Elvis Costello – God Give Me Strength (Guitar)
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Intro: Gm9 D (4x)
Bm G D Now I have nothing, so God give me strength C#m7 C#m F#m7 'Cause I'm weak in her [his] wake C#m F#m F#7 And if I'm strong I might still break Bm A G And I don't have anything to share Bm E A That I won't throw away into the air G A That song is sung out G A This bell is rung out Em F#m A [He] She was the light that I'd bless Em F#m A [He] She took my last chance at happiness Gm7 Bm Gm9 Em D G Em A So God give me strength, God give me strength
(second verse same as first)
I can't hold onto [him] her, God give me strength
When the phone doesn't ring
And I'm lost in imagining
Everything that kind of love is worth
As I tumble back down to the earth
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
[He] She was the light that I'd bless
[He] She took my last chance at happiness
So God give me strength,
Gm9 Em D G Em God if [he'd] she'd grant me [his] her indulgence and decline (E, F#, G#) Asus4 A Asus2 I might as well wipe [him] her from my memory (E, F#, G#) Asus4 A Asus2 Fracture the spell as [he] she becomes my enemy Bm E A Maybe I was washed out like a lip-print on his shirt Bm E A See, I'm only human, I want him to hurt Asus4 A A7 I want him, I want him to hurt
[instrumental - repeat structure of first verse, these last two lines are
picked up as you reach the end of the verse)]
Since I lost the power to pretend
That there could ever be a happy ending
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
[He] She was the light that I'd bless
[He] She took my last chance at happiness
So God give me strength, God give me strength
Gm D
Wipe her from my life...
I might as well...
God give me strength...
God give me strength...
I might as well