BEEN TRYIN' TO DO IT (Gabe Zander/ BMI) 2003

(uptempo bluesy honky tonk beat)

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When I heard ya makin' love to another guy, 
I was sorry to kill your buzz when I started to cry;
          G                          D
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
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Yeah, please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

Well, the only way I can leave it alone
Is if I'm six feet under as a pile of bones;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
So please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

Now I love you; you don't love me;
Since I want you to live happily,
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
Yeah, please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

And I really, really don't wanna die,
But it's the only way I can stop killin' your high;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
So please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

(break)

I had myself soaked in gasoline,
So you wouldn't have to put up with this drama queen;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
Yeah, please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

By the time I mustered up the guts to die,
I lit the match but the gas was dry;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
So please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

I had that gun stuck in my mouth;
I cocked the hammer then I chickened out;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
Yeah, please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

But killing yourself is hard to try,
When you know it's someone else who deserves to die;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin to do it
So please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

(break)

My friends all tell me there's other ways out,
But as long as I'm around, I'll haunt you somehow;
I've been tryin' to do it, I've been tryin' to do it
Yeah, please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

I've tried leavin' home; I've tried leavin' town,
But I have nowhere else I can settle down;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
So please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

Just think, Honey, when I'm good and gone,
You can moan with him in our bed all night long;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it
Yeah, please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

But just for me, try to keep it down,
In case my ghost has gotta stick around;
I've been tryin' to do it; I've been tryin' to do it.
So please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.

Yeah, please be patient and I'll try to do it soon.