Its No Good Trying

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IT'S NO GOOD TRYING - Syd Barrett
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transcribed by Greg O'Beirne 
(gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au)

(This is the solo acoustic version 
found on Track 15 of
 "The Madcap Laughs" disc of the 
Crazy Diamond box set.  It was
 recorded on 11th April, 1969, at 
Abbey Road Studios, London.
 It's virtually the same chords that
 he played on "No Good Trying"
 on the original "The Madcap Laughs"
 album, but the bass on that
 track implies slightly different 
chords and spacings.  All the
 chords on this version are to be 
played as standard E-form
 barre(tt) chords.  Just adlib 
during the E section between each
 verse for a random number of 
bars...)


     G
It's no good trying to place your 
hand
where I can't see because I 
D
understand
            A
that you're different from me

yes I can tell
                              D
that you can't be what you pretend
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           G
and you're rocking me backwards
           A#
and you're rocking towards the
C                        D
red and yellow mane of a stallion 
horse.

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     G
It's no good trying to hold your 
love
where I can't see because I 
D
understand
            A
that you're different from me

yes I can tell
                              D
that you can't be what you pretend
    G                      A#
the caterpillar hood won't cover the
 head of
    C                  D
you know you should be home in bed.

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     G
It's no good holding your sequin fan
where I can't see because I 
D
understand
            A
that you're different from me

yes I can tell
                              D
that you can't be what you pretend
           G                  
yes you're spinning around and 
  A#
around in a car
      C                            
with electric lights flashing very 
D
fast...


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--
Greg O'Beirne
woyf@perth.dialix.oz.au
gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au