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Version 1This is tabbed in the original key. Novice players may want to consider using a capo at 3rd fret and play easier chords Transpose -3 and add capo at 3rd fret would be these chord shapes Intro Am7 G D and Verse Am7 G D repeating [Intro] Cm7 Bb F [Verse 1] Cm7 I was waiting for the bus one day Bb F Watched a fight between an artsy couple escalate Cm7 Strawberry cheeks flushed with defeated rage Bb F Then he spilled his coffee as he frantically explained [Verse 2] Cm7 Maybe if you took a breath you would hear me when I talk to you Bb Threw her necklace in his face F Eyes so bright with disappointment Cm7 Bb I saw something inside her break everybody knows the feeling N.C. Suddenly he started screaming [Chorus] Cm7 Bb "Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb I swear to God I tried, F I swear to God I tried" [Verse 3] Cm7 Ripped the hem of her skirt as she ran Bb F Panicking and weaving through the crowds on Oxford Street Cm7 Watched his world dissolve in his hands Bb N.C. Tried to roll a blem then put his head between his knees [Verse 4] Cm7 Maybe if she took a breath she would know I did it all for her Bb Agony and hints of sage F Her eyes blind with disappointment Cm7 Bb I couldn’t recognize her face shards of glass live in this feeling N.C. Have to somehow stop her leaving [Chorus] Cm7 Bb "Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb Caroline, I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried [Outro] Cm7 Bb I swear to God I tried F I swear to God I tried Cm7 Bb I swear to God I tried, F I swear to God I tried"