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Intro
G Bm C G
Verse 1:
G Bm
Pause but don't quit
C G
Don'??t let a heart forget
G Bm
Walk the dotted line
C G
With every foot stance
Pre-Chorus
Em
Nobody said ??it ??would be easy
D C B
And ??if it was, you wouldn't want ??it, want it
G Bm Em
It's just a game though you ain'??t no child
Bm G
You gotta laugh every once in a while
Bm Em
Without danger there ain't no style
Bm G
But you can only try so hard
G
Verse 2:
G Bm
Poems in the sky
C G
Reflection, wet and cold
G Bm
Between death and birth
C G
We're only growing old
Post-Chorus
Em
Nobody said it would be easy
D C B
And if it was you wouldn't want it anyway
G Bm Em
It's just a game though you ain't no child
Bm G
You gotta cry every once in a while
Bm Em
Without danger there ain't no style
Bm G Bm Em
But you can only try so hard, so hard, so hard
Bm G Bm Em Bm
yeah you can only try so hard
G G G G Bm C Em D C
Bridge
C G
Some fools never learn to take their turn
Bm Em
It's just a game though you ain'??t no child
Bm G
You gotta laugh every once in a while
Bm Em
Without danger there ain'??t no style
Bm G
But you can only try so hard
Bm Em
It's just a game thought you ainΓ’??t no child
Bm G
You gotta laugh every once in a while
Bm Em
Without danger there ain't no style
Bm G
But you can only try so hard
Other versions of this song
- Try Hard Fool (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025