Baby I Tried Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Ed Brown
Baby I Tried
Recorded by Jim Ed Brown
Written by Skip Gibbs
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you
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to make me want you
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t I've been long
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love me
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but baby you
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lied
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credit for
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by I
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tried
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y girl an
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d I just let you have you
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t even fill on
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s you wouldn't miss i
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f I died
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e been good to you stayed home whil
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e you went out
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e watched our kids while you had fun an
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d never once did I shout
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I've been lonely for s
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o long now I
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o long now I
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Baby I Tried?
- The song Baby I Tried was sang by Jim Ed Brown.
Who is Jim Ed Brown?
- James Edward Brown (April 1, 1934 - June 11, 2015) was an American country singer-songwriter who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with fellow country music vocalist Helen Cornelius, through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
