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Try Whistling This from the Album of the same name. Neil Finn.
(Transcription by Marck Bailey)
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[Intro]
D/F#*     C  
[Verse]
D/F#Tales from Cmy head
D/F#can't buy the Cbook
         D#/G*                     D/F#  
no one's listening but I guess you could
try whistling Cthis
[Verse]
You say you're tired
liquid is water
but you'll succumb now as I stroke your back
I'm the best that you know
[Bridge]
Am(V)
And every time you think of me
G#I hope you think of true romance
Amand everytime you want to leave
G#you give us both a another Cchance
[Verse]
Warmest welcome violent stranger
he said come here as he pushed me down
impossible to do
in high heels walking into walls
ever wonder if you're here at all
try whistling this
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:
G#       Gm     Fm
G#       Gm     Fm
C      D/F#  C    D/F#   C
CODA:
Am
FAnd my words are ringing in your earsC  
Fdrawing your attention now to all the things that you igCnore
Fif I can't be with you I would rather have a different Cface
Fand if I can't be near you I would rather be adrift in Cspace
Fand if the gods desert us now I'd turn this chapel into Gflames
and Fif someone tries to hurt you I would put myself in your Cplace
* UNUSUAL CHORDS
   D/F#XX4232
   D#/GXX5343
 c1996 by Roundhead Music, administered by Wixen Music Publishing (BMI)/
Sony Music Publishing Australia/Sprint Music Pty. Ltd.  All Rights
administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)

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Try Whistling This

by Neil Finn

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D/F#

D#/G

Try Whistling This from the Album of the same name. Neil Finn.

(Transcription by Marck Bailey)

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[Intro]

D/F# C

[Verse]

D/F# C

Tales from my head

D/F# C

can't buy the book

D#/G D/F#

no one's listening but I guess you could

try whistling this

[Verse]

You say you're tired

liquid is water

but you'll succumb now as I stroke your back

I'm the best that you know

[Bridge]

(V)

And every time you think of me

I hope you think of true romance

and everytime you want to leave

G# C

you give us both a another chance

[Verse]

Warmest welcome violent stranger

he said come here as he pushed me down

impossible to do

in high heels walking into walls

ever wonder if you're here at all

try whistling this

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:

G# Gm Fm

C D/F# C D/F# C

CODA:

F C

And my words are ringing in your ears

F C

drawing your attention now to all the things that you ignore

F C

if I can't be with you I would rather have a different face

F C

and if I can't be near you I would rather be adrift in space

F G

and if the gods desert us now I'd turn this chapel into flames

F C

and if someone tries to hurt you I would put myself in your place

* UNUSUAL CHORDS

D/F#

XX4232

D#/G

XX5343

1996 by Roundhead Music, administered by Wixen Music Publishing (BMI)/

Sony Music Publishing Australia/Sprint Music Pty. Ltd. All Rights

administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)

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