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[Intro]
Ab
[Verse 1]
I'm Ebtryin' Gto forget youC7  
But try Abas I mC7ayFm  
Your still my Abevery thEbought, dear
Every daFmy
No use Ebtryin' to Gforget you
C7'Cause I realiAmze
That FmI'm tryin' to fEborget you
With tAbears in C7my eyes
[Chorus]
AFmnd those teardrops only Gremind me
That I Ablove you Gmore and Abmore
So I'll put my foolish pride Dmbehind meFm  
And go knockin', knockin' Abat your door
GAnd I'lEbl be tryin' to Gimpress youAm  
Hopin' to possess youC7  
Now FmI know I haven't a Ebchance, dear
There's no AbdeC7nyin'
But Abyou caFmn't blame Aba fellowG,  for EbtryinAb'Eb  
[Chorus]
AbAnd those Fmteardrops only remGind me
That I Ablove you Gmore and Abmore
So I'lAml put my foolish Dmpride behind meAb  
And go Fmknockin', knockin' at your Gdoor
And I'll be Ebtryin' to impGress youC7  
Hopin' to posAmsess you
Now FmI know I haven't a Ebchance, dear
There's Abno denC7yin'
But you Abcan't blame a felBb7low Gfor trEbyin'

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Trying

by The Hilltoppers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Eb G C7

I'm tryin' to forget you

Ab C7 Fm

But try as I may

Ab Eb

Your still my every thought, dear

Every day

Eb G

No use tryin' to forget you

C7 Am

'Cause I realize

Fm Eb

That I'm tryin' to forget you

Ab C7

With tears in my eyes

[Chorus]

Fm G

And those teardrops only remind me

Ab G Ab

That I love you more and more

Dm Fm

So I'll put my foolish pride behind me

And go knockin', knockin' at your door

G Eb G Am

And I'll be tryin' to impress you

Hopin' to possess you

Fm Eb

Now I know I haven't a chance, dear

Ab C7

There's no denyin'

Ab Fm Ab G Eb Ab Eb

But you can't blame a fellow, for tryin'

[Chorus]

Ab Fm G

And those teardrops only remind me

Ab G Ab

That I love you more and more

Am Dm Ab

So I'll put my foolish pride behind me

Fm G

And go knockin', knockin' at your door

Eb G C7

And I'll be tryin' to impress you

Hopin' to possess you

Fm Eb

Now I know I haven't a chance, dear

Ab C7

There's no denyin'

Ab Bb7 G Eb

But you can't blame a fellow for tryin'

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