Elvis Costello - God give me strength
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Intro: Gm9 D (4x)
BmNow I have nothing,G so God give me strengDth
C#m7'Cause I'm weak C#min her [his] wakF#m7e
C#mAnd if I'm strong I might stilF#ml breaF#7k
BmAnd I don't have anAything to shaGre
BmThat I won't Ethrow away into the airA
GThat song is sung Aout
GThis bell is rungA out
Em[He] She was theF#m light that I'd Abless
Em[He] She took myF#m last chance at happinAess
Gm7So God give me strengBmth, God gGm9ive mEme strengDth G Em A
(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,
Gm9God if [Emhe'd] shDe'd grant me [hiGs] her indulgencEme 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
BmMaybe I was washEed out like a liAp-print on his shirt
BmSee, I'm only huEman, I wAant him to hurt
Asus4I want Ahim, I wA7ant 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