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Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - God Give Me Strength [1998] Music & Lyrics - Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Chord Shapes: Gm9 = 353335 Dsus2 = xx0230 C#7sus4 = x46474 F#sus4 = xx4422 F#m = xx4222 F#7 = 242322 D/A = x00232 A6 = x02222 Emadd9 = 022002 Em* = 022003 A7sus4 = x02030 F#m/A = x04222 A/C# = x42220 A* = x07xxx [Intro] Gm9 Gm9 Gm Gm7 Dsus2 D D 3/4| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
|Gm9 / / / |Gm9 / Gm/ Gm7/ | Bm7/ / / | / / / | [Repeat] [Verse 1]
Bm7Now I have nothing So GGod give me Dstrength BeDcause I'm C#7sus4we - - C#m7ak in her F#sus4wake F#m And if I'm C#7sus4stro - - C#m7ng I might F#sus4still F#7break Bm7And I don't have D/Aanything toG share That Bm7I won't throw Eaway into the Aair
[Bridge]
GThat song is A6sung Aout Em7This bell is A6rung Aout Em7She was the F#m7light that I'd Abless Em7She took my F#m7last chance of Ahappiness
[Chorus 1]
So Gm9God Gmgive me Bm7strength Em7God give me Dstrength
D G Em7 A7sus4 3/4| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | [Verse 2]
Bm7I can't hold on to her GGod give me Dstrength When the C#7sus4pho - - -C#m7 ne doesn't F#sus4ring F#m And I'm C#7sus4lo - - - C#m7st in F#sus4imagin - F#7ing Bm7Everything that D/Akind of love isG worth Bm7As I tumble Eback down to the Aearth
[Bridge]
GThat song is A6sung Aout Em7This bell is A6rung Aout Em7She was the F#m7light that I'd Abless Em7She took my F#m7last chance of Ahappiness
[Chorus 2]
So Gm9God Gmgive me Bm7strength Em7God if she'd Dgrant me her indGulgence and deEm7cline EmI Emadd9might Em*as A7sus4well F#m/AWipe her from my A7sus4memory A7sus4Fracture the spell As F#m/Ashe becomes myA7sus4 enemy Bm7Maybe I was E7washed out Like a Alip-print on his shirt Bm7See, I'm only E7human I Awant Bm7him A/C#to A7sus4hurt A* I wantA* him I want him to Bm7hurt!
Bm7 G 3/4| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | D C#7sus4 C#m7 C#m7 F#sus4 F#m | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | C#7sus4 C#m7 C#m7 F#sus4 F#7 | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | [Verse 3]
Bm7Since I lost the D/Apower to pre G- tend That Bm7there could ever Ebe a happy Aending.
[Bridge]
GThat song is A6sung Aout Em7This bell is A6rung Aout Em7She was the F#m7light that I'd Abless Em7She took my F#m7last chance of Ahappiness
[Chorus 3]
So Gm9God Gmgive me Bm7strength Em7God give me Dstrength
[Outro] Gm9 Gm9 Gm Gm7 Dsus2 D D 3/4| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
|Gm9 / / / |Gm9 / Gm/ Gm7/ | Bm7/ / / | / / / | [Repeat and ad lib till fade]