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Standard Tuning
CAPO 1
[Intro]
Am  F  C  G
[Verse 1]
AmPut your makeup on
Get your nails done, curl your hair
FRun the extra mile
Keep it slim so they like yCou
Do they like yGou?
AmGet your sexy on
Don't be shy, girl, take it off
FThis is what you want
To belong, so they like yCou
Do you like yGou?
[Chorus]
You don't have to Amtry so hard
You don't have to, Fgive it all away
You just have to Cget up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to Gchange a single thing
You don't have to Amtry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ftry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ctry, try, try, try
You don't have to Gtry
Yooou don't have to AmtryF  
[Instrumental]
COooh, Goooh
[Verse 2]
AmGet your shopping on
At the mall, max your credit cards
FYou don't have to choose
Buy it all, so they like yCou
Do they like yGou?
AmWait a second
Why should you care what they think of you
FWhen you're all alone
By yourself, do you like yCou?
Do you like yGou?
[Chorus]
You don't have to Amtry so hard
You don't have to, Fgive it all away
You just have to Cget up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to Gchange a single thing
You don't have to Amtry so hard
You don't have to, Fbend until you break
You just have to Cget up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to Gchange a single thing
You don't have to Amtry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ftry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ctry, try, try, try
You don't have to Gtry
No, you don't have to Amtry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ftry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ctry, try, try, try
You don't have to Gtry
Yooou don't have to Amtry
Fooooo
COooh, Goooh
[Chorus]
You don't have to Amtry so hard
You don't have to, Fgive it all away
You just have to Cget up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to Gchange a single thing
You don't have to Amtry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ftry, try, try, try
You don't have to Ctry
You don't have to Gtry
[Verse 3]
AmTake your makeup off
Let your hair down, take a breath
FLook into the mirror, at yourself
Don't you like yCou?
'Cause I like yGou

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Try

by Colbie Caillat

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

CAPO 1

[Intro]

Am F C G

[Verse 1]

Put your makeup on

Get your nails done, curl your hair

Run the extra mile

Keep it slim so they like you

Do they like you?

Get your sexy on

Don't be shy, girl, take it off

This is what you want

To belong, so they like you

Do you like you?

[Chorus]

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to, give it all away

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try

You don't have to try

Am F

Yooou don't have to try

[Instrumental]

C G

Oooh, oooh

[Verse 2]

Get your shopping on

At the mall, max your credit cards

You don't have to choose

Buy it all, so they like you

Do they like you?

Wait a second

Why should you care what they think of you

When you're all alone

By yourself, do you like you?

Do you like you?

[Chorus]

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to, give it all away

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to, bend until you break

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try

You don't have to try

No, you don't have to try, try, try, try

You don't have to try, try, try, try

You don't have to try

Yooou don't have to try

ooooo

C G

Oooh, oooh

[Chorus]

You don't have to try so hard

You don't have to, give it all away

You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up

You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try

You don't have to try

[Verse 3]

Take your makeup off

Let your hair down, take a breath

Look into the mirror, at yourself

Don't you like you?

'Cause I like you

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