God Give Me Strength Elvis Costello
Intro: Gm9 D (4x)
[Bm]Now I have nothing,[G] so God give me streng[D]th
[C#m7]'Cause I'm weak [C#m]in her [bis] wak[F#m7]e
[C#m]And if I'm strong I might stil[F#m]l brea[F#7]k
[Bm]And I don't have an[A]ything to sha[G]re
[Bm]That I won't [E]throw away into the air[A]
[G]That song is sung [A]out
[G]This bell is rung[A] out
[Em] [Be] She was the[F#m] light that I'd [A]bless
[Em] [Be] She took my[F#m] last chance at happin[A]ess
[Gm7]So God give me streng[Bm]th, God g[Gm9]ive m[Em]e streng[D]th[G] [Em] [A]
[Bm]I can't hold onto [bim] her, [G]God give me [D]strength
[C#m7]When the p[C#m]hone doesn't [F#m7]ring
[C#m]And I'm lost in i[F#m]magini[F#7]ng
[Bm]Everything that kin[A]d of love is [G]worth
[Bm]As I tumble b[E]ack down to the [A]earth
[G]That song is sung [A]out
[G]This bell is rung[A] out
[Em] [Be] She was the[F#m] light that I'd [A]bless
[Em] [Be] She took my[F#m] last chance at happin[A]ess
[Gm7]So God give me streng[Bm]th
[Gm9]God if [Em]he'd] sh[D]e'd grant me [biG]s] her indulgenc[Em]e and decline
I[E] m[F#]igh[G#]t as[Asus4] well wip[A]e [bim] her from m[Asus2]y memory
F[E]ra[F#]ctu[G#]re t[Asus4]he spell [A]as [be] she become[Asus2]s my enemy
[Bm]Maybe I was wash[E]ed out like a li[A]p-print on his shirt
[Bm]See, I'm only hu[E]man, I w[A]ant him to hurt
[Asus4]I want [A]him, I w[A7]ant him to hurt
[instrumental]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [F#sus4] [F#]
[Bm]Since I lost the [A]power to pret[G]end
[Bm]That there could ever [E]be a happy [A]ending
[G]That song is sung [A]out
[G]This bell is rung[A] out
[Em] [Be] She was the[F#m] light that I'd [A]bless
[Em] [Be] She took my[F#m] last chance at happin[A]ess
[Gm7]So God give me[Bm] strength, [Gm9]God give[Em] me s[D]trength[G] [Em] [A]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [Bm] [Gm]
[D] Wipe her from my [Gm]memory
[Bm] I might as well[Gm]
[D] Wipe her from my [Gm]memory
[Bm] God give me s[Gm]trength
[D] Wipe her from my m[Gm]emory
[Bm] I might as well
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