Gilbert O'Sullivan - No Matter How I Try Chords
Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
G#m
G#
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [C#] [A#m] [D#]
[G#m] [C#] [F#]
No [C#] matter how [A#m] I try, [D#]
[G#m] I just can't say [C#] goodbye.
[F#] No [C#] matter what you [A#m] say, [G#]
looks [B] like I'm [F#] here to stay.
No [C#] matter where [A#m] I go,
[G#] [G#m] I don't know if you [C#] know,
[B] [F#] but [C#] everywhere [A#m] we've [D#m] been, [G#] I'm [F#] kept in quarantine.
It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five,
[F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#]
[G#] [G#m] Is [C#] there a tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [C#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can open [G#m] [C#] doors?
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [A#m]
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [A#m] [D#m]
[G#] [B] [F#]
It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five,
[F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#]
[G#m] Is [C#] there a [F#] tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [F#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can [G#m] open doors?
[C#] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] Oh, I [F]
[E] [F#]
[B] remember [E] our [B] first [E] anniversary.
[B] It was one of those [E] occasions, [C#] well believe [F#] you me,
[C#] I would rather have [F#] been her ransom [C#] at the point of [F#] a gun
[B] than to suffer [D#m] indignation [G#m] for something I've [C#] done.
Oh, oh, oh, [F#]
no matter how I [A#m] try, [D#] [G#m] I just can't say [C#] goodbye.
[F#]
No [C#] matter what you [A#] [D#m] say, [G#]
looks [D#m] like I'm here to stay.
[G#]
Looks [B] like I'm here [F#] to stay.
[F]
[E] Doo, doo, doo, doo, [F#] doo, doo.
[G#m] [C#] [F#]
No [C#] matter how [A#m] I try, [D#]
[G#m] I just can't say [C#] goodbye.
[F#] No [C#] matter what you [A#m] say, [G#]
looks [B] like I'm [F#] here to stay.
No [C#] matter where [A#m] I go,
[G#] [G#m] I don't know if you [C#] know,
[B] [F#] but [C#] everywhere [A#m] we've [D#m] been, [G#] I'm [F#] kept in quarantine.
It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five,
[F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#]
[G#] [G#m] Is [C#] there a tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [C#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can open [G#m] [C#] doors?
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [A#m]
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [A#m] [D#m]
[G#] [B] [F#]
It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five,
[F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#]
[G#m] Is [C#] there a [F#] tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [F#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can [G#m] open doors?
[C#] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] Oh, I [F]
[E] [F#]
[B] remember [E] our [B] first [E] anniversary.
[B] It was one of those [E] occasions, [C#] well believe [F#] you me,
[C#] I would rather have [F#] been her ransom [C#] at the point of [F#] a gun
[B] than to suffer [D#m] indignation [G#m] for something I've [C#] done.
Oh, oh, oh, [F#]
no matter how I [A#m] try, [D#] [G#m] I just can't say [C#] goodbye.
[F#]
No [C#] matter what you [A#] [D#m] say, [G#]
looks [D#m] like I'm here to stay.
[G#]
Looks [B] like I'm here [F#] to stay.
[F]
[E] Doo, doo, doo, doo, [F#] doo, doo.
Key:
C#
F#
G#m
G#
A#m
C#
F#
G#m
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ No [C#] matter how [A#m] I try, [D#] _
[G#m] _ I just can't say [C#] goodbye. _ _
_ [F#] No [C#] matter what you [A#m] say, [G#] _
_ looks [B] like I'm [F#] here to stay. _ _
_ No [C#] matter where [A#m] I go, _
[G#] _ [G#m] I don't know if you [C#] know, _ _
[B] _ [F#] but [C#] everywhere [A#m] we've [D#m] been, _ [G#] I'm [F#] kept in quarantine. _ _
_ It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, _ _ she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five, _
_ [F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#] _
[G#] _ [G#m] Is [C#] there a tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [C#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can open [G#m] _ [C#] doors?
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, _ _ she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five, _
_ [F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#] _
_ [G#m] Is [C#] there a [F#] tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [F#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can [G#m] open doors?
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _
_ [F#] Oh, I _ [F] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ remember [E] our [B] first _ [E] anniversary.
[B] It was one of those [E] occasions, [C#] well believe [F#] you me,
[C#] I would rather have [F#] been her ransom [C#] at the point of [F#] a gun
[B] than to suffer [D#m] indignation [G#m] for something I've [C#] done.
Oh, _ _ oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
no matter how I [A#m] try, [D#] _ [G#m] I just can't say [C#] goodbye.
_ _ _ [F#]
No [C#] matter what you [A#] _ [D#m] say, _ [G#]
looks [D#m] like I'm here to stay.
_ _ [G#]
Looks [B] like I'm here [F#] to stay.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] Doo, doo, doo, doo, [F#] doo, doo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ No [C#] matter how [A#m] I try, [D#] _
[G#m] _ I just can't say [C#] goodbye. _ _
_ [F#] No [C#] matter what you [A#m] say, [G#] _
_ looks [B] like I'm [F#] here to stay. _ _
_ No [C#] matter where [A#m] I go, _
[G#] _ [G#m] I don't know if you [C#] know, _ _
[B] _ [F#] but [C#] everywhere [A#m] we've [D#m] been, _ [G#] I'm [F#] kept in quarantine. _ _
_ It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, _ _ she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five, _
_ [F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#] _
[G#] _ [G#m] Is [C#] there a tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [C#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can open [G#m] _ [C#] doors?
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ It's [G#] easy to [C#] see why, _ _ she's [G#] only six [C#] foot five, _
_ [F#] I'm [F] only five [A#m] feet two.
[D#] _
_ [G#m] Is [C#] there a [F#] tower [G#m] somewhere that [C#] might take me as [G#m] a spare?
Is [F#] there a bank [G#m] in town that [C#] might cash me as [G#m] a pound?
Is [C#] there a place [G#m] you know where [C#] I can [G#m] open doors?
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _
_ [F#] Oh, I _ [F] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ remember [E] our [B] first _ [E] anniversary.
[B] It was one of those [E] occasions, [C#] well believe [F#] you me,
[C#] I would rather have [F#] been her ransom [C#] at the point of [F#] a gun
[B] than to suffer [D#m] indignation [G#m] for something I've [C#] done.
Oh, _ _ oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
no matter how I [A#m] try, [D#] _ [G#m] I just can't say [C#] goodbye.
_ _ _ [F#]
No [C#] matter what you [A#] _ [D#m] say, _ [G#]
looks [D#m] like I'm here to stay.
_ _ [G#]
Looks [B] like I'm here [F#] to stay.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] Doo, doo, doo, doo, [F#] doo, doo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _