What Are You Trying To Say Song Lyrics and Chords by Delmore Brothers
What Are You Trying To Say
Recorded by Johnny Williams
Written by Johnny Williams, Tom T. Hall, Dixie Hall
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You tell me you don't like my friends
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don't like the cloths that I
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wear
You don't like the part in my hair
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don't like the music I
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hear
What are you trying to say
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Why don't you say what you
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mean
If you're trying to say it's goodbye
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Why don't you just come
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clean
Why
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don't you just get it out
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know I won't be sur
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prised
You're talking in circles anyway
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are you trying to
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say
You say I come home too late
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spend too much time at my
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work
You say you can't sit here and wait
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always say something that
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hurts
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You say I don't care how you feel
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say I ain't much of a
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deal
You say I don't care where you go
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lie when I say it ain't
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so
Repeat #2,3
FAQ
Who sang the the song What Are You Trying To Say?
- The song What Are You Trying To Say was sang by Delmore Brothers.
Who is Delmore Brothers?
- Alton Delmore (December 25, 1908 - June 8, 1964) and Rabon Delmore (December 3, 1916 - December 4, 1952), billed as The Delmore Brothers, were country music pioneer singer-songwriters and musicians who were stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. The Delmore Brothers, together with other brother duos such as the Louvin Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Monroe Brothers (Birch Monroe, Charlie Monroe and Bill Monroe), the McGee Brothers, and The Stanley Brothers, had a profound impact on the history of country music and American popular music. The duo performed extensively with Arthur Smith as the Arthur Smith Trio throughout the 1930s.
