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You Cant Say We Didnt Try

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Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Key D
No Capo                 Capo II (Chords in brackets relative to Capo)
   D-   xx0242             C-   x32010
   G-   320001             F-   133211
   A-   x22200             G-   320001 
No Intro
(No Chord---------)D
Just because we're scared
Doesn't mean we're Gwrong
The world wont end Atoday
If both of us Dmove on
DBut didn't we have a time?
You can't take that Gaway
We've had a change of Amind
I think it's safe to Dsay
DThat I've been holding Gon to you
And you've been holding Don to me
'Cause neither of us Awants to be
The first to say Dgoodbye
DAnd so it goes, we must Gadmit
How we both thought that Dthis was it
Tough we couldn't make the Apieces fit
You can't say we didn't Dtry
Solo:  D   D   D   G   G   A   A   DD*
(No Chord----------------) D
Close the window, pull the shade
Turn the key and lock the Gdoor
We'd best forget the plans we Amade
We don't live here Danymore
DMaybe somewhere down the line
We'll remember who we Gwere
Another place, another Atime
Some old feelings start to Dstir
DBut I've been holding Gon to you
And you've been holding Don to me
'Cause neither of us Awants to be
The one to say Dgoodbye
DAnd so it goes we've Ggrown apart
Guess you could say we Dlost a heart
                   A            G*
And even though we came up short
(No chord-------------------)
You can't say we didn't try

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You Cant Say We Didnt Try

by Emmylou Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

Key D

No Capo Capo II (Chords in brackets relative to Capo)

D C

- xx0242 - x32010

G F

- 320001 - 133211

A G

- x22200 - 320001

No Intro

(No Chord---------)D

Just because we're scared

Doesn't mean we're wrong

The world wont end today

If both of us move on

But didn't we have a time?

You can't take that away

We've had a change of mind

I think it's safe to say

D G

That I've been holding on to you

And you've been holding on to me

'Cause neither of us wants to be

The first to say goodbye

D G

And so it goes, we must admit

How we both thought that this was it

Tough we couldn't make the pieces fit

You can't say we didn't try

D D D G G A A D

Solo: D*

(No Chord----------------) D

Close the window, pull the shade

Turn the key and lock the door

We'd best forget the plans we made

We don't live here anymore

Maybe somewhere down the line

We'll remember who we were

Another place, another time

Some old feelings start to stir

D G

But I've been holding on to you

And you've been holding on to me

'Cause neither of us wants to be

The one to say goodbye

D G

And so it goes we've grown apart

Guess you could say we lost a heart

A G*

And even though we came up short

(No chord-------------------)

You can't say we didn't try

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