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Bmajor

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 6Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
Chords used
Note: Thank you to Slickpickle for correcting the lyrics and chords for the bridge 
e|-----B7----Badd4/C#----7------Badd4--7-----|
B|-----7--------7--------7-----|
G|-----8--------8--------8-----|
D|-----9--------9--------9-----|
A|-----9--------7--------7-----|
E|-----7--------9--------7-----|
If you are struggling to play this song then for the parts of the song other than 
the bridge, a capo can be put on the seventh fret making the song a lot easier 
with the chord shapes looking like this relative to the capo:
e|-----B0----Badd4/C#----0------Badd4--0-----|
B|-----0--------0--------0-----|
G|-----1--------1--------1-----|
D|-----2--------2--------2-----|
A|-----2--------0--------0-----|
E|-----0--------2--------0-----|
If using a capo on the seventh fret for the whole song, the chords for the bridge
become C#m E A and the bit just before the last verse would become B A B A.
[Intro]
    B      Badd4/C#   Badd4(X3)
[Verse]
When I Bwake up in the Badd4/C#mornin', I’m gonna Badd4tell
I was Bstanding looking Badd4/C#backward in the Badd4outs
You said there’s Broom enough to Badd4/C#cramp in and we Badd4crowd
No Bmovement here, Badd4/C#no friends to break Badd4us out
Stop Bbreathing or we’ll Badd4/C#just  win fastBadd4  
[Chorus]
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t Bknow  a  Badd4/C#goddamn  Badd4thing
[Verse]
Then these Bmoments I Badd4/C#forget to tell Badd4myself
And if you’re Brolling in it Badd4/C#long enough your Badd4shit won’t even smell
Is there no Bone I can trusBadd4/C#t to point it Badd4out
Well I can Bhardly breathe right Badd4/C#here
I was Badd4spittin' on myself
When I Bwake up in the Badd4/C#mornin' I’m gonna tBadd4ell
[Chorus]
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t Bknow  a  Badd4/C#goddamn  Badd4thing
[Instrumental]
  G#m    B     E(X2)
[Bridge]
This G#mwound’s gonna Bcancel me Eout
This G#mwound’s gonna Bcancel me Eout
This G#mwound’s gonna Bcancel me Eout
This G#mwound’s gonna Bcancel me Eout
[Instrumental]
F#  E  F#  E
[Chorus]
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t BknowBadd4/C#  Badd4  
Oh I don’t Bknow  a  Badd4/C#goddamn  Badd4thing

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Still Trying

by Nathaniel Rateliff

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Badd4/C#

Badd4

G#m

Tuning: Standard

Chords used

Note: Thank you to Slickpickle for correcting the lyrics and chords for the bridge

B Badd4/C# Badd4

e|-----7--------7--------7-----|

B|-----7--------7--------7-----|

G|-----8--------8--------8-----|

D|-----9--------9--------9-----|

A|-----9--------7--------7-----|

E|-----7--------9--------7-----|

If you are struggling to play this song then for the parts of the song other than

the bridge, a capo can be put on the seventh fret making the song a lot easier

with the chord shapes looking like this relative to the capo:

B Badd4/C# Badd4

e|-----0--------0--------0-----|

B|-----0--------0--------0-----|

G|-----1--------1--------1-----|

D|-----2--------2--------2-----|

A|-----2--------0--------0-----|

E|-----0--------2--------0-----|

If using a capo on the seventh fret for the whole song, the chords for the bridge

become C#m E A and the bit just before the last verse would become B A B A.

[Intro]

B Badd4/C# Badd4

(X3)

[Verse]

B Badd4/C# Badd4

When I wake up in the mornin', I’m gonna tell

B Badd4/C# Badd4

I was standing looking backward in the outs

B Badd4/C# Badd4

You said there’s room enough to cramp in and we crowd

B Badd4/C# Badd4

No movement here, no friends to break us out

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Stop breathing or we’ll just win fast

[Chorus]

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know a goddamn thing

[Verse]

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Then these moments I forget to tell myself

B Badd4/C# Badd4

And if you’re rolling in it long enough your shit won’t even smell

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Is there no one I can trust to point it out

B Badd4/C#

Well I can hardly breathe right here

Badd4

I was spittin' on myself

B Badd4/C# Badd4

When I wake up in the mornin' I’m gonna tell

[Chorus]

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know a goddamn thing

[Instrumental]

G#m B E

(X2)

[Bridge]

G#m B E

This wound’s gonna cancel me out

G#m B E

This wound’s gonna cancel me out

G#m B E

This wound’s gonna cancel me out

G#m B E

This wound’s gonna cancel me out

[Instrumental]

F# E F# E

[Chorus]

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know

B Badd4/C# Badd4

Oh I don’t know a goddamn thing

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