This Is Me Trying tab by Taylor Swift

Tabs (Ver. 2)

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

Difficulty: Easy


Chords for picking:

G+G    320030
Cadd9Cadd9  032030
E minorEm    022000
G/F#   220030
G/BG/B   020030
D/F#D/F#   200230

🎸 Intro:
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

  Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|


  G/F#   220030
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|

🎸 Verse 1:
 I've been having a hard time adjusting
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

 I had the shiniest wheels now they're rusting
  Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 I didn't know if you'd care if I came back
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

 I have a lot of regrets about that
  G/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|

 Pulled the car off the road to the lookout
  E minorEm
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------0--|-------------0--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 Could've followed my fears all the way down
  Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 And maybe I don't quite know what to say
 But I'm here in your doorway, I just wanted..
  D/F#D/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| x2
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|


🎸 Chorus:

 ..you to know,            ..that this is me trying
  E minorEm                 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

                    I just wanted..
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

 ..you to know,            ..that this is me trying
  G/BG/B                 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

  D/F#D/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|

🎸 Interlude:
  G/BG/B
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

  Cadd9Cadd9      G+G                  G/BG/B
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-2--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 Cadd9Cadd9       G/BG/B                  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-3---------------|-2-----------------|-0---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-3--------------|


🎸 Verse 2:
 They told me all of my cages were mental
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

 So I got wasted like all my potential
  Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

 I have a lot of regrets about that
  G/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|

 I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
  E minorEm
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------0--|-------------0--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
  Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 Pouring my heart out to a stranger,
 but I didn't pour the whiskey, I just wanted...
  D/F#D/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| x2
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|


🎸 Chorus:
 ..you to know,            ..that this is me trying
  E minorEm                 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

                    I just wanted..
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

 ..you to know,            ..that this is me trying
  G/BG/B                 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

                     At least I'm trying..
  D/F#D/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|


🎸 Interlude:
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

  Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|


  G/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|


🎸 Bridge:
 And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound
  E minorEm
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------0--|-------------0--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you
  Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 You're a flashback in a film reel
 On the one screen in my town, I just wanted...
  D/F#D/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| x2
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|


🎸 Chorus:
 ..you to know,            ..that this is me trying
  E minorEm                 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------0--|----------------0--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------2------|-----------2-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

(And maybe I don't quite know what to say)
                    I just wanted..
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

 ..you to know,            ..that this is me trying
  G/BG/B                 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------2------|----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

                     At least I'm trying..
  D/F#D/F#
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----2-----------|------2------------|-----2-----------|-----2----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-2---------------|-2-----------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|

🎸 Outro:
  G+G
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
BB|--------------3--|----------------3--|--------------3--|-------------3--|
G+G|-----0-----------|------0------------|-----0-----------|-----0----------|
D MajorD|----------0------|-----------0-------|----------0------|----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|-3---------------|-3-----------------|-3---------------|-3--------------|

(Play and fade out)

Other versions of This Is Me Trying

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for This love (Taylor's version) by Taylor Swift