People don’t understand me (Remix)

[Intro – 0:00–0:18] [Resonator guitar: droning low A, slow slide gliss] [Foot stomp: soft, like wood floor in an empty cabin] [Wind through cracks ambience] [soft breath] > Don’t know why… --- Verse 1 – 0:19–0:42 [Chords: | Am | G | F | E |] [Lead vocal: close, weary, honest] People don’t understand me And I don’t know why I try to speak my truth But it just comes out sideways every time I ain’t askin’ for a spotlight Ain’t needin’ to be praised But I get tired of bein’ The one that folks misplace --- Pre-Chorus – 0:43–0:54 [Chords: | F | G | Am | Am |] [Mandolin: soft harmonic tremolo, ghost-like] I’m still here, doing all I can Some days that’s barely standin’ --- Chorus – 0:55–1:23 [Chords: | Am | G | F | E |] [Slide swells answering each lyric line] People don’t understand me And I don’t know why But I keep trying Lord knows I still try People don’t understand me Sometimes it makes me cry But I keep trying ’Til the day I die --- Verse 2 – 1:24–1:47 [Chords: | Am | Am | F | E |] [Resonator: palm-mute plucks, hollow] Maybe I feel too deeply Maybe I think too much Maybe these hands were made For things they never touch I ain’t lookin’ for perfection Just a little room to breathe Somebody who don’t walk away When I finally say what I mean --- Pre-Chorus – 1:48–1:59 [Chords: | F | G | Am | Am |] [Vocal double, ghost-thin] I’m still here, still holdin’ on Some nights it feels so long --- Chorus – 2:00–2:28 [Chords: | Am | G | F | E |] [Slide guitar cries like a far-off train] People don’t understand me And I don’t know why But I keep trying Lord knows I still try --- Bridge – 2:29–2:57 [Chords: | Dm | F | E | E |] [Banjo: low drone picks, rattling like bones] [Whisper-ad-lib doubles] I don’t need a crown or choir Just a soul that don’t expire Talk to me like I ain’t broken Hear the words I ain’t spoken --- Final Chorus – 2:58–3:32 [Chords: | Am | G | F | E |] [Slide sustains rise into a ghostly wail] [Harmonies: faint, mixed low, like memories] People don’t understand me And I don’t know why But I keep trying ’Til the well runs dry People don’t understand me Still I lift my eyes And I keep trying I keep trying… --- [Outro – 3:33–3:50] [Resonator: single Am chord ringing → natural decay] [Wind + floor creak ambience] [whisper, barely audible] > Still tryin’…