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Ry Cooder
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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If your man has got you on the run, why don't you try me ?
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And if you wanna have a little fun,
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oh baby, why don't you try me?
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If you tote more that you can bear
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If your troubles been more than your share
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And if things are not going just right
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Why don't you try a man
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like me tonight?
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Why don't you try
Verse 2
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me tonight?
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Why don't you try me?
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Why don't you try me tonight ?
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Why don't you try me ?
Verse 3
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Last night while I was trying to sleep
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I heard a racket from the room next door,
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hum

And that was you and your
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man havin? a fight
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Like you've done so many nights before
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Woman,
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I?ll turn you every which way but loose
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Is what I heard him shout, look out!
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So I jumped out of the bed
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and I opened the door
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Just as you came runnin? out
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And
Verse 5

I hollered why don't
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you try me tonight?
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Why don't you try me tonight?
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Why don't you try me?
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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I ain't saying I'm all that you need
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And I won't tell you, honey,
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you will be free
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But all night, well, I will keep trying
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An d when I say I want ya, girl,
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you know I'm not lyin?
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You see a good woman out on
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the streets these days, friends
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A bad old man can't be hard to find,

no, no
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Kind of man who'd steal your heart
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And call true love a crime
Verse 7
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that's why I keep asking ya, baby
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Why don't you try me tonight?
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Do yourself a favor why
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don't you try me?
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Regular man ain't treatin? you right
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Why don't you try a man
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like me to night?
Verse 8
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Why don't you try me tonight?
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Why don't you try me?
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Why don't you try me?
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • Em

Capo: 2

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The original key of Why Don't You Try Me by Ry Cooder is E major.

The primary chords used in Why Don't You Try Me are B, E, C#m, A, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, E, C#m, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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