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Tryin' - Shannon and the Clams
[Intro]
Bm Bm
[Verse 1]
BmLiving the life, Ait don't happen over night
BmOne step at a time, Aso you don't feel the bite
BmI don't feel it get worst
ATill' you're talking in reverse
[Chorus]
Oh I am Atryin'
Oh I am Bmtryin'
You don't know how I'm F#mtryin'
To be so Egood
[Verse 2]
BmLove at blind Ais easier to find
BmThan blood under the skin
AOr a wound after a bite
BmIt's easy to hide
AIf you don't know what is right
[Chorus]
Oh I am Atryin'
Oh I am Bmtryin'
You don't know how I'm F#mtryin'
To be so Egood
[Bridge]
DAnd we were dreamin' from the Bmvery start
DYou never find a way to wind Bmup this heart
Oh if you Afind me
ARelease me to Emcrawl out of my mind
[Solo]
Bm A Bm A
[Chorus]
Oh I am Atryin'
Oh I am Bmtryin'
You don't know how I'm F#mtryin'
To be so Egood
[Bridge]
DAnd we were dreamin' from the Bmvery start
DYou never find a way to wind Bmup this heart
Oh if you Afind me
ARelease me to Emcrawl out of my mind
[Outro]
Oh if you Afind me
ARelease me to Emcrawl out of my mind... (repeat and fade out)

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Tryin

by Shannon and The Clams

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F#m

Tryin' - Shannon and the Clams

[Intro]

Bm Bm

[Verse 1]

Bm A

Living the life, it don't happen over night

Bm A

One step at a time, so you don't feel the bite

I don't feel it get worst

Till' you're talking in reverse

[Chorus]

Oh I am tryin'

F#m

You don't know how I'm tryin'

To be so good

[Verse 2]

Bm A

Love at blind is easier to find

Than blood under the skin

Or a wound after a bite

It's easy to hide

If you don't know what is right

[Chorus]

Oh I am tryin'

F#m

You don't know how I'm tryin'

To be so good

[Bridge]

D Bm

And we were dreamin' from the very start

D Bm

You never find a way to wind up this heart

Oh if you find me

A Em

Release me to crawl out of my mind

[Solo]

Bm A Bm A

[Chorus]

Oh I am tryin'

F#m

You don't know how I'm tryin'

To be so good

[Bridge]

D Bm

And we were dreamin' from the very start

D Bm

You never find a way to wind up this heart

Oh if you find me

A Em

Release me to crawl out of my mind

[Outro]

Oh if you find me

A Em

Release me to crawl out of my mind... (repeat and fade out)

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