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Lord Ive Been Trying

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(Intro)  D   A   C  G  
(Verse 1)
DLord i've been tryinAg
trying to keCep, myself from cryiGng.
But it gets Dhard there's no use Adenying
Some nighCts, i did a little lGying.
(Bridge)
DSure Afeel's 
Clike GI've Abeen here before.
I said, Dsure 
Afeels Clike Gi've Abeen here before.
(Chorus)
CCaptain tell me where i've beeGn
GAre there ways left there for mCe
CCan't you see the warning sigGn
Gflashing up in my miCnd
COh I know that im Gholding on 
but i got room to Cgrow, alright, alright, 
(coda)
Al----------righ-------DhiAghCt               G  
D A C G
(VERSE 2) SAME AS VERSE 1
They say
That i've been spending.
You know these blues
There never ending.
And it gets hard,
But life will go on, again.
we'll shake off these blues
im leaving them now.
(Bridge)
(Chorus)
My love is alDright, yeAah yeah yCeah, yeah yeah Gyeah
(OUTRO)
It's Dalright, It's alriAght, It's alriCght, it's alGright, Yeah, feels like.
D A C G

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Lord Ive Been Trying

by Richard Ashcroft

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D A C G

(Intro)

(Verse 1)

D A

Lord i've been trying

C G

trying to keep, myself from crying.

D A

But it gets hard there's no use denying

C G

Some nights, i did a little lying.

(Bridge)

D A

Sure feel's

C G A

like I've been here before.

I said, sure

A C G A

feels like i've been here before.

(Chorus)

C G

Captain tell me where i've been

G C

Are there ways left there for me

C G

Can't you see the warning sign

G C

flashing up in my mind

C G

Oh I know that im holding on

but i got room to grow, alright, alright,

(coda)

D A C G

Al----------righ-------hight

D A C G

(VERSE 2) SAME AS VERSE 1

They say

That i've been spending.

You know these blues

There never ending.

And it gets hard,

But life will go on, again.

we'll shake off these blues

im leaving them now.

(Bridge)

(Chorus)

D A C G

My love is alright, yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah

(OUTRO)

D A C G

It's alright, It's alright, It's alright, it's alright, Yeah, feels like.

D A C G

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