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Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-     x24442
 F#-    244322
 G#m-   466444
 E-     022100
 F#m-   244222
 F#/Bb- x143xx
 Em-    022000
Intro: B--F#--G#m--E-- 
Verse 1:
She's Bdropping out of school
cause she don't need the grade
The F#colors in her hair don't
seem to fade I G#mget dressed up
when I go out but she Egets
dressed down She's B17 I've
told her I'm 20 I F#couldn't
take her out cause Mom's
got no money It's sG#mtuff
like this that F#/Bbmakes me
Bbwish that I could Echange
somehow G#mSitting F#/Bbhere
   E   E(hold)
at home it's obvious
Chorus 1:
BShe's so out of F#mreach
and I'm finding it
hard cause She Emakes me
feel makes me feel
Like I Emtry like I try
like I'm trying too hard
Cause BI'm not being F#mme
and it's getting me down
that She Emakes me think
makes me think That I
Emtry that I try that
I'm trying too hard
again Cause I'm
trying too hard aBgainF#  G#m  E  
Verse 2:
She's got a Brude tattoo
but she keeps it covered
F#I play guitar but she's
into drummers She's G#msee
my face around but she
doesn't even Eknow my name
I Bpierced my lip so she
thinks I'm cool I F#ripped
my jeans and I dropped
out of school I G#mfollowed
her around the F#/Bbtown but
she Bthinks that I'm
a Eweirdo now G#mSitting
F#/Bb   E   E(hold)
here at home it's obvious
Chorus 2:
BShe's so out of F#mreach
and I'm finding it
hard cause She Emakes me
feel makes me feel
Like I Emtry like I try
like I'm trying too hard
Cause BI'm not being F#mme
and it's getting me down
that She Emakes me think
makes me think That I
Emtry that I try that
I'm trying too hard
again Cause I'm
trying too hard-
Bridge:
-aG#mgain But Enow who Bknew?
That F#She's in the crowd of
my G#mshow NoEthing to Blose
       F#(hold)
She's standing right
in the front G#mrow
The Eperfect Bview
F#She came along after
Eall But here's something
that you should Emknow
Chorus 3: Lower voice
BYou're so out of F#mreach
and I'm finding it
hard cause You Emake
me feel makes me feel
Higher voice:
Yeah she Emmakes me
feel makes me feel
it's obvious
Chorus 2:
BShe's so out of F#mreach
and I'm finding it
hard cause She Emakes me
feel makes me feel
Like I Emtry like I try
like I'm trying too hard
Cause BI'm not being F#mme
and it's getting me down
that She Emakes me think
makes me think That I
Emtry that I try that
I'm trying too hard
again Cause I'm
trying too hard aBgain
and again and again
and again and aF#gain
again Cause I'm
trying too hard aG#mgain
and again and again
and again and aEgain
again Cause I'm
Em               B(hold)
trying too hard again

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Try Hard

by 5 Seconds of Summer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

F#/Bb

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

F#/Bb

- x143xx

- 022000

Intro: B--F#--G#m--E--

Verse 1:

She's dropping out of school

cause she don't need the grade

The colors in her hair don't

G#m

seem to fade I get dressed up

when I go out but she gets

dressed down She's 17 I've

told her I'm 20 I couldn't

take her out cause Mom's

G#m

got no money It's stuff

F#/Bb

like this that makes me

Bb E

wish that I could change

G#m F#/Bb

somehow Sitting here

E E(hold)

at home it's obvious

Chorus 1:

B F#m

She's so out of reach

and I'm finding it

hard cause She makes me

feel makes me feel

Like I try like I try

like I'm trying too hard

B F#m

Cause I'm not being me

and it's getting me down

that She makes me think

makes me think That I

try that I try that

I'm trying too hard

again Cause I'm

B F# G#m E

trying too hard again

Verse 2:

She's got a rude tattoo

but she keeps it covered

I play guitar but she's

G#m

into drummers She's see

my face around but she

doesn't even know my name

I pierced my lip so she

thinks I'm cool I ripped

my jeans and I dropped

G#m

out of school I followed

F#/Bb

her around the town but

she thinks that I'm

E G#m

a weirdo now Sitting

F#/Bb E E(hold)

here at home it's obvious

Chorus 2:

B F#m

She's so out of reach

and I'm finding it

hard cause She makes me

feel makes me feel

Like I try like I try

like I'm trying too hard

B F#m

Cause I'm not being me

and it's getting me down

that She makes me think

makes me think That I

try that I try that

I'm trying too hard

again Cause I'm

trying too hard-

Bridge:

G#m E B

-again But now who knew?

That She's in the crowd of

G#m E B

my show Nothing to lose

F#(hold)

She's standing right

G#m

in the front row

E B

The perfect view

She came along after

all But here's something

that you should know

Chorus 3: Lower voice

B F#m

You're so out of reach

and I'm finding it

hard cause You make

me feel makes me feel

Higher voice:

Yeah she makes me

feel makes me feel

it's obvious

Chorus 2:

B F#m

She's so out of reach

and I'm finding it

hard cause She makes me

feel makes me feel

Like I try like I try

like I'm trying too hard

B F#m

Cause I'm not being me

and it's getting me down

that She makes me think

makes me think That I

try that I try that

I'm trying too hard

again Cause I'm

trying too hard again

and again and again

again Cause I'm

G#m

trying too hard again

and again and again

again Cause I'm

Em B(hold)

trying too hard again

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