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You Can Make It If You Try Tab by The Rolling Stones

You Can Make It If You Try tab by The Rolling Stones

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Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Verse 1:
N.C. C                           G                           C         A7     D7     G7  C  C     F        C*
e|---0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-3-|3-3-3--3-3-3-|3-3-3--3-3-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|2-2-2--1-1-0-|0--------------0-|
B|---1-|1-1-1--1-1-1-|1-1-1--1-1-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-1-|1-1-1--2-2-2-|1-1-1--0-0-1-|1--------------1-|
G|---0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|2-2-2--0-0-0-|0-----2--------0-|
D|---2-|2-0-0--0-0-2-|2-0-0--0-0-0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-2-3--3-2-2-|2-2-2--2-2-2-|0-0-0--0-0-2-|2-0-2-3--3-2-0-2-|
A|---3-|3----------3-|3----------2-|2-0------0-2-|2-0------0-3-|3-3-3----------------2-2-3-|3-----3--------3-|
E|-----|-------------|-----------3-|3----------3-|3------------|---------------------3-3---|-----------------|



                       C               C              G                             C
You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
You can make it if you try
A7   D7          G              C   C   F    C*
Yeh, yeh you can make it if you try

Verse 2:
N.C. C                           G                           C         A7     D7     G7  C  C     F        C*
e|---0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-3-|3-3-3--3-3-3-|3-3-3--3-3-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|2-2-2--1-1-0-|0--------------0-|
B|---1-|1-1-1--1-1-1-|1-1-1--1-1-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-1-|1-1-1--2-2-2-|1-1-1--0-0-1-|1--------------1-|
G|---0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|2-2-2--0-0-0-|0-----2--------0-|
D|---2-|2-0-0--0-0-2-|2-0-0--0-0-0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-2-3--3-2-2-|2-2-2--2-2-2-|0-0-0--0-0-2-|2-0-2-3--3-2-0-2-|
A|---3-|3----------3-|3----------2-|2-0------0-2-|2-0------0-3-|3-3-3----------------2-2-3-|3-----3--------3-|
E|-----|-------------|-----------3-|3----------3-|3------------|---------------------3-3---|-----------------|

N.C.                C                                          G
Sometime you had to fall
Don't you know sometime you want to cry
Don't it make you feel so bad sometime
                       C     A7   D7          G              C   C   F    C*
You wanna lay down and die
Yeh, yeh you can make it if you try

Bridge:
N.C. F       Bb F     Bb F     Bb F     Bb F  C* C*    Am C     Am C  G7     F  G7     F  G7     F  G7     F
e|---1-1-|----1-1------1-1-|----1-1------1-1-|0--0-|------0--------0-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---1-1-|----3-1------3-1-|----3-1------3-1-|1--1-|1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---2-2-|2-2-3-1--2-2-3-1-|2-2-3-1--2-2-3-1-|0--0-|0-0-2-0--0-0-2-0-|4-4-4--2-|4-4-4--2-|4-4-4--2-|4-4-4--2-|
D|---3-3-|3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|2--2-|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|3-3-3--1-|3-3-3--1-|3-3-3--1-|3-3-3--1-|
A|---3-3-|3-3---3--3-3---3-|3-3---3--3-3---3-|3--3-|3-3---3--3-3---3-|5-5-5--3-|5-5-5--3-|5-5-5--3-|5-5-5--3-|
E|---1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

N.C.                F     B F                  B F           C            Am C                       Am C
ummmmmmm  If you're baby      treats you wrong
don't run around (La,la,la laa)  being blue (La,la,la laa)
            F             B  F                               B  F                     G7    F G7
Remember my friend (La,la,la laa) Everybody can't win (La,la,la laa) Cuz you know sometimes
sometimes
F   G7           F   G7             F
You got to lose
You can make it if you

Outro:
N.C. C                           G                           C         A7     D7     G7  C  C     F        C**
e|---0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-3-|3-3-3--3-3-3-|3-3-3--3-3-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|2-2-2--1-1-0-|0--------------0-|
B|---1-|1-1-1--1-1-1-|1-1-1--1-1-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-1-|1-1-1--2-2-2-|1-1-1--0-0-1-|1--------------1-|
G|---0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|0-0-0--0-0-0-|2-2-2--0-0-0-|0-----2--------0-|
D|---2-|2-0-0--0-0-2-|2-0-0--0-0-0-|0-2-3--3-2-0-|0-2-3--3-2-2-|2-2-2--2-2-2-|0-0-0--0-0-2-|2-0-2-3--3-2-0-2-|
A|---3-|3----------3-|3----------2-|2-0------0-2-|2-0------0-3-|3-3-3----------------2-2-3-|3-----3--------3-|
E|-----|-------------|-----------3-|3----------3-|3------------|---------------------3-3---|-----------------|
 C                                            G                                    C
 Try
I was always told
I could make it if I   tried
I'm going to make it if I try
A7   D7             G7           C         F   C**
Yeh, yeh
I m gonna make it if I try
If you try



Define:
* = Single Strum   ** = Fast Light Strumming to Finish at Coda

Published: October 3, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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