Intro: C Csus4 C C2
Verse:
C F
It doesn't pay to try
Am C Csus4
all the smart boys know why
C F
it doesn't mean I didn't try
Am C Csus4
I'll just never know why
C F
It isn't 'cause I'm all alone
Am C Csus4
Oh, baby, you're not home
C F
And when I'm home
Am C Csus4
Big deal, I'm still alone
C F
It's so restless, I am,
Am C Csus4
Beat my head against a pole
C F
Try to knock some sense,
Am C Csus4
down 'side my bones
C F
And even though it don't show,
Am C Csus4
Those guys are so old
F
You can't put your
G C
arms around a memory
F G C Csus4 C C2
Don't try, don't try
Verse:
C F
You're just a basket case.
Am C Csus4
And you got no name
C F
Could you live with me?
Am C Csus4
Go on and say
C F
and even though they don't show
Am C Csus4
the scars aren't so old
F
You can't put your
G C
arms around a memory
F G C Csus4 C C2
Don't try, don't try