Try Me chords by
James Brown (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1
C C 
 
Try me (Try me),
Am Am 
 
try me (Try me)
F F 
 
Darling tell me
G G 
 
I need you
C C 
 
Try me (Try me),
Am Am 
 
try me (Try me)
F F 
 
G G 
 
And your love will always be true
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
Oh, I need you (I need you)

Verse 2
C C 
 
Hold me (Hold me),
Am Am 
 
hold me (Hold me)
F F 
 
G G 
 
I want you right here by my side
C C 
 
Hold me (Hold me),
Am Am 
 
hold me (Hold me)
F F 
 
G G 
 
And your love we won't hide
C C 
 
Oh, I need you
F F 
 
C C 
 
G7 G7 
 
(I need you)

Interlude 1

C

Am

F

G

(Need you, need you)

C

Am

F

G

(Need you, need you)

C

F

C

Oh, I need you (I need you)

G7

Oh, oh, walk with

Verse 3
C C 
 
me (Walk with me),
Am Am 
 
talk with me (Talk with me)
F F 
 
G G 
 
I want you to stop my heart from crying
C C 
 
Walk with me (Walk with me),
Am Am 
 
talk with me (Talk with me)
F F 
 
G G 
 
And your love stops my heart from dying
C C 
 
Oh, I need you
F F 
 
(I need you, hoo, hoo)
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Am F G G7...

Chords

C
Am
F
G
G7
Cmaj7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of Try Me by James Brown, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Try Me the way James Brown intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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