The Good Lord Knows I Tried Chords
The Good Lord Knows I Tried by Johnny Rodriguez is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C
From the very first hello until the very last goodbye
D7 G D7
From here to there and everything between
G C
All I ever did was try my best to keep you satisfied
D7 G
And all you ever did was make a fool of me
D7 G
I tried every way I knew to give you everything I had
A7 D7
And all I ever did was try to treat you right
G C
Still the best that I could do was never good enough for you
D7 G
I couldn't please you but the good Lord knows I tried
C
My old friends they tried to warn me but I paid them all no mind
D7 G D7
When I see them now we don't have much to say
G C
For you took everything I had and left me nothing but behind
D7 G
Feeling like some old forgotten yesterday
D7 G
I tried every way I knew to give you everything I had
A7 D7
And all I ever did was try to treat you right
G C
Still the best that I could do was never good enough for you
D7 G
I couldn't please you but the good Lord knows I tried
D7 G
I couldn't please you but the good Lord knows I tried