Am I Trying I'm Not Trying Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays464

Am I Trying I'm Not Trying by Frankie Cosmos is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords A, D, C#m and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			A 
Am I trying? 
D              C#m 
I'm not trying 
Bm 
To make it 
A 
If you make it 
D 
And you're famous 
C#m                 Bm 
Will you tell David Letterman about me? 
A            D 
If you make it 
      C#m               Bm 
Will you tell domino records about me? 

A 
Am i trying? 
D             C#m 
Im not trying 
Bm 
To make it 
 A              D                C#m 
I would like to but im not trying 
    Bm 
To make it 

                                A 
Because i was told when i was younger 
                D 
That i looked stupid in a dress 
                C#m 
And i felt like i 
              Bm 
Could never try 
          Bm 
Without failing 

A 
Am i trying 
D       C#m 
Im not trying
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante