The Harder I Try

G F# B
E A D C

[Verse one]
A          Ab           F#                    E
Whenever I meet you,  you give me such a runaround
A               Ab          F#                 E
The more that I see you,  the more you just put me down
D          E                Db                       F#
Even in front of all my friends,  you just want to hurt me (hurt me)
G                 A              D
But I'll never give up hoping,  'til I make you mine (whoa oh)

[Chorus]
G                        D                 B
The harder I try,  the further away from me it's slipping
E          A                 D
I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)

[Verse two]
A            Ab        F#                    E
I wanted to see you,  I called you on the telephone
A           Ab                    F#                   E
Just to be near you (near you),  they tell me that you're not home
D                 E               Db                   F#
I guess you could say that I'm a fool to want you so badly (badly)
G               A                D
But I'll never give up hoping,  'til I make you mine (whoa oh)

[Chorus]
G                        D                 B
The harder I try,  the further away from me it's slipping
E         A                 D
I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)
G                        D                 B
The harder I try,  the further away from me it's slipping
E          A                 D
I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)

[Break]
D          C        D       C          D         C        D        C
I go on trying....I go on trying.....I go on trying....I go on trying

[Verse three]
A                Ab             F#                   E
I should have believed them,  just put them right in their place
A            Ab                          F#                   E
I tried to impress you (impress you),  but you threw it back in my face
D         E                 Db                       F#
Even in front of all my friends,  you just want to hurt me (hurt me)
G                 A              D
But I'll never give up hoping,  'til I make you mine (whoa oh)

[Chorus]
G                        D                 B
The harder I try,  the further away from me it's slipping
E         A                 D
I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)
G                        D                 B
The harder I try,  the further away from me it's slipping
E          A                 D
I go on trying to make you love me (love me love me love me)