Intro: G Cm G Cm G

     G
This gettin' up early pulling double shifts
                                          C
Gonna make an old man of me long before I ever get rich
        G
But I'm trying
     G
It's been two years since we finalized
                                C
Still ain't used to putting "X" in front of wife
        G
But I'm trying
F
Send more money right away
                                        C
Is pretty much all she has to say when she calls these days
    Dsus2
And don't you be late


Chorus:
    G                Cm
But all I can do, is all I can do
              G      Cm
And I keep on tryin'___
    G                Cm
And all I can be, is all I can be
              G      Cm
And I keep on tryin'___
            D
But there's always a mountin in front of me
C                                                       F C
Seems I'm always climbing, and falling, and climbing
              G         Cm
But I keep on trying


Well I remember daddy sayin "Keep your eye on the ball"
Run like hell, play to win, get up when you fall"
I'm tryin'
Don't say nothing that you can't take back
Never do anything you might regret, no don't do that
Daddy, I'm tryin'
Know the difference 'tween Heaven and Hell
Go easy on the bottle, be hard on yourself
And I know he meant well


Chorus:
    G                Cm
But all I can do, is all I can do
              G      Cm
And I keep on tryin'___
    G                Cm
And all I can be, is all I can be
              G      Cm
And I keep on tryin'___
            D
But there's always a mountin in front of me
C                                                       F C
Seems I'm always climbing, and falling, and climbing
              G
But I keep on trying


Solo:  F  C  F  G  F  C  F  G  F  C  D


Reprise:
    G                Cm
But all I can do, is all I can do
And I keep on tryin'
And all I can be, well that's all I can be
And I keep on tryin'

All I can do, is all I can do
But I keep on tryin'
There's always a mountain in front of me
Seems I'm always climbing, then stumbling, and then falling, and then climbing
But I keep on tryin'

This gettin' up early pulling double shifts
Gonna make an old man of me long before I ever get rich
        G
But I'm tryin