[Verse 1]
N.C.
I don't know why
N.C.
I even try to be simple
N.C.
When all I find
N.C.
Is everything complicated
D Ab Bb D
D Ab Bb D
[Verse 2]
D Ab Bb D
When I left home
Ab Bb D
I found the holes in my pockets
Ab Bb D
My parents smiled
Ab Bb D
They didn't know I was frightened
[Chorus]
G7 D7
Try to start a life
G7 D7
Try to make a point
G7 D7
Try to start a life
F A G
It's harder than you think
F E Eb
Hey
D Ab Bb D
D Ab Bb D
[Verse 3]
Ab Bb D
As I shoved off
Ab Bb D
I took a good look behind me
Ab Bb D
My tether gone
Ab Bb D
A greater binding awaiting
[Chorus]
G7 D7
Try to start a life
G7 D7
Try to make a point
G7 D7
Try to start a life
F A Ab G
It's harder than you think
D7
Try to start a life
G7 D7
Try to make a point
G7 D
Try to start a life
[Bridge]
F C
Thought I heard the shot
F D
But I cannot tell
F C
Think that I can run
F D
But I cannot tell
F C
Wish I had it made
F D
But I cannot tell
F A Ab G
What I do not know
F E Eb
Know, know
D Ab Bb D (4x)
[Verse 4]
D Ab Bb D
Still I press on
Ab Bb D
Into the ground I am keeping
Ab Bb D
With any luck
Ab Bb D
I hope to make an arrangement
[Chorus]
G7 D7
Try to start a life
G7 D7
Try to make a point
G7 D7
Try to start a life
F A Ab
It's harder than you think
G7 D7
Try to start a life
G7 D7
Try to make a point
G7 D
Try to start a life
F A Ab
It's harder than you think
G7 D7
Try to start a life . . . .