Lori McKenna - If He Tried
[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
C F C F
Think it’s finally breaking me down
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To my credit, I feel like I held on as long as I could
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I barely recognize myself now
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I’d teach my heart to lie if I thought that it would
[Chorus]
G F
I don’t need the whole world to think I’m special
G F
I don’t need him to hang the stars in the sky
G F
Pay for all my sins or save me from drowning
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But wouldn’t it be nice if he tried
[Verse 2]
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It’s finally tearing me apart
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An impossible mending you can’t see from the outside
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And no one knows where all the pieces are
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"Do you love me?" I say. “Sure” he replied
[Chorus]
G F
I don’t need the whole world to think I’m special
G F
I don’t need him to hang the stars in the sky
G F
Pay for all my sins or save me from drowning
Am G F
But wouldn’t it be nice
[Bridge]
Am G F
Wouldn’t it be nice
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If his eyes would light up when he spoke my name
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If he’d run to catch me in his arms at the end of the day
[Chorus]
G F
I don’t need the whole world to think I’m special
G F
I don’t need him to pull the stars from the sky
G F Am
Just to string up my name in tiny sparkling lights
G F
Wouldn’t it be nice
Am G F C
Wouldn’t it be nice
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If he tried