Verse 1
N.C.
I don't know why
N.C.
I even try to be simple
N.C.
When all I find
N.C.
Is everything complicated
DABDDABD
Verse 2
DAbBbD
When I left home
AbBbD
I found the holes in my pockets
AbBbD
My parents smiled
AbBbD
They didn't know I was frightened
Chorus
G7D7
Try to start a life
G7D7
Try to make a point
G7D7
Try to start a life
FAG
It's harder than you think
FEb
Hey
DABDDABD
Verse 3
AbBbD
As I shoved off
AbBbD
I took a good look behind me
AbBbD
My tether gone
AbBbD
A greater binding awaiting
Chorus
G7D7
Try to start a life
G7D7
Try to make a point
G7D7
Try to start a life
FAGb
It's harder than you think
D7
Try to start a life
G7D7
Try to make a point
G7D
Try to start a life
Bridge
FC
Thought I heard the shot
FD
But I cannot tell
FC
Think that I can run
FD
But I cannot tell
FC
Wish I had it made
FD
But I cannot tell
FAGb
What I do not know
FEb
Know, know
D Ab Bb D (4x)
Verse 4
DAbDb
Still I press on
AbBbD
Into the ground I am keeping
AbBD
With any luck
AbBbD
I hope to make an arrangement
Chorus
G7D7
Try to start a life
G7D7
Try to make a point
G7D7
Try to start a life
FAAb
It's harder than you think
G7D7
Try to start a life
G7D7
Try to make a point
G7D
Try to start a life
FAAb
It's harder than you think
G7D7
Try to start a life . . . .