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[Intro]
G F# B
E A D C
[Verse one]
AWhenever I Abmeet you,  yoF#u give me such a runarEound
AThe more that I Absee you,  thF#e more you just put Eme down
DEven in froEnt of all my frieDbnds,  you just want to huF#rt me (hurt me)
GBut I'll never givAe up hoping,  'Dtil I make you mine (whoa oh)
[Chorus]
GThe harder I try,  the fuDrther away from me Bit's slipping
EI go on tryAing to make you loDve me (love me love me love me)
[Verse two]
AI wanted to sAbee you,  I F#called you on the telEephone
AJust to be nAbear you (near you),  tF#hey tell me that you'Ere not home
DI guess you could Esay that I'm a fDbool to want you so baF#dly (badly)
GBut I'll never gAive up hoping,  'Dtil I make you mine (whoa oh)
[Chorus]
GThe harder I try,  the fuDrther away from me Bit's slipping
EI go on trAying to make you lDove me (love me love me love me)
GThe harder I try,  the fuDrther away from me Bit's slipping
EI go on tryAing to make you loDve me (love me love me love me)
[Break]
DI go on tryCing....I Dgo on trCying.....I Dgo on tryiCng....I gDo on tryiCng
[Verse three]
AI should have belAbieved them,  juF#st put them right in Etheir place
AI tried to imAbpress you (impress you),  buF#t you threw it back iEn my face
DEven in frEont of all my frieDbnds,  you just want to huF#rt me (hurt me)
GBut I'll never givAe up hoping,  'Dtil I make you mine (whoa oh)
[Chorus]
GThe harder I try,  the fuDrther away from me Bit's slipping
EI go on trAying to make you lDove me (love me love me love me)
GThe harder I try,  the fuDrther away from me Bit's slipping
EI go on tryAing to make you loDve me (love me love me love me)

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The Harder I Try

by Brother Beyond

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F# B

E A D C

[Verse one]

A Ab F# E

Whenever I meet you, you give me such a runaround

A Ab F# E

The more that I see you, the more you just put me down

D E Db F#

Even in front of all my friends, you just want to hurt me (hurt me)

G A D

But I'll never give up hoping, 'til I make you mine (whoa oh)

[Chorus]

G D B

The harder I try, the further away from me it's slipping

E A D

I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)

[Verse two]

A Ab F# E

I wanted to see you, I called you on the telephone

A Ab F# E

Just to be near you (near you), they tell me that you're not home

D E Db F#

I guess you could say that I'm a fool to want you so badly (badly)

G A D

But I'll never give up hoping, 'til I make you mine (whoa oh)

[Chorus]

G D B

The harder I try, the further away from me it's slipping

E A D

I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)

G D B

The harder I try, the further away from me it's slipping

E A D

I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)

[Break]

D C D C D C D C

I go on trying....I go on trying.....I go on trying....I go on trying

[Verse three]

A Ab F# E

I should have believed them, just put them right in their place

A Ab F# E

I tried to impress you (impress you), but you threw it back in my face

D E Db F#

Even in front of all my friends, you just want to hurt me (hurt me)

G A D

But I'll never give up hoping, 'til I make you mine (whoa oh)

[Chorus]

G D B

The harder I try, the further away from me it's slipping

E A D

I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)

G D B

The harder I try, the further away from me it's slipping

E A D

I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)

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