Intro
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B|---3----1---
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E|-0----0-----
C#m7 C#m/A
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to stop the tide
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried but I can't hide
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to resist you
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to follow through
CHORUS:
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B|-----------------------------
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E|-0-0-0-0---------------------
C#m B
I tried to let you go
C#m B
I tried but I just want more
C#m B
I tried and tried to steal away
A
But you played on me
B
You played on me
repeat INTRO
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to pass the time
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to get you off my mind
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to become cold
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to tell you no
CHORUS
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to look away
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried not to see your face
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried to forget you
C#m7 C#m/A
I tried but it's just no use
CHORUS (2x)
INTRO
C#m7 C#m/A
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)