Alexander Stewart - I’m Trying

[Intro]
Eb Gm F

[Verse 1]
Eb Gm F
It’s been a week and I can’t tell you a thing I did
Eb Gm F
I can’t sleep, all my friends they’re worried again

[Pre-Chorus]
Eb Gm
It’s a cycle I won’t outgrow
Bb
I’m the punchline of some sick joke
Eb Gm
I can’t bring myself to leave home
F
But I’m terrified to be alone

[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I say that I’m fine but it feels like I’m dying
Bb Ab
Why do the words in my head get so violent?
Eb Gm
Half of the time I’m just barely surviving
Bb
But I’m trying, I’m trying

[Verse 2]
Eb Gm F
No surprise that I’m not one for resolutions
Eb Gm F
Even in the best times, I’m too scared to smell the roses

[Pre-Chorus]
Eb Gm
It’s a cycle I won’t outgrow
Bb
I’m the punchline of some sick joke
Eb Gm
I can’t bring myself to leave home
F
But I’m terrified to be alone

[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I say that I’m fine but it feels like I’m dying
Bb Ab
Why do the words in my head get so violent?
Eb Gm
Half of the time I’m just barely surviving
Bb F
But I’m trying, I’m trying

[Outro]
Eb Gm
Tryna be everything to everybody
Bb Ab
I feel so much that I almost feel nothing
Eb Gm
Half of the time I’m just barely surviving
Bb Eb
But I’m trying, I’m trying
Gm Bb Ab Eb Gm
I’m trying, I’m trying, oh
Bb Eb
Yeah, I’m trying, I’m trying
Gm Bb Ab Eb Gm
I’m trying, I’m trying
Bb
Yeah, I’m trying, I’m trying

[Outro]
Eb Gm F