I Gotta Try — Michael McDonald
Chords and lyrics for I Gotta Try by Michael McDonald (key of F).
Intro
[Fmaj7] [G/C] [F/G] [G6] [D] [G6] [D]
Verse
[G6]Maybe it's [D]true what they say about
[G6]Maybe we [D]can't make the ends meet
[G6]Maybe we'll [D]all have to do without
[G6]Maybe this [D]world's just incomplete
Bridge
Well, we[Bbmaj7] all [Am7]look for truth in this [D]life
[Bbmaj7][Am7]Searching with [Cadd9]hope [D]inside
If it's [Bbmaj7]so hard [Am7]living in a desperate [D]world
We [Gm7]all [Fadd9/A]do the [Bmaj7]best that we[G6/A] can
Chorus
Some people [F/G]see [Gm7]a [F/G][Gm7]change[Gm7][F/G]
Some will [C/D]remain [Dm7]the [C/D][Dm7][C/D]same[Dm7]
Others will [F/G]live[Gm7] [F/G]their [Gm7]lives [F/G][Gm7]under the [C/D][Dm7][C/D][Dm7]gun[Dm7][C/D]
Some see the [F/G]road[Gm7] as [F/G][Gm7][F/G]clear[Gm7]
Some say the [C/D]end [Dm7]is [C/D][Dm7]here[Dm7][C/D]
They say it's a [F/Eb]hope- [Ebmaj7]less [C/D]fight
[Dm7]But [C/Bb]I [Bb]say [G6]I gotta [D]try now
[G6]Oh, [D]I've got to try, baby
[G6]Maybe it's [D]too much to think about
[G6]Maybe there [D]ain't nothin' left to say
[G6]But if our [D]time is really runnin' out
[G6]Then this ain't [D]no time to run away
Cause we're [Bbmaj7]destined to [Am7]look
For the [Am7]truth in this [D]life
[Bbmaj7][Am7]Searching with [Cadd9]tearful [D]eyes
If it's [Bbmaj7]so hard [Am7]livin' in a desperate [D]world
Then [Gm7]tell [Fadd9/A]me [Bmaj7]why was I [G6/A]born
Chorus
Some people [F/G]see [Gm7]a [F/G][Gm7]change[Gm7][F/G]
Some will [C/D]remain [Dm7]the [C/D][Dm7][C/D]same[Dm7]
Others will [F/G]live[Gm7] [F/G]their [Gm7]lives [F/G][Gm7]under the [C/D][Dm7][C/D][Dm7]gun[Dm7][C/D]
Some see the [F/G]road[Gm7] as [F/G][Gm7][F/G]clear[Gm7]
Some say the [C/D]end [Dm7]is [C/D][Dm7]here[Dm7][C/D]
They say it's a [F/Eb]hope- [Ebmaj7]less [C/D]fight
[Dm7]But [C/Bb]I [Bb]say [G6]I gotta [D]try [Bbmaj7]now[Am7]
Coda
[Gm9][Am7]Lonely, living so [F11]lonely
It ain't [Bmaj7]too late
To [Am7]turn it all [Dsus]around[D]
Some people [F/G]see [Gm7]a [F/G][Gm7]change[Gm7][F/G]
Some will [C/D]remain[Dm7] the[C/D] [Dm7][C/D]same[Dm7]
Others will [F/G]live[Gm7] [F/G]their [Gm7]lives [F/G][Gm7]under the [C/D][Dm7][C/D][Dm7]gun[Dm7][C/D]
Some see the [G/A]road[Am7] as [G/A][Am7][G/A]clear[Am7]
Some say the [D/E]end [Em7]is [D/E][Em7]here[Em7][D/E]
They say it's a [G/F][Fmaj7]hope--less [D/E]fight
[Em7]But [D/C]I [C]say [A6]I gotta [G/A]try [Am7][G/A][Am7]now[Am7][G/A]
[D/E] [Em7] [D/E] [Em7] [D/E] [Em7]
Repeat Until End
[G/A] [Am7] [G/A] [Am7] [G/A] [Am7]
[D/E] [Em7] [D/E] [Em7] [D/E] [Em7]
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