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Try Too Hard

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 F6- xx0211
Intro     G-  F-       G   G-  F-          G  
             G      F      G      F      G      F      G                 F0:17
Verse 1
GTell me, Fdo you want my Glove?F  
GTell me Fwhat you're thinkin' Gof,F  
CI've been Bbwaitin' 'round so Clong,Bb  
You don't Gtry Ftoo Ghard,
You don't Gtry Ftoo Ghard.         G       F       G      F0:45
Verse 2
GI hope you're not Ftryin' to make a Gfool of me,F  
G'Cause if you are I Fknow there's Ggoing to be,F  
CSome tears Bbfallin' and they Cwon't be mine,Bb  
You don't Gtry Ftoo Ghard,
You don't Gtry Ftoo Ghard.  1:08 
Bridge
AmSome people may want many Gloves my friend,
F6But we both know what happens Eto them in the end.       G       F       G      F1:24
Verse 3
GSo please Flisten to these Gwords of mine,F  
GAnd let me Fknow that I'm not Gwasting my Ftime.
CI'm sure that Bbwe could get on Cvery fine, Bb  
You don't Gtry Ftoo Ghard,
You don't Gtry Ftoo Ghard.          1:46
Outro
  X3           G  F  
You don't try too hard.   1:56
  X1   G-  F-      G   G-  F-       G   G-  F-  G]     2:10

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Try Too Hard

by The Dave Clark Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

- xx0211

G F G G F G

Intro - - - -

G F G F G F G F

0:17

Verse 1

G F G F

Tell me, do you want my love?

G F G F

Tell me what you're thinkin' of,

C Bb C Bb

I've been waitin' 'round so long,

G F G

You don't try too hard,

G F G G F G F

You don't try too hard. 0:45

Verse 2

G F G F

I hope you're not tryin' to make a fool of me,

G F G F

'Cause if you are I know there's going to be,

C Bb C Bb

Some tears fallin' and they won't be mine,

G F G

You don't try too hard,

G F G

You don't try too hard. 1:08

Bridge

Am G

Some people may want many loves my friend,

F6 E G F G F

But we both know what happens to them in the end. 1:24

Verse 3

G F G F

So please listen to these words of mine,

G F G F

And let me know that I'm not wasting my time.

C Bb C Bb

I'm sure that we could get on very fine,

G F G

You don't try too hard,

G F G

You don't try too hard. 1:46

Outro

G F

You don't try too hard. 1:56

G F G G F G G F G

X1 - - - - - - ] 2:10

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