Elvis Costello - God Give Me Strength

intro : Gm9 D ( 4x )

Bm G D
now i have nothing , so god give me strength
C#m7 C#m F#m7
’cause i’m weak in her [ his ] wake
C#m F#m F#7
and if i’m strong i might still break
Bm A G
and i don’t have anything to share
Bm E A
that i won’t throw away into the air

G A
that song is sung out
G A
this bell is rung out
Em F#m A
[ he ] she was the light that i’d bless
Em F#m A
[ he ] she took my last chance at happiness
Gm7 Bm Gm9 Em D G Em A
so god give me strength , god give me strength

( 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# , 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
Bm E A
maybe i was washed out like a lip – print on his shirt
Bm E A
see , i’m only human , i want him to hurt
Asus4 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 strength

Gm D

wipe her from my life . . .
i might as well . . .
god give me strength . . .
god give me strength . . .
i might as well