling fAine
I'm loDcked up, loaded down, short a tAry
VERSE 3:
I wDish to God that I been there for you my dAear
There's Dso much pushing me all around, I'd lAove to hold you near
And I dDon't expect you to stay
And I'm neAver gonna ask you why
Because I'm loDcked up, loaded down, short a tAry
I'm loDcked up, loaded down
And I'm short a tAryC#m  Bm  

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Short A Try

by O.A.R.

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C#m

O.A.R.- Of A Revolution - "Short a Try"

This is an song that is officially unreleased, but on the Any Time Now

live CD. It's on Disc 1, after "Delicate Few" on track 9. Listen to it

to get the strumming pattern down.

Chords used:

A C#m Bm D A

e|------5-------4--------2------2-----------|

B|------5-------5--------3------3-------2---|

G|------6-------6--------4------2-------2---|

D|------7-------6--------4--------------2---|

A|------7-------4---------------------------|

E|------5-------4---------------x-----------|

Notes:

- Use barre A for the verses, open A for the chorus.

- For the last D in the chorus ("I'm locked up..."), strum it once and let it ring.

- Change back to barre chords beginning with the A immediately after the chorus (on "try").

- For verse 3, use open chords, except the last A/C#m/Bm sequence.

- Again, listen to the song to hear how Marc plays it.

VERSE 1:

Intro (play twice): A C#m Bm (let last Bm ring before going into first verse)

A C#m Bm

I'm picking up these broken pieces again

A C#m Bm

I'm feeling like I'm lost and all I do is find you there

A C#m

We've been here before

Bm A C#m Bm

I'm never coming back again, not again

A C#m Bm

Tomorrow is too soon for you my dear

A C#m Bm

I pushed you oh so far away when all I do is want you near

A C#m

Well I've been here before

Bm A C#m Bm

Not coming back again

And I can't sleep

CHORUS:

D A

Because pretenders never sleep with a smile

D A

It's hard enough to wake up after awhile

D A

And even though I say I'm feeling fine

D A C#m Bm

I'm locked up, loaded down, short a try

VERSE 2:

A C#m Bm

Have I told you lately that I love you

A C#m Bm

Have I told you that I hold...nothing there above you

A C#m

We've been around here before

Bm A C#m

We're never coming back again, not again

Bm A

I love the way you walk

C#m Bm

The way that you talk

The way you live

C#m Bm A

The way that you give me everything you promised you would

C#m Bm

If I could, I'd be here

A C#m Bm

I can't

Well I can't sleep

CHORUS:

D A

Because pretenders never sleep with a smile

D A

It's hard enough to wake up after awhile

D A

And even though I say I'm feeling fine

D A

I'm locked up, loaded down, short a try

VERSE 3:

D A

I wish to God that I been there for you my dear

D A

There's so much pushing me all around, I'd love to hold you near

And I don't expect you to stay

And I'm never gonna ask you why

D A

Because I'm locked up, loaded down, short a try

I'm locked up, loaded down

A C#m Bm

And I'm short a try

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