Another Try
Written by Gerry Beckley, ©1974
Guitar Capo 3rd Fret Guitar: C Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G Am Em Fmaj7 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ||||*| |||||| ||||*| ||||*| ||||** ||||*| |||||| ||||*| ||*||| |**||| ||*||| |||||| |||*|| ||**|| |**||| |||*|| |*|||| ||||*| |||||| ||*||| *|*||| |||||| |||||| ||*||| Piano: Eb Gm7 Cm7 Abmaj9 Ab/Bb Cm Gm Abmaj7 Guitar: D Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Bb/C F/C G/C ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||* ||||** ||||||2fr |||*|* |||||* ||*||| |||||| |||*|| |*||** ||||*| *||||| |*|||| |*|**| |**||| |||*|| Piano: F Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Db/Eb Ab/Eb Bb/Eb C Em7 Am7 (Intro) C Em7 Am7 Hey, Daddy just lost his pay Fmaj9 F/G C What did he do it for Em7 Am7 It never made it through our door Fmaj9 F/G Am He drank the whole week away Em Fmaj7 And what can a family say D Gmaj7 There must be a better way Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Now Mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try Em7 Am7 Pick up the telephone Fmaj9 F/G C Tell him you want him home Em7 Am7 To sit and watch the evenings pass Fmaj9 F/G Am And readin' the Leaves of Grass Em Fmaj7 I'm caught in a closing door D Gmaj7 It's pinning me to the floor Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Now Mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G Am Em Fmaj7 I'm caught in a closing door D Gmaj7 It's pinning me to the floor Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Now Mama don't start to cry F/G Bb/C Let's give him another try F/C When we're old and gray C G/C Bb/C And the things we say are the things we really mean F/C So why cause a scene C When things ain't what they seem Em7 Am 'Cause the end result's the same Em Fmaj7 Now what can a family say D Gmaj7 There must be a better way Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Now Mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C