Chords for "I've Been Trying" by The Magnificent Men "Live"in 1983
Tempo:
147.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
C#m
A
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
This is a thing called I've Been Trying.
We did this on our live album.
[E] [Bm]
[A]
[B]
[A]
I've [E] been [Bm] trying
[C#m]
Lord [D] knows that I've been [Bm]
[E] trying
[A]
To [Bm] understand why
[C#m] [Bm] Can I be your only [Bm] man
[A]
You say you [Bm] love me
[C#m] So [D] sincere that I [B] believe [E] you love [A] me
Yet I can't [Bm] understand why
[C#m] Can I [Bm] be your only [C#m] man
[Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] Day after day
You [F#m] treat me any older
[C#m] I wanna go but [F#m] my heart says no
[C#m] Your eyes so strange
But my [F#m] love still remains
[Bm] It says keep on trying [F#] boy
[C#m] She's gonna change
[A]
I've been [Bm] trying
[C#m]
Lord [D] knows that I've [Bm] been
[E] trying
[A]
Yet I can't [Bm] understand why
Oh [C#m] Lord
[Bm] Can I be your only [C#m] man
[Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] Day after day
[F#m] You treat me any older
[F#] I [C#m]
[F#m] wanna go but my heart says no
[C#m] Your eyes so strange
But my love [F#m] still remains
[Bm] It says keep on trying [Em] boy
She's gonna change
[A]
I've been [Bm] trying
[C#m]
Lord [D] knows that [Bm] I've been trying
[A]
To [Bm] understand why
Oh [C#m] Lord
Can [Bm]
I be your [C#m] only man
[Bm]
[A]
Keep on [Bm] trying
[C#m]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[A] Keep on [Bm] trying
[C#m]
[D] Keep [B]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
[E] [B] [A]
[B]
[C#m] [E] on trying
[Bm] [A]
[Am]
We did this on our live album.
[E] [Bm]
[A]
[B]
[A]
I've [E] been [Bm] trying
[C#m]
Lord [D] knows that I've been [Bm]
[E] trying
[A]
To [Bm] understand why
[C#m] [Bm] Can I be your only [Bm] man
[A]
You say you [Bm] love me
[C#m] So [D] sincere that I [B] believe [E] you love [A] me
Yet I can't [Bm] understand why
[C#m] Can I [Bm] be your only [C#m] man
[Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] Day after day
You [F#m] treat me any older
[C#m] I wanna go but [F#m] my heart says no
[C#m] Your eyes so strange
But my [F#m] love still remains
[Bm] It says keep on trying [F#] boy
[C#m] She's gonna change
[A]
I've been [Bm] trying
[C#m]
Lord [D] knows that I've [Bm] been
[E] trying
[A]
Yet I can't [Bm] understand why
Oh [C#m] Lord
[Bm] Can I be your only [C#m] man
[Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] Day after day
[F#m] You treat me any older
[F#] I [C#m]
[F#m] wanna go but my heart says no
[C#m] Your eyes so strange
But my love [F#m] still remains
[Bm] It says keep on trying [Em] boy
She's gonna change
[A]
I've been [Bm] trying
[C#m]
Lord [D] knows that [Bm] I've been trying
[A]
To [Bm] understand why
Oh [C#m] Lord
Can [Bm]
I be your [C#m] only man
[Bm]
[A]
Keep on [Bm] trying
[C#m]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[A] Keep on [Bm] trying
[C#m]
[D] Keep [B]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E]
[E] [B] [A]
[B]
[C#m] [E] on trying
[Bm] [A]
[Am]
Key:
Bm
C#m
A
E
F#m
Bm
C#m
A
This is a thing called I've Been Trying.
We did this on our live album.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [E] been _ [Bm] trying _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Lord [D] knows that I've been [Bm] _ _
[E] trying
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
To [Bm] understand _ why _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] Can I be your only _ [Bm] man _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
You say you [Bm] love me _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ So _ _ _ [D] sincere that I [B] believe [E] you love [A] me _ _ _ _
Yet I can't [Bm] understand why _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ Can I [Bm] be your only _ [C#m] man
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Day after day
_ You [F#m] treat me any older
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I wanna go _ but [F#m] my heart says no
_ _ [C#m] Your eyes so strange
_ But my [F#m] love still remains
_ _ [Bm] It says keep on trying [F#] boy
_ _ [C#m] She's gonna change
_ [A] _ _ _ _
I've been _ [Bm] _ trying _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Lord [D] knows that I've [Bm] been _
[E] trying
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Yet I can't [Bm] understand _ why _
_ Oh [C#m] Lord
[Bm] Can _ I be your only [C#m] _ man
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Day after day
_ _ [F#m] You treat me any older
[F#] I _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] wanna go but my heart says no
_ _ _ _ [C#m] Your eyes so strange
But my love [F#m] still remains
_ _ [Bm] It says keep on trying [Em] boy
_ _ She's gonna change
[A] _ _ _ _ _
I've been [Bm] _ trying _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
Lord [D] knows that [Bm] I've been _ trying
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
To [Bm] understand why _ _ _
Oh [C#m] Lord
Can [Bm] _
I be your [C#m] only man
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Keep on [Bm] _ trying _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Keep on [Bm] _ trying _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Keep _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] on trying _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
We did this on our live album.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [E] been _ [Bm] trying _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Lord [D] knows that I've been [Bm] _ _
[E] trying
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
To [Bm] understand _ why _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] Can I be your only _ [Bm] man _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
You say you [Bm] love me _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ So _ _ _ [D] sincere that I [B] believe [E] you love [A] me _ _ _ _
Yet I can't [Bm] understand why _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ Can I [Bm] be your only _ [C#m] man
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Day after day
_ You [F#m] treat me any older
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I wanna go _ but [F#m] my heart says no
_ _ [C#m] Your eyes so strange
_ But my [F#m] love still remains
_ _ [Bm] It says keep on trying [F#] boy
_ _ [C#m] She's gonna change
_ [A] _ _ _ _
I've been _ [Bm] _ trying _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
Lord [D] knows that I've [Bm] been _
[E] trying
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Yet I can't [Bm] understand _ why _
_ Oh [C#m] Lord
[Bm] Can _ I be your only [C#m] _ man
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] Day after day
_ _ [F#m] You treat me any older
[F#] I _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] wanna go but my heart says no
_ _ _ _ [C#m] Your eyes so strange
But my love [F#m] still remains
_ _ [Bm] It says keep on trying [Em] boy
_ _ She's gonna change
[A] _ _ _ _ _
I've been [Bm] _ trying _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
Lord [D] knows that [Bm] I've been _ trying
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
To [Bm] understand why _ _ _
Oh [C#m] Lord
Can [Bm] _
I be your [C#m] only man
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Keep on [Bm] _ trying _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Keep on [Bm] _ trying _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Keep _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] on trying _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _