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I Did What I Could
Two Hours Traffic
Capo on 2
[Verse #1]
CWhen I asked you Ffor your Chand
GI was not a Fwealthy Cman
CSo I got myFself a jCob
GI did what I Ccould
[Chorus]
CAnd when they caFlled my job, Ggetting Crobbed
COh, your heart was Fsweet and Cgood, I Gdid what I Ccould
[Verse #2] 
CWhen I asked you Ffor your Chand
GI was not a Fstylish Cman
CSo I got mysFelf some Cshoes
GI did what I Ccould
[Chorus #2]
And when they Fcalled my shoes, wGalking bClues
And when they Fcalled my job, Ggetting Crobbed
COh, your heart was Fsweet and Cgood, GI did what I Ccould
[Verse #3]
CWhen I asked you Ffor your Chand
GI was not a Fdriving Cman
CSo I got Fmyself a truCck
GI did what I Ccould
[Chorus #3]
And when they Fcalled my truck, Goutta Cluck
And when they Fcalled my shoes, Gwalking Cblues
And when they Fcalled my job, Ggetting Crobbed
COh, your heart was Fsweet and Cgood, GI did what I Ccould
[Verse #4]
CWhen I asked you Ffor your Chand
GI was not a Fmodern mCan
CSo I got myFself a Cphone
GI did what I Ccould
[Chorus #3]
And when they Fcalled my phone, Gbad rCingtone
And when they Fcalled my truck, Goutta Cluck
And when they Fcalled my shoes, Gwalking Cblues
And when they Fcalled my job, Ggetting Crobbed
COh, your heart was Fsweet and Cgood, GI did what I Ccould

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I Did What I Could

by Two Hours Traffic

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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I Did What I Could

Two Hours Traffic

Capo on 2

[Verse #1]

C F C

When I asked you for your hand

G F C

I was not a wealthy man

C F C

So I got myself a job

G C

I did what I could

[Chorus]

C F G C

And when they called my job, getting robbed

C F C G C

Oh, your heart was sweet and good, I did what I could

[Verse #2]

C F C

When I asked you for your hand

G F C

I was not a stylish man

C F C

So I got myself some shoes

G C

I did what I could

[Chorus #2]

F G C

And when they called my shoes, walking blues

F G C

And when they called my job, getting robbed

C F C G C

Oh, your heart was sweet and good, I did what I could

[Verse #3]

C F C

When I asked you for your hand

G F C

I was not a driving man

C F C

So I got myself a truck

G C

I did what I could

[Chorus #3]

F G C

And when they called my truck, outta luck

F G C

And when they called my shoes, walking blues

F G C

And when they called my job, getting robbed

C F C G C

Oh, your heart was sweet and good, I did what I could

[Verse #4]

C F C

When I asked you for your hand

G F C

I was not a modern man

C F C

So I got myself a phone

G C

I did what I could

[Chorus #3]

F G C

And when they called my phone, bad ringtone

F G C

And when they called my truck, outta luck

F G C

And when they called my shoes, walking blues

F G C

And when they called my job, getting robbed

C F C G C

Oh, your heart was sweet and good, I did what I could

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