The Good Lord Knows I Tried Billy Joe Shaver Verse 1: From the v[D]ery first hello to the v[G]ery last goodbye From h[A]ere to there and everything betw[D]een All i ever did was try my best to k[G]eep you satisfied And all you [A]ever did was make a fool of m[D]e Chorus: I tried [A]every way i knew to give you e[D]verything i had And all i [E]ever did was try to treat you r[A]ight Still the b[D]est that i could do was never g[G]ood enough for you I couldn't pl[A]ease you but the good Lord know (allcountrytabs.com)