Chords for Donny Hathaway - Tryin' Times

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C

E

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[Am] Mm-hmm,
[A] yeah, [Am]
[D] yeah, yeah, [F] oh yeah, [A]
mm-hmm, mm -hmm.
It's a [C] riot [Am] time.
[A] What the world is talking about.
You got [Am] confusion all over the [A] land, [D] yeah.
You got mother against daughter.
You got father against son.
[A] You [C] know the whole [A] thing is getting out of hand.
[E] Oh, but maybe folks would not have to suffer.
[D]
If there was no [A] love for [D] your brother,
could [A] these have tried?
Yes, it did.
You got the riot [D] [A] and the ghetto all around.
A whole lot of things [D] that's wrong [Am] going down.
Yes, it [D] is.
I can't understand it.
It's my fault or you.
Because I [A] think you should do unto [Am] others
as you would have them do unto you.
[E] Then maybe folks would not have [D] to suffer.
[C] If there was no [Am] love for your [D] brother,
[Am] could these have tried?
Yes, [D] it did.
[A] I [D] think man [A] is always talking about
[D]
[A] humanitarian demand.
But what is it trying to do [D] to make it [Am] a better [D] land?
Oh, just read the paper,
[Am] [D] turn on your [Am] TV.
You see folks demonstrating [D] about [Am] equality.
[E]
But maybe folks would not have to suffer.
[D] If there was [A] no love for your brother,
could these have tried?
Yes, it was the [D] world [A] talking about.
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1231
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2311
C
3211
E
2311
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[Am] _ _ _ Mm-hmm, _
[A] _ _ _ _ yeah, _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ yeah, _ yeah, _ _ _ _ _ [F] oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
mm-hmm, mm _ _ _ -hmm. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's _ _ _ a [C] riot [Am] _ time. _
[A] _ _ _ What the world is talking about.
You _ got [Am] confusion _ all over the [A] land, _ _ [D] yeah.
_ _ _ You got mother against daughter.
_ _ _ _ You got father against son.
[A] _ You [C] know the whole [A] thing _ _ _ is getting out of hand.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Oh, but maybe folks would not have to suffer.
[D] _ _ _
_ If there was no [A] _ love for [D] your brother,
could [A] these have tried? _ _ _
_ Yes, it did.
_ _ You got the riot [D] _ _ [A] and the ghetto _ all _ _ _ around. _ _
_ _ _ A whole lot of things [D] that's wrong _ [Am] going down.
Yes, it [D] is.
_ _ I can't understand it.
_ _ _ _ It's my fault or you.
_ _ Because I [A] think you should do unto [Am] others
_ _ as you would have them do unto you.
[E] _ _ _ Then maybe folks would not have [D] to suffer.
_ _ [C] _ If there was no [Am] _ love for your [D] brother,
[Am] could these have tried?
_ Yes, [D] it did. _
[A] _ _ _ _ I [D] think man [A] _ is always talking about
[D] _
_ [A] _ humanitarian demand. _ _ _
But what is it trying to do _ [D] to make it [Am] a better [D] land? _ _
Oh, just read the paper, _ _
[Am] _ [D] turn on your [Am] TV. _ _
_ You see folks demonstrating _ [D] about _ [Am] _ equality.
_ [E] _
_ But maybe folks would not have to suffer.
[D] _ _ _ If there was [A] no _ _ love for your brother,
could these have _ _ _ tried? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, it was the [D] world [A] talking about. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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