Tried To Tell You — The Weather Station

Chords and lyrics for Tried To Tell You by The Weather Station (key of C).

Intro

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Verse 1

[C] It was getting late
[C] You were afraid of yourself
[C] Afraid that you might call her
[C] That you could not help yourself
[C/G] And what could I say?
[C] It lived in you all day
[C] I watched her in your eyes, and
[C]Pass across your [Fmaj7]face

Chorus

Like the [G]wind on the water[C]
I tried to [G]tell you
[Fmaj7] That is the [G]way that you want her[C]
I tried to [G]tell you

Verse 2

[C] You were so afraid to try and pull [C/G]apart
[C/G] The endless rain you thought of as your [C]heart
[C] With blood on your hands from the river [C/G]inside
[C/G] You try to deny it, you never felt the [Fmaj7]tide

Chorus 2

Of the [G]moon pulling closer[C]
I tried to [G]tеll you
[Fmaj7] That is the [G]way that you want her[C]
I tried to [G]tеll you

Bridge

[Fmaj7] Like the [G]wind on the water
[Am] I will not [G]help you not to [Am]feel
To tell [G]yourself it was not [Fmaj7]real
And only fools [Em]believe
[Am] This is [G]what the songs are [Am]for
This is the [G]dirt beneath the [Fmaj7]floor
I cannot sell you [G]on your own need

Verse 3

[C] But some days there might be nothing you [C/G]encounter
[C/G] To stand behind the fragile idea that anything [C]matters
[C] I feel as useless as a tree in a city [C/G]park
[C/G] Standing as a symbol of what we have blown apart[Fmaj7]

Chorus 3

You know you [G]break what you treasure[C]
I tried to [G]tell you
But[Fmaj7] I'm not [G]sure you remember[C]
So I tried to [G]tell you
[Fmaj7] And though it [G]cannot be measured[C]
I tried to [G]tell you
Would it [Fmaj7]kill you to [G]believe in your pleasure?[C]
I tried to [G]tell you

Outro