God Give Me Strength
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Now I have nothing, so God give me strength
'Cause I'm weak in her wake
And if I'm strong I might still break
And I don't have anything to share
That I won't throw away into the air
That song is sung out
This bell is rung out
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance at happiness
So God give me strength, God give me strength
(second verse same as first)
I can't hold onto 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
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance at happiness
So God give me strength,
God if she'd grant me her indulgence and decline
(, , )
I might as well wipe her from my memory
(, , )
Fracture the spell as she becomes my enemy
Maybe I was washed out like a lip-print on his shirt
See, I'm only human, I want him to hurt
I want him, I want him to hurt
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
She was the light that I'd bless
She took my last chance at happiness
So God give me strength, God give me strength
Wipe her from my life...
I might as well...
God give me strength...
God give me strength...
I might as well
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Readable chord sheet for God Give Me Strength by Elvis Costello
[Gm9] [D] [Bm]Now I have nothing,[G] so God give me streng[D]th [C#m7] [C#m] [F#m7] 'Cause I'm weak in her [his] wake [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][He] She was the[F#m] light that I'd [A]bless [Em][He] 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] (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#], [Ab]) [Asus4] [A] [Asus2] I might as well wipe [him] her from my memory ([E], [F#], [Ab]) [Asus4] [A] [Asus2] Fracture the spell as [he] she becomes 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 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