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[PUP/Topanga - Never Try]
[Chords]
e|-Am0---Fx---C0---Dm1---G3-|
B|-1---1---1---3---3-|
G|-2---2---0---2---0-|
D|-2---3---2---0---0-|
A|-0---x---3---x---2-|
E|-x---x---x---x---3-|
'*' Asterisk means stop strumming/strum once and mute strings.
[Intro]
 Am   F   C   Dmx2
[Verse]
AmEvery morFning I Ckeep sleepingDm  
AmCause in the nighttimeF, I'm dreaming Cof
DmMy childhood AmschoolFyard
FI was breaCthingDm  
                        Dm  F*
Air on the street where I grew up
AmYou tell me I Fshould know betterC  
DmYou're probably Amright
FIt's just a Cphase
DmI’ll come back ten years from now
                       F  F*
And nothing will have changed
[Chorus]
N.C.           Am     F  C  
Cause I know I never try
          Dm  F*
Oh oh oh oh oh
N.C.          Am  C  
And I wanna kno-ow
CIf I Fleave here Calive
DmOh oh oh oh Foh
 Am   F   C   Dmx2
[Verse]
AmAm I too old
AmTo be camping out
              Am  F*
On my back porch
N.C.   Am  
In the suburbs
FWhere I was boCrn
                   Dm  F*
You never made me happy
[Chorus]
N.C.           Am     F  C  
Cause I know I never try
          Dm  F*
Oh oh oh oh oh
N.C.          Am  C  
And I wanna kno-ow
CIf I Fleave here Calive
DmOh oh oh oh Foh
[Interlude]
C F F Dm Am G Dm G
[Bridge - PUP]                         |   [Bridge - Topanga]
               F                        G|              F                         G  Am  
And even when I try                    |   We live and die in these apothecary walls
       G        Am                        C|              C  F  
I can't recall, oh                     |   Oh oh oh oh oh
                   F                    G|              F                            G  Am  
Faces of, anyone at all                |   We're doing fine, in this never ending hall
                      G      Am           C|   Am  
And I dreamt of you in Montreal        |   Oh oh oh oh oh
                            F           G|       Am  F  
In places I've never been at all       |   Oh oh oh
          G                  Am           C|              F            G  G*
This isn't what I was hopin' for       |   Step out of line, just once
                                F       G|
I barely ever dream about you anymore  |
         G          Am                    C|
When everything you want               |
            F  G*                        |
Has come and gone                      |
                                       |
                                       |
                                       |
[Outro - PUP]                          |   [Outro - Topanga]
N.C.           Am     F                   C|          Am          C           F  C  
Cause I know I never try               |   And I know, we're more than friends
          Dm  F*                         |             Dm  F*
Oh oh oh oh oh                         |   Oh oh oh oh oh
N.C.          Am                        C|   N.C.            Am                C            F  C  
And I wanna kno-ow                     |   And I wanna know, when will this heartbreak end
    C            F                        C|             Dm     F   C   G  F  
If I leave here alive                  |   Oh oh oh oh oh
          Dm                            F|
Oh oh oh oh oh                         |

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Never Try

by PUP

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[PUP/Topanga - Never Try]

[Chords]

Am F C Dm G

e|-0---x---0---1---3-|

B|-1---1---1---3---3-|

G|-2---2---0---2---0-|

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

A|-0---x---3---x---2-|

E|-x---x---x---x---3-|

'*' Asterisk means stop strumming/strum once and mute strings.

[Intro]

Am F C Dm

[Verse]

Am F C Dm

Every morning I keep sleeping

Am F C

Cause in the nighttime, I'm dreaming of

Dm Am F

My childhood schoolyard

F C Dm

I was breathing

Dm F

Air on the street where I grew up

Am F C

You tell me I should know better

Dm Am

You're probably right

F C

It's just a phase

I’ll come back ten years from now

F F

And nothing will have changed

[Chorus]

Am F C

N.C.

Cause I know I never try

Dm F

Oh oh oh oh oh

Am C

N.C.

And I wanna kno-ow

C F C

If I leave here alive

Dm F

Oh oh oh oh oh

Am F C Dm

[Verse]

Am I too old

To be camping out

Am F

On my back porch

N.C.

In the suburbs

F C

Where I was born

Dm F

You never made me happy

[Chorus]

Am F C

N.C.

Cause I know I never try

Dm F

Oh oh oh oh oh

Am C

N.C.

And I wanna kno-ow

C F C

If I leave here alive

Dm F

Oh oh oh oh oh

[Interlude]

C F F Dm Am G Dm G

[Bridge - PUP] | [Bridge - Topanga]

F G F G Am

And even when I try | We live and die in these apothecary walls

G Am C C F

I can't recall, oh | Oh oh oh oh oh

F G F G Am

Faces of, anyone at all | We're doing fine, in this never ending hall

G Am C Am

And I dreamt of you in Montreal | Oh oh oh oh oh

F G Am F

In places I've never been at all | Oh oh oh

G Am C F G G

| *

This isn't what I was hopin' for | Step out of line, just once

F G

I barely ever dream about you anymore |

G Am C

When everything you want |

F G

* |

Has come and gone |

[Outro - PUP] | [Outro - Topanga]

Am F C Am C F C

N.C. |

Cause I know I never try | And I know, we're more than friends

Dm F Dm F

* | *

Oh oh oh oh oh | Oh oh oh oh oh

Am C Am C F C

N.C. | N.C.

And I wanna kno-ow | And I wanna know, when will this heartbreak end

C F C Dm F C G F

If I leave here alive | Oh oh oh oh oh

Dm F

Oh oh oh oh oh |

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