Can't Nobody Say I Didn't Try Song Lyrics and Chords
Can't Nobody Say I Didn't Try Song Lyrics and Chords by Delbert McClinton
Can't Nobody Say I Didn't Try
Written and recorded by Delbert Mcclinton
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I was there when she
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fell for the
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first
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I picked her
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up and saw the heartache in her
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eyes
I guess I knew right
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then how little
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chance I had to win
But can'
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t nobody say I didnâ
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€™t
try
She was nineteen years
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old and already
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lonely
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only knows how many men she'
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s
tried
Why she went from man to
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man
I'l
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l never understand
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t nobody say I didnâ
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€™t
try
I
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thought that I was just the man to
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tame
her
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save her from the wild side of
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life
But the
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wild side had already
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claimed
her
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way out on the edge that's what sh
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e
loves
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read something in a
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book once about
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women
Like a
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rose they last while they
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last
But she only blooms at
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night there
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under the neon lights
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t nobody say I didnâ
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€™t
try
She only blooms at
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night there
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under the neon lights
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t nobody say I didnâ
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€™t
try
FAQ
Who sang the the song Can't Nobody Say I Didn't Try?
- The song Can't Nobody Say I Didn't Try was sang by Delbert McClinton.
Who is Delbert McClinton?
- Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, he has recorded albums for several major record labels and singles that have reached the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-charting single was "Tell Me About It", a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker, which reached number 4 on the Country chart. Four of his albums have been number 1 on the Blues chart, and another reached number 2. His highest charting pop hit was 1980's "Giving It Up for Your Love," which peaked at number 8 on the Hot 100.
McClinton has earned four Grammy Awards 1992 Rock Performance by a Duo with Bonnie Raitt for "Good Man, Good Woman" 2002 Contemporary Blues Album for Nothing Personal 2006 Best Contemporary Blues Album for Cost of Living, and 2020 Best Traditional Blues Album for Tall, Dark, & Handsome. He has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards as of 2020.He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame in March 2011, along with Lee Roy Parnell, Bruce Channel, Gary Nicholson, and Cindy Walker. In 2019, Delbert McClinton was honored by the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas with the fifth star in their Walk of Fame. (Others are actors Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, and musical artists Jerry Jeff Walker and Lyle Lovett).
