G I have been trying Am D G To write a haiku for you Am D Some things I just can’t do G Am Maybe you’re beyond D G Ancient Asian poetry Am D Or maybe it’s just me G I have been trying Am D Em A To get this haiku just right all night Em A D For you; alright I’m through G Maybe this poem Am D G Was lost in the sauce we spilled Am D That never got refilled G I’ve never thought much Am D G Of formulaic Verse anyway Am D And rhymes are not my fort G I have been trying Am D Em A To get this haiku just right all night Em A D For you; alright I’m through Chorus: F Dm G C I’m trying not to try too hard F G C But you’re hard to write down right F Dm G C So I pen these trite attempts F G C At haikus for you tonight Solo -x2-: G Am D G Lah dah dee diddum Am D G Lah dah dee doom doo ditto Am D Dum doo lah dee doh G -nc- There, that’s sufficient Am D Em I wrote a haiku for you A Em Well I tried at least, and that’s not so bad A D I’m working here; can that be said for you Chorus: F Dm G C I’m trying not to try too hard F G C But you’re hard to write down right F Dm G C So I pen these trite attempts F G Am D At haikus for you tonight F Dm G C Words don’t work like Webster says F G C They trip me up all night F Dm G C I’m just trying to write for you F G C But you’re hard to write down right
