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Note: There is often a vocal carry which holds on the G from the end of song elements to the start of the next
element. I've noted these occurances by putting the "shared" Gs in brackets. i.e. (G).
[Intro]
G
G
[Verse]
GI need a place to go
GYeah, that's what you told me
GSo I went to your house
GTo try to find you in your
Am... room.
AmWhy can't I Cfind you now?
[Break]
G
G
[Bridge]
BmWalking along Amtonight
Wishing you Bmwere still here
                    (G)
Wishing things were alright
[Chorus]
(G)                Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we
AmdiedC. Oh yeah, we
 Am   C(G)
died
(G)                Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we
AmdiedC. Oh yeah, we
 Am   C(G)
died
[Break]
(G)
G
[Verse]
GWe took down the icicles
GThe way it melts in your hand
GYou told me you loved me
GAt an age I didn't under...
Am...stand
AmI didn't uCnderstand
[Break]
G
G
[Bridge]
BmWalking along Amtonight
Wishing you Bmwere still here
                    (G)
Wishing things were alright
[Chorus]
(G)              Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we
AmdieCd. Oh yeah, we
 Am   C(G)
died
(G)              Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we
AmdieCd. Oh yeah, we
 Am   C(G)
died
[Break]
(G)
G
G
G
[Bridge]
GWhere will we go
GWhen we get old?
GWhere will we go
        G      C(G)
When we get old?
[Chorus]
(G)                Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we
AmdiedC. Oh yeah, we
 Am   C(G)
died
 (G)             Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we
AmdiedC. Oh yeah, we
 Am   C(G)
died
 (G)             Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we
AmdieCd. Oh yeah, we
 Am   C(G)
died
 (G)            Bm  
We tried, oh yeah we tried ...

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We Tried

by The Drums

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Note: There is often a vocal carry which holds on the G from the end of song elements to the start of the next

element. I've noted these occurances by putting the "shared" Gs in brackets. i.e. (G).

[Intro]

[Verse]

I need a place to go

Yeah, that's what you told me

So I went to your house

To try to find you in your

... room.

Am C

Why can't I find you now?

[Break]

[Bridge]

Bm Am

Walking along tonight

Wishing you were still here

()

Wishing things were alright

[Chorus]

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we

Am C

died. Oh yeah, we

Am C G

()

died

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we

Am C

died. Oh yeah, we

Am C G

()

died

[Break]

()

[Verse]

We took down the icicles

The way it melts in your hand

You told me you loved me

At an age I didn't under...

...stand

Am C

I didn't understand

[Break]

[Bridge]

Bm Am

Walking along tonight

Wishing you were still here

()

Wishing things were alright

[Chorus]

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we

Am C

died. Oh yeah, we

Am C G

()

died

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we

Am C

died. Oh yeah, we

Am C G

()

died

[Break]

()

[Bridge]

Where will we go

When we get old?

Where will we go

G C G

()

When we get old?

[Chorus]

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we

Am C

died. Oh yeah, we

Am C G

()

died

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we

Am C

died. Oh yeah, we

Am C G

()

died

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ... and we

Am C

died. Oh yeah, we

Am C G

()

died

G Bm

()

We tried, oh yeah we tried ...

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