Every Little Bit Counts
James McMurtry
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D C D C [Verse 1]D My thoughts were gnawin' at me so IA tried hard not to thinkD I took a pint of whiskey and IG poured it down the sinkD A I'd get my act together, I swore it to myselfD C I looked up at your picture and IBm C knocked it off the shelf [Refrain]D C G C Every little bit countsD C G C Every little bit countsD C G C Every little bit countsD C G Every little bit countsC D [Chorus]D C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate,C G C D sorryD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate forC G C D meD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate,C G C D sorryD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate forC G C D meD C I tried and I tried and I tried toBm C be so good (Too little too late)Continues after the adD C G C Wanted to be good, so badD C I tried and I tried and I triedBm C every trick I could (Too littleD too late)C Bm C Emptied out the whole damn bagD C But it was Too little tooBm C D C G C D laaaaaaate, sorryD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate forC G C D me [Instrumental]D C Bm C DC G C DD C Bm C DC G C DD C Bm C DC G C DD C Bm C DC G C DD [Verse 2]D A I'm no longer choking on the hair of the dogD C It's been a couple of weeks nowBm C since I came out of the fogD The highs are slightly higher, theA lows are just as lowD C It's a mild improvement on theBm C average even so [Refrain]D C G C Every little bit countsD C G C Every little bit countsD C G C Every little bit countsD C G Every little bit countsC D [Other]D C Every little bit counts (Too little too late)Bm C D Though it may not count for muchD C Could be long forgottenBm C By the time you add 'em upD C Could it be too little tooBm C D C G C D laaaaaaate, sorryD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate forC G C D meD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate,C G C D sorryD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate forC G C D meD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate,C G C D sorryD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate forC G C D meD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate,C G C D sorryD C Bm C D Too little too laaaaaaate forC G C D me