Lyrics Try (live: 1970-08-12: Harvard Stadium) - Janis Joplin
Try,
try,
try
just
a
little
bit
harder
So
I
can
love,
love,
love
him,
I
tell
myself'cause
I'm
gonna
try,
oh
yeah,
just
a
little
bit
harder
So
I
won't
lose,
lose,
lose
him
to
nobody
else,
yeah.
Hey,
I
don't
care
how
long
it's
gonna
take
ya
But
if
it's
a
dream
I
don't
want
no
I
don't
really
want
it
Yeah
if
it's
a
dream
I
don't
want
nobody
to
wake
me.
Yeah
I'm
gonna
try,
oh
yeah,
just
a
little
bit
harder
So
I
can
give,
give,
give,
give
him
every
bit
of
my
soul.
I'm
gonna
try,
oh
yeah,
just
a
little
bit
harder
So
I
can
show,
show,
show
him
love
with
no
control,
yeah.
Hey!
I
don't
care
how
long
it's
gonna
take
ya
But
if
it's
a
dream
I
don't
want
No
I
don't
really
want
it
Yeah
if
it's
a
dream
I
don't
want
nobody
to
wake
me.
Hey,
dig
it!
yeah!
yeah
yeah
yeah!
Yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
all
right.
Try
oh
yeah,
hey,
try
oh
yeah,
lord,
lord,
lord,
Try
oh
yeah,
try
oh
yeah,
lord,
lord,
lord,
Try
oh
yeah
yeah,
try,
whoa,
try
oh
yeah,
lord,
lord,
lord,
Push,
work,
push,
work,
oh
yeah,
try,
oh
yeah
hey!
Try
oh
yeah,
hey
try
oh
yeah,
Try
lord,
try,
try,
you
ain't
trying
man
You're
not
trying
out
man,
come
up
with
it.
Come
on,
that's
a
wanker
that
listens
to
words,
man.
Hey
you
gotta
work
all
night
Hey
little
girl,
gotta
push
on
You
gotta
need
Work
a
little
more,
hey,
try
a
little
more,
Need
a
little
more
Yeah,
work
on,
push
on,
move
on,
move
on,
You
gotta
work
for
it,
you
gotta
work
on
it
Push
on,
need
on,
move
on,
Move
on,
hey
hey
hey.
Work
it
daddy,
Work
it
daddy,
Come
on,
work
it
daddy,
oh
Yeah,
yeah,
you
better
try,
try,
try,
try
a
little
more
You
ain't
never
gonna
get
any
man
if
that's
the
sort
of
thing
you
can
do.
Shit,
there's
lot
more
talent
around
than
that
man.
Try,
try,
try,
try
try
try,
You've
gotta
try,
try,
try,
try,
Try,
try,
try,
try,
try,
try...
You
gotta
try,
try,
try,
try...
Lord,
try,
try,
try,
try,
Lord,
try,
try,
try,
try,
Hey,
try,
try,
try,
try,
Hey,
try
oh
yeah,
try
oh
yeah,
lord,
lord,
lord
Try
oh
yeah,
hey,
try
whoa,
try
oh
yeah
Try
oh
yeah,
lord,
lord,
lord,
try
oh
yeah
Try
oh
yeah,
hey,
hey,
hey,
Try
oh
yeah,
try
oh
yeah,
Lord,
lord,
lord,
oh
lord.
And
don't
you
forget!
1 Psyche
2 Light Is Faster Than Sound (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
3 Summertime (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
4 Mr. Natural (cuts out) (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
5 Bye Bye Baby (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
6 Women Is Losers (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
7 All Is Loneliness (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
8 Call on Me (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
9 Ball & Chain (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
10 So Sad to Be Alone (live: 1965-xx-xx)
11 Stealing (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
12 San Francisco Bay Blues (live: 1963-xx-xx: San Francisco, CA, USA)
13 Careless Love (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
14 I Ain't Got a Worry (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
15 Silver Threads & Golden Needles (1963-xx-xx: Reel #1: Austin, Texas)
16 Catch Me Daddy (live: 1968-04-xx: New Generation Club, New York City, NY, USA)
17 Piece of My Heart (live: 1968-04-xx: New Generation Club, New York City, NY, USA)
18 Down on Me (live: 1966: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
19 No Reason for Living (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
20 Summertime (live: 1968-10-26: Hollywood Palace, CA, USA)
21 I Need a Man to Love (live: 1968-10-26: Hollywood Palace, CA, USA)
22 Combination of the Two (1968-xx-xx: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
23 Farewell Song (1968-xx-xx: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
24 Piece of My Heart (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
25 Summertime (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
26 Coo Coo (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
27 Combination of the Two (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
28 Ball & Chain (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
29 Down on Me (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
30 Hesitation Blues (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
31 Piece of My Heart (reprise) (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
32 Piece of My Heart (1969-04: Swedish TV)
33 Long Black Train Blues (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
34 Summertime (1969-04: Swedish TV)
35 Work Me Lord (1969-04: Swedish TV)
36 Mary Jane (1965-xx-xx: San Francisco, CA, USA)
37 Stay With Me (live: 1969-03-21: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA)
38 Call on Me (1967: Mainstream LP Session outtake)
39 Bye, Bye Baby (1967: Mainstream LP session outtake)
40 It's a Deal (1968-03-19: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
41 To Love Somebody (1969-07-xx: Dick Cavett Show)
42 Easy Once You Know How (1968-03-19: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
43 Roadblock (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
44 Little Girl Blue (1969-12-xx: Tom Jones Show)
45 Flower in the Sun (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
46 Raise Your Hand (1969-12-xx: Tom Jones Show)
47 Misery'n (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
48 Kozmic Blues (live: 1969-12-11: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)
49 Catch Me Daddy (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
50 Farewell Song (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
51 Summertime (1968-03-28: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
52 Mercedes Benz (live: 1970-08-12: Harvard Stadium)
53 Misery'n (1968-04-01: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
54 Try (live: 1970-08-12: Harvard Stadium)
55 Catch Me Daddy (1968-04-01: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
56 My Baby (live: 1970-08-12: Harvard Stadium)
57 Harry (1968-06-12: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
58 My Baby (1970-03-xx: Dick Cavett Show)
59 Magic of Love (1968-03-01 or 1968-03-02: The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA)
60 Down on Me (1968-03-01 or 1968-03-02: The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA)
61 Piece of My Heart (1968-03-01 or 1968-03-02: The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA)
62 Ball and Chain (1969-04-01: Amsterdam, Netherlands)
63 One Night Stand (take 1) (1970-03-28: studio session) (outtake)
64 One Night Stand (take 2) (1970-03-28: studio session) (outtake)
65 Get It While You Can (1970-06-25: Dick Cavett Show, ABC TV)
66 Call on Me (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
67 Combination of the Two (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
68 Blow My Mind (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
69 Down on Me (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
70 All Is Loneliness / Drum Solo (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
71 Road Block (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
72 Light Is Faster Than Sound (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
73 Bye Bye Baby (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
74 Goin' to Brownsville (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
75 Ball and Chain (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
76 I Know You Rider (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
77 Gospel Ship (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
78 Stealin' (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
79 Daddy Daddy Daddy (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
80 Careless Love (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
81 Mary Jane (live: 1962-12-xx: Folk Theater, San Jose, CA, USA)
82 Trouble in Mind (1964-xx-xx: Jorma Kaukonen's House, San Jose, CA, USA)
83 Combination of the 2 (cuts in) (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
84 I Need a Man to Love (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
85 Flower in the Sun (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
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