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That's Me Trying

William Shatner
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I  got your address from the phone book at the library
 Wandered in,  looked you up and you were there
Weird  that you've been living, maybe, 2 miles away for the best  part of 20 years
 You must be, what, in  your early forties now
 If I remember,
 You were born in June or was it May?
 Eisenhower was the president although  it may have been JFK
Years  of silence
 Not enough  who could blame  us giving up?
 Above the quiet  there's a buzz
 That's me trying
You  still working in that store on  ventura?
 You still going with--no, that's  not fair
 I know I haven't been the very best of  dads
 I'll hold my hand up there
The  reason that I'm writing is that i'd like for us  to meet
 Get a little daughter dad action going soon
We  can put things behind us
 Eat some pizza, drink some beer
You  still see your sister Lemli?
 Bring her, too
Years  of silence, not  enough
 Who could blame  us giving up?
 Above the quiet  there's a buzz
 That's me trying
 But I don't want to talk about any of that bad stuff
Why  I missed out on your wedding and your high school graduation
I'd  like to explain, but I can't
So  let's keep things neutral
 Stick to topics  that won't bug us
 How 'bout this?
Let's  choose a book and we'll read it before we meet
Then  we can sit down at a restaurant
 Have a look at the menu and talk about it while we eat
 See, if we never had a problem
 Then that's what life would be like
Easy
 Uncomplicated
Cool
 So let's just pretend that the past didn't happen
 I don't really like thriller as well.
I  don't want to know if I've got grandchildren
 no need to tell me where  I went wrong
 I don't want to know what happened in  your thirties
 You wanna try 'cold mountain'?
 Or is that too long??
Years  of silence, not enough
 Who could blame  us giving up?
 Above the quiet  there's a buzz
 That's me trying
 I'm trying

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Readable chord sheet for That's Me Trying by William Shatner

[G] [Cmaj7] [G] [Cmaj7]

[G]I got your address from the phone book at the library
Wandered i[Cmaj7]n, looked you up and you were there
[G]Weird that you've been living, maybe, 2 miles away for the [Cmaj7]best part of 20 years
You must be, what, i[G]n your early forties now
If I remember[Cmaj7],
You were born in June or was it M[G]ay?
Eisenhower was the president [Cmaj7]although it may have been JFK

[G]Years of silence
Not [Cmaj7]enough who could [G]blame us giving [Cmaj7]up?
Above the [Am]quiet there's a [Cmaj7]buzz  [E]

That's me trying

[G]You still working in that store [Cmaj7]on ventura?
You still going with--no, t[G]hat's not fair
I know I haven't been the very best [Cmaj7]of dads

I'll hold my hand up there
[G]The reason that I'm writing is that i'd like for [Cmaj7]us to meet

Get a little daughter dad action going soon
[Am]We can put things behind us

Eat some pizza, drink some beer
[Cmaj7]You still see your sister Lemli?

Bring her, too

[G]Years of silence, [Cmaj7]not enough
Who could [G]blame us giving [Cmaj7]up?
Above the [Am]quiet there's a [Cmaj7]buzz

That's me trying

[G] [Cmaj7]

But I don't want to talk about any of that bad stuff
[Dm]Why I missed out on your wedding and your high school graduation
[G]I'd like to explain, but I can't
[Dm]So let's keep things neutral
Stick to [G]topics that won't bug us

How 'bout this?
[Cmaj7]Let's choose a book and we'll read it before we meet
[C]Then we can sit down at a restaurant
Have a look at the menu and talk about it while we [Bbmaj7]eat    [F]

See, if we never had a problem

Then that's what life would be like
[G]Easy

Uncomplicated
[Cmaj7]Cool

So let's just pretend that the past didn't [G]happen
I don't really like thriller as well. [Cmaj7]
[G]I don't want to know if I've got grandchildren
no need to tell me [Cmaj7]where I went wrong
I don't want to know what happened i[G]n your thirties  [Cmaj7]        [E]

You wanna try 'cold mountain'?

Or is that too long??

[G]Years of silence, not e[Cmaj7]nough
Who could [G]blame us giving [Cmaj7]up?
Above the [Am]quiet there's a [Cmaj7]buzz
That's me trying [G]   [Cmaj7]         [G]           [Am]              [Cmaj7]                    [E]

I'm trying

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