Another Try

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[Intro]
C Em7 Am7
C Em7 Am7
[Verse 1]
C Em7 Am7
Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
Am7/F F/G C
What did he do it for
Em7 Am7
It never made it through our door
Am7/F F/G Am
He drank the week away
[Chorus]
Em Fmaj7
And what can a family say
D Gmaj7
There must be a better way
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Now mama don't start to cry
F/G C
Let's give him another try
[Verse 2]
Em7 Am7
Pick up the telephone
Am7/F F/G C
Tell him you want him home
Em7 Am7
To sit and watch the evenings pass
Am7/F F/G Am
And readin' the Leaves of Grass
[Chorus]
Em Fmaj7
I'm caught in a closing door
D Gmaj7
It's pinning me to the floor
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Now mama don't start to cry
F/G C
Let's give him another try
[Instrumental]
Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C
Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G Am
[Chorus]
Em Fmaj7
I'm caught in a closing door
D Gmaj7
It's pinning me to the floor
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Now mama don't start to cry
F/G Bb
Let's give him another try
[Middle 8]
F
When we're old and gray
C
And the things we say
G Bb
are the things we really mean
F/C
So why cause a scene
C
When things ain't what they seem
Em7 Am
'Cause the end result's the same
[Chorus]
Em Fmaj7
Now what can a family say
D Gmaj7
There must be a better way
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Now mama don't start to cry
F/G C
Let's give him another try
Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C
Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C

Another Try chords and lyrics

Free chords for Another Try by America. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
C  Em7  Am7
C  Em7  Am7
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
Em7  Am7  Fmaj9  F/G  C
Em7  Am7  Fmaj9  F/G  Am
[Chorus]
[Middle 8]
[Chorus]
Em7  Am7  Fmaj9  F/G  C
Em7  Am7  Fmaj9  F/G  C

Another Try Chords by America

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