I'm Trying
Diamond Rio

Intro: C  D (x2)

Verse 1:
         G
She said I'm not pointing fingers
D/F#
He said yes you are
          Em               D          C
Cause you wouldn't bring it up if you weren't
     G
If I told you I'd been walking
   D/F#
Out in the dark night thinking
          Em                 D           C
Would you take as truth this alcoholic's word
D
I can't change what's done is done
D
But I can tell you this


Chorus 1:
     Em               D
Not a day goes by that I
              C
Don't curse myself and all my sins
      G
And I need you to hold on to
           D
While this part of me is dying
             Em                 D
And though I haven't kicked the demons
     C             Bm C  G  D
That haunt me, I'm trying
    C     G
I'm trying


Verse 2:
She sat down on the floor
And said I wish I was stronger
Right now I feel fragile as glass
I want to believe you
Believe what's held you has freed you
And I hate these doubts that keep on coming back
My parent's think I'm crazy
For staying here this long

Chorus 2:
But there's nothing more I want for us
Than to prove to them they're wrong
I don't want to be afraid
I don't want to think you're lying
And though I haven't found the faith
That I need, I'm trying
I'm trying

   C       D    C   C  D   Em
He asked do you want me to leave
            C        D
Cause if you do you know I will
        C        D   C   C  D Em
But she said much to his disbelief
C    D
Nooo I love you still
C G/B    C
Ooooh I love you still

       G
He said I don't know why I've been the fool
  D/F#
But I can tell you this

Chorus 3:
Not a day goes by that I
Don't curse myself and all my sins
Then he dropped down to his knees
By now they both were crying
He said I haven't been the man
I want to be, but I'm trying
I'm trying

Bm C       G  D
I'm trying
       C     G
Oh I'm trying


Chords:
Bm  =   x24432(bar chord) or xx4432
C   =   x32010
D   =   xx0232
D/F#=   200232 (hold bottom string with thumb)
Em  =   022000
G   =   320003