Keep Trying chords by Michael Kennedy

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE E

Verse One:
E MajorE
 I've been striving all week long
G# minorG#m                    C# minorC#m
 but I've got nothing to show but this song
   BB
But that's got to mean something
E MajorE
 The lessons learned while I was on the floor
G# minorG#m             C# minorC#m
 I have a feeling they might be worth even more
   BB
And that's gotta mean something
N.C.
That's gotta mean something

Chorus:
E MajorE       G# minorG#m
I'll keep on trying
     C# minorC#m      BB
Nothing worth it ever comes easily
E MajorE       G# minorG#m
Oh, sometimes pain
    C# minorC#m     BB
is the only way to get to victory
E MajorE      G# minorG#m
 Wait and see
      G# minorG#m       BB
Hold on to who you want to be, yeah

Instrumental:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE E

Verse Two:
E MajorE
 All the places I went wrong
G# minorG#m                  C# minorC#m
 Sometimes it's even hard to sleep at all
   BB
But God is doing something
E MajorE                  G# minorG#m
The mess I've made is all being restored
              C# minorC#m
Turns out is turned into an open door
   BB
And I'm expecting something
   N.C.
I'm expecting something

Chorus:

E MajorE       G# minorG#m
I'll keep on trying
     C# minorC#m      BB
Nothing worth it ever comes easily
E MajorE       G# minorG#m
Oh, sometimes pain
    C# minorC#m     BB
is the only way to get to victory
E MajorE      G# minorG#m
 Wait and see
      G# minorG#m       BB
Hold on to who you want to be, yeah

Instrumental:
E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE      A augmentedA
  Oh, oh oh ho, yeah
E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE
Yeahhh

Bridge:
E MajorE
Just keep holding on a little more
E MajorE
Tomorrow we'll make it too the shore
A augmentedA    E MajorE      G# minorG#m
This is what we're living for
  A augmentedA       E MajorE   BB
So please don't give up

End:
E MajorE
I'll keep on trying
    C# minorC#m      BB    E MajorE
Nothing worth it ever comes easily