Intro
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I tried to stop the tide
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I tried but I can't hide
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I tried to resist you
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I tried to follow through
CHORUS:
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D#m C#
I tried to let you go
D#m C#
I tried but I just want more
D#m C#
I tried and tried to steal away
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But you played on me
C#
You played on me
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I tried to pass the time
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I tried to get you off my mind
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I tried to become cold
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I tried to tell you no
CHORUS
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I tried to look away
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I tried not to see your face
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I tried to forget you
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I tried but it's just no use
CHORUS (2x)
INTRO
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I tried (END)
Dead Moon:
Fred Cole- Guitar, Vocals
Toody Cole- Bass, Vocals
Andrew Loomis- Drums
"I Tried" on "Unknown Passage" (Tombstone T-45, 1989,
Mississippi Records M-090, MLADYS Records 15)