Colony House – Why Even Try (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]

F#
Everything that I

Ever start seems to Have its day, then it Falls apart like it's Almost good and it's Almost right but I Miss the mark and I Lose the fight [Pre-Chorus 1]

G#m           F#        B
So, why-y-y do I-I-I even try-y-y

[Chorus]

    C#               B   F#
To keep my head held high

           B   F#
Arms open wide

                  B   F#
Heart full, clear eyes

      D#m        B
If I live, if I die

The damage is done

                 F#
Why even try-y-y?

[Verse 2]

F#
People say some things

Never change The way they are is the Way they stay Wouldn't I like to

                                   D#m
Disagree but I'm dancing with the fire

         B                 F#
And the fire keeps burning me

[Pre-Chorus 1]

G#m           F#        B
So, why-y-y do I-I-I even try

[Chorus]

    C#               B   F#
To keep my head held high

           B   F#
Arms open wide

                  B   F#
Heart full, clear eyes

      D#m        B
If I live, if I die

The damage is done

                 F#
Why even try-y-y?

[Bridge]

B                             F#
Everyone scared that they're not enough

B                          F#
I'm just afraid that it's permanent

           D#m       B
That I'm permanently broken

D#m         B       C#        F#
Permanently broken, ooh-ooh

[Verse 3]

F#
Fragile hearts in these

Fragile times Often break before they Ever find that there's Hope inside of this shadowland

               D#m               B              F#
Written in the sky and stone and printed on our hands

[Pre-Chorus 2]

G#m          F#            B
So why-y-y do I-I-I always

                           C#
Measure the truth with the

                           D#m
Weight of a lie? Nothing's

                             B
Broken inside of me for good

                              F#
I'm healing in time the way I should

[Chorus 2]

                   C#               B   F#
I can see it if I keep my head held high

          B   F#
Arms open wide

                  B   F#
Heart full, clear eyes

         D#m            B
All the doubts, all the lies

        C#                           B   F#          B   F#
Are too heavy to hold so why even try-y-y? (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

[Outro]

                B                           F#
Whoo! You don't have to do this all on your own (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

             D#m           B
This fragile life that you hold (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

                                          F#
Is too heavy to carry alone so why even try? (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

    B            F#
Mmm, all of the doubts, all of the lies (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

B          F#                D#m                      B
All of the fears, all of the tears tears that you've cried

D#m (N.C.) Are too heavy to carry alone F (N.C.) So why even try?