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Band: Little Feat
Song: Don't Try So Hard
Album: Shake Me Up
AHeart don't try so hard this time
A/C#Let her Dgo; You know it's Adone without a doubt.
Don't fall back into that same "I'm all alone" and sit and pine
She's A/C#just another Dthing that we can D/Elearn to live withAout
 G9We were caught up in that fiery D/F#passion of the moment
     G/A     AHoping that G/Alove was here to Astay
   G9It looked like true romance, D/F#well worth taking a chance
D/EAh, but then the love just slowly slipped away.
 repeat intro
 AI let her changing heart and her dissatisfaction
A/C#Manifest itDself in my conAfusion.
I was trying to make some sense of that volatile attraction when her
A/C#haughty dispoDsition made me D/Elose my Away.
G9I must admit I spent a D/F#fine short moment
G/Afighting to take conAtrol,     not G/Awilling to take that Achance.
   G9I thought I couldn't let go.    D/F#Sentimental fool, you know
D/EA casualty of Dbig roEmance.
      A/C#HDeart, don't try so hF#mard this tGime.
                     D      A/C#         D  D/E         A  
There's another lover waiting 'round another paradigm.
These A/C#tears we cry are Djust a waste of F#mwater, don't you Gknow
                           D         A/C#            D  D/E
We got to learn to see when something's finally gone
and just let it Ago.
 G9Seem like every time you find the D/F#real thing
   G/AFirst thing you Aknow,     G/Apicking yourself up Aoff the floor
  G9Seem like you just get started   D/F#then you're first-degree downhearted
   D/ENext thing you hear is the Dslamming of the Edoor
      A/C#  DHeart, don't try so F#mhard this Gtime.
                      D      A/C#        D  D/E         A  
There's another lover waiting 'round another paradigm.
These A/C#tears we cry are Djust a waste of F#mwater, don't you Gknow
We got to Dlearn to see when A/C#something's Dfinally
ASay good-bye and keep on walking
      A/C#         DDon't try so F#mhard this Gtime.
                     D        A/C#       D  D/E         A  
There's another lover waiting 'round another paradigm.
These A/C#tears we cry are Djust a waste of F#mwater, don't you Gknow
                  D       A/C#                     D  D/E
We got to learn to see when something's finally gone
and just let it Ago.

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Dont Try So Hard

by Little Feat

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A/C#

D/E

D/F#

G/A

F#m

Band: Little Feat

Song: Don't Try So Hard

Album: Shake Me Up

Heart don't try so hard this time

A/C# D A

Let her go; You know it's done without a doubt.

Don't fall back into that same "I'm all alone" and sit and pine

A/C# D D/E A

She's just another thing that we can learn to live without

G9 D/F#

We were caught up in that fiery passion of the moment

G/A A G/A A

Hoping that love was here to stay

G9 D/F#

It looked like true romance, well worth taking a chance

D/E

Ah, but then the love just slowly slipped away.

repeat intro

I let her changing heart and her dissatisfaction

A/C# D A

Manifest itself in my confusion.

I was trying to make some sense of that volatile attraction when her

A/C# D D/E A

haughty disposition made me lose my way.

G9 D/F#

I must admit I spent a fine short moment

G/A A G/A A

fighting to take control, not willing to take that chance.

G9 D/F#

I thought I couldn't let go. Sentimental fool, you know

D/E D E

A casualty of big romance.

A/C# D F#m G

Heart, don't try so hard this time.

D A/C# D D A

There's another lover waiting 'round another paradigm.

A/C# D F#m G

These tears we cry are just a waste of water, don't you know

D A/C# D D

We got to learn to see when something's finally gone

and just let it go.

G9 D/F#

Seem like every time you find the real thing

G/A A G/A A

First thing you know, picking yourself up off the floor

G9 D/F#

Seem like you just get started then you're first-degree downhearted

D/E D E

Next thing you hear is the slamming of the door

A/C# D F#m G

Heart, don't try so hard this time.

D A/C# D D A

There's another lover waiting 'round another paradigm.

A/C# D F#m G

These tears we cry are just a waste of water, don't you know

D A/C# D

We got to learn to see when something's finally

Say good-bye and keep on walking

A/C# D F#m G

Don't try so hard this time.

D A/C# D D A

There's another lover waiting 'round another paradigm.

A/C# D F#m G

These tears we cry are just a waste of water, don't you know

D A/C# D D

We got to learn to see when something's finally gone

and just let it go.

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