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Sounds good with a capo on 3 but I think it's played without a capo on the album
Riff:
|-----0---------3-3---2-2-|--------3-3------------|
|-3----3--------3-3---3-3-|--------3-3------------|
|-2-----2--1-1--0-0---2-2-|--1-1---0-0------------|
|-0--------0-0------------|--0-0---0-0------------|
|----------2-2------------|--2-2---2-2------------|
|-------------------------|--------3-3------------|
A-- Picked Emup that Gsomething of it that DI could Estill Gtry to Dmake
A--Then Emwatch me Gblink and overDlook what EI -- GunderBmtake
But AI don't G5try...F#5.....B5....A5I don't A/Gtry...Bm.
And AI don't wanna Gtry to Aanymore
(Play first bar of riff then a bar of G)
AI would Emchoose Gto accuse you and Dstrike the Efire, issue Ga decDree
AAsk you Emwhy... Gwatch you take the Dfifth as EI give you the Gthird deBmgree
But AI don't G5try...F#5.....B5....A5I don't A/Gtry...Bm.
AI don't wanna Gtry you Aanymore
DI don't Gtry to Aanymore
DI won't Gtry you Aanymore
(Play first bar of riff then a bar of G)
With a Awitness dismissed Git's adjourned
And by Bmheart the only Emrope that it's Glearned is
AMercifully do G7not prolong if the F#susway   I'm rubbing E7you is wrong
AThat is Em/Gwhy  I Gkept awEmay so DI'd look Emstrange Gat your door
AIn my Emway..... GIn a Bmnutshell 
But AI don't G5try...F#5.....B5....A5I don't A/Gtry...Bm.
AI don't wanna Gtry you Aanymore
DI don't Gtry to Aanymore
DI won't Gtry you Aanymore
I don't wanna Gtry you Aanymore
DI can't Gtry to Aanymore
DI can't Gtry you Aanymore
DI don't Emtry....A.   (nine!)
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Try

by Michael Penn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

A/G

F#sus

Em/G

Sounds good with a capo on 3 but I think it's played without a capo on the album

Riff:

|-----0---------3-3---2-2-|--------3-3------------|

|-3----3--------3-3---3-3-|--------3-3------------|

|-2-----2--1-1--0-0---2-2-|--1-1---0-0------------|

|-0--------0-0------------|--0-0---0-0------------|

|----------2-2------------|--2-2---2-2------------|

|-------------------------|--------3-3------------|

A Em G D E G D

-- Picked up that something of it that I could still try to make

A Em G D E G Bm

--Then watch me blink and overlook what I -- undertake

A G5 F#5 B5 A5 A/G Bm

But I don't try............I don't try....

A G A

And I don't wanna try to anymore

(Play first bar of riff then a bar of G)

A Em G D E G D

I would choose to accuse you and strike the fire, issue a decree

A Em G D E G Bm

Ask you why... watch you take the fifth as I give you the third degree

A G5 F#5 B5 A5 A/G Bm

But I don't try............I don't try....

A G A

I don't wanna try you anymore

D G A

I don't try to anymore

D G A

I won't try you anymore

(Play first bar of riff then a bar of G)

A G

With a witness dismissed it's adjourned

Bm Em G

And by heart the only rope that it's learned is

A G7 F#sus E7

Mercifully do not prolong if the way I'm rubbing you is wrong

A Em/G G Em D Em G

That is why I kept away so I'd look strange at your door

A Em G Bm

In my way..... In a nutshell

A G5 F#5 B5 A5 A/G Bm

But I don't try............I don't try....

A G A

I don't wanna try you anymore

D G A

I don't try to anymore

D G A

I won't try you anymore

G A

I don't wanna try you anymore

D G A

I can't try to anymore

D G A

I can't try you anymore

D Em A

I don't try..... (nine!)

Play riff out

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