Cant Nobody Say I Didnt Try

C C7 F I was there when she fell for the first time G7 C I picked her up and saw the heartache in her eyes C7 F I guess I knew right then how little chance I had to win G7 C But can’t nobody say I didn’t try C7 F She was nineteen years old and already lonely G7 C Lord only knows how many men she’s tried C7 F Why she went from man to man I’ll never understand G7 C But can’t nobody say I didn’t try F C I thought that I was just the man to tame her G7 C And save her from the wild side of life F C But the wild side had already claimed her D7 G7 Living way out on the edge that’s what she loves C C7 F I read something in a book once about women G7 C Like a rose they last while they last C7 F But she only blooms at night there under the neon lights G7 C But can’t nobody say I didn’t try C7 F She only blooms at night there under the neon lights G7 C But can’t nobody say I didn’t try