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The 1975 - Give Yourself A Try

Chord diagram for B
Chord diagram for Gb
Chord diagram for E
      
A fantastic song yet rather simple to play. The song consists of three repetitive chords
and a catchy guitar riff. If you have a hard time playing only barre chords you can transopse it (+2)
and put a capo on the 2nd fret. This is a simple rendering after a few listens to the song, so don't
expect it to be 100% accurate.
Please comment if there are any concerns.


Guitar riff:

e|14--------------14--------------14------------14------14-------|
B|--------12--------------12----------12----------------------12-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

or

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11--------------11--------------11------------11------11-------|
D|--------9---------------9-----------9-----------------------9--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
B                    F#                           E
  You learn a couple things when you get to my age
     B                        F#                           E
Like friends don't lie and it all tastes the same in the dark
          B                         F#                         E
When your vinyl and your coffee collection is a sign of the times
               B               F#            E
You're getting spirituality enlightened at 29

[Chorus]
        B         F#       E
So just give yourself a try
          B        F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B        F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B  F# E
Won't you gi-i-ve?


[Verse 2]
B                F#                   E
  I found a grey hair in one of my Zoots
      B                     F#                    E
Like context in a modern debate I just took it out
    B                  F#                         E
The only apparatus required for happiness is your pain and fucking going outside
            B         F#                    E
And getting STD's at 27 really isn't the vibe
B                  F#         E
 Jane took her own life at 16,
          B               F#                   E
She was a kid who had the box tattooed on her arm
    B      F#       E
And I was 25 and afraid to go outside
    B            F#             E
A millenial that baby-boomers like

[Chorus]
          B         F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B         F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B         F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B  F# E
Won't you gi-i-ive?

[Bridge]
B                     F#                   E
  'And what would you say to your younger self?'
          B                      F#                       E
Growing a beard's quite hard and whiskey never starts to taste nice
           B                             F#                                 E
And you'll make a lot of money, and it's funny 'cause you'll move somewhere sunny and get addicted to drugs
             B                       F#                    E
And spend obscene amounts on fucking seeds and beans online

[Chorus]
          B         F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B         F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B         F#       E
Won't you give yourself a try?
          B  F# E
Won't you gi-i-ive?
    

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