God Give Me Strength
Elvis Costello
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Intro: Gm9 D (4x)Bm G Now I have nothing, so God giveD me strengthC#m7 C#m F#m7 'Cause I'm weak in her [his] wakeC#m And if I'm strong I might stillF#m F#7 breakBm A G And I don't have anything to shareBm E That I won't throw away into theA airG A That song is sung outG A This bell is rung outEm F#m [He] She was the light that I'dA blessEm F#m [He] She took my last chance atA happinessGm7 Bm Gm9 So God give me strength, God giveEm D G Em A me strengthContinúa después del anuncio(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 God if [he'd] she'd grant meG Em [his] her indulgence and decline(E, F#, G#) Asus4 A I might as well wipe [him] herAsus2 from my memory(E, F#, G#) Asus4 A Fracture the spell as [he] sheAsus2 becomes my enemyBm E Maybe I was washed out like aA lip-print on his shirtBm E A See, I'm only human, I want him to hurtAsus4 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 strengthGm D Wipe her from my life... I might as well... God give me strength... God give me strength... I might as well