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                            Knox Hamilton-I Tried (Chords)
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Tuning: Standard, CAPO 2nd fret (Transpose +2 for no capo)
Key: F# Minor
[Intro]
   Em     G     Am     Em     D(x2)
[Verse 1]
EmI, I tried so Ghard for you, my AmloveEm  
I swear I Ddidn't know it
EmI, I tried so Ghard for you, my AmloveEm  
And still you Ddidn't know it
EmI, I tried so Ghard for you, my AmloveEm  
And still you Ddidn't know it
EmI, I tried so Ghard for you, my AmloveEm  
It's like you Dnever knew
   Em     G    Am    Em     D(x2)
[Verse 2]
EmHardest to gossip what it Gis
When you don't know what it's Amlike to hearEm  
And that he Dloves us Emmore than we can Gsin
We give thanks Amtoday, to be Emcalled the Dleast of these
EmI, I walk so Gfar without you AmlordEm  
And when I Dstep too heavy
EmI, I walk so Gfar without you AmlordEm  
And when I Dstep too heavy
   Em    G    Am    Em      D(x2)
   Am     D/F#     G     Em(x2)
[Verse 3]
AmDon't you know thaD/F#t, his heart breaks in Gtwo
When he sees that Emyou are all alone
AmSo I pray thatD/F#, you know that he's Gthere
Cease to know you're Emnever all alone
AmDon't you know thaD/F#t, his heart breaks in Gtwo
When he sees that Cyou are all alone
AmSo I pray thaD/F#t, you know that he's Gthere
Cease to know you're Cnever all alone
AmDon't you know thatD/F#, his heart breaks in Gtwo
When he sees that Cyou are all alone
AmSo I pray thatD/F#, you know that he's Gthere
Cease to know you're Cnever all alone
   Am     D/F#     G     Em(x2)
[Outro]
Am                 D/#F                  G
Don't you know that, his heart breaks in two
When he sees that Cyou are all alone
AmSo I pray thatD/F#, you know that he's Gthere
Cease to know you're Cnever all alone
   Am     D/F#     G     C(x8)

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I Tried

by Knox Hamilton

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

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Knox Hamilton-I Tried (Chords)

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Tuning: Standard, CAPO 2nd fret (Transpose +2 for no capo)

Key: F# Minor

[Intro]

Em G Am Em D

(x2)

[Verse 1]

Em G Am Em

I, I tried so hard for you, my love

I swear I didn't know it

Em G Am Em

I, I tried so hard for you, my love

And still you didn't know it

Em G Am Em

I, I tried so hard for you, my love

And still you didn't know it

Em G Am Em

I, I tried so hard for you, my love

It's like you never knew

Em G Am Em D

(x2)

[Verse 2]

Em G

Hardest to gossip what it is

Am Em

When you don't know what it's like to hear

D Em G

And that he loves us more than we can sin

Am Em D

We give thanks today, to be called the least of these

Em G Am Em

I, I walk so far without you lord

And when I step too heavy

Em G Am Em

I, I walk so far without you lord

And when I step too heavy

Em G Am Em D

(x2)

Am D/F# G Em

(x2)

[Verse 3]

Am D/F# G

Don't you know that, his heart breaks in two

When he sees that you are all alone

Am D/F# G

So I pray that, you know that he's there

Cease to know you're never all alone

Am D/F# G

Don't you know that, his heart breaks in two

When he sees that you are all alone

Am D/F# G

So I pray that, you know that he's there

Cease to know you're never all alone

Am D/F# G

Don't you know that, his heart breaks in two

When he sees that you are all alone

Am D/F# G

So I pray that, you know that he's there

Cease to know you're never all alone

Am D/F# G Em

(x2)

[Outro]

Am D/#F G

Don't you know that, his heart breaks in two

When he sees that you are all alone

Am D/F# G

So I pray that, you know that he's there

Cease to know you're never all alone

Am D/F# G C

(x8)

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