God Give Me Strength Chords by Elvis Costello

Tempo:
106.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

G

D

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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God Give Me Strength chords
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[Gm]
[A] [D]
[Gm]
[Bm]
[D] [Gm]
[D]
[Gm]
[Bm]
Now I have nothing, [G] so God give [D] me strength
[C#] Cause I'm [C#m] weak in [F#m] a way
And [B] if I'm [C#m] strong, I [F#] might still break
[Bm] And I [A] don't have anything
[G] to share
[Bm] But I won't [E] throw away into [A] the air
[G] That song [A] is sung out
[Em] This spell [A] is rung out
[Em] She was [F#m] the light that [A] I'd bless
[G] She took [F#m] my last [A] chance of happiness
[Gm] So God give [Bm] me strength
[Em] God give [D] me strength
[G]
[Em] [A]
I
[C#] [Bm] can't hold on to [G] God
Give [D] me strength
[C#] When the [C#m] phone [F#m] doesn't ring
And I'm [C#m] lost in [C#] [F#] imagining
[Bm] Everything [F#m] that kind of love [G] is worth
[Bm] As I [D] tumble back down [A] to the earth
[G] That song is [A] sung out
[Em] This spell is [A] rung out
[G] She was the [F#m] light that I'd [A] bless
[G] She took my [A] last chance of happiness
So [Gm] God give me [Bm] strength
[Em] God should [D] grant me her [G] indulgence [Em] and decline
[E] Wipe [F#m] her from [A] my memory
Grab her to stay
[F#m] She becomes [G] my enemy
[F#m] Maybe I [E] was washed out like a lip print [A] on a shirt
[D] See I'm [E] only human
[A] I want him to hurt
I want him
I [C#m]
want him to [Bm] hurt
[G]
[D]
[C#] [C#m]
[F#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[B]
[F#] [Bm] Since I [F#m] lost the power to [G] pretend
That [Bm] there could [D] ever be a [A] happy ending
[G] That song [F#m] is [A]
sung out
[Em]
This spell is [A] rung out
[G] She was [F#m] the light that [A] I'd bless
[G] She took [F#m] my last chance [A] of happiness
So [Gm] God give [Bm] me strength
[E]
God give me
[D] strength
[Gm]
[A]
[Gm]
[Bm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[D] Wipe her from my memory
I
[Bm] might as [D] well
God give [Gm] me strength
[Bm] God give [Dm] me strength
[D]
[Bm]
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To start learning Elvis Costello - God Give Me Strength chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bm, Gm, Bm, Gm, D, A, Em, A, G, Bm, E and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 53 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 106 BPM. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now I have nothing, [G] so God give [D] me _ strength _
[C#] Cause I'm [C#m] weak _ in [F#m] a way
_ And [B] if I'm [C#m] strong, _ I [F#] might _ still break _
[Bm] And I [A] don't have anything _
[G] to share _
[Bm] But I won't [E] throw away into [A] the _ _ _ air
[G] That _ _ _ song [A] is sung out _
[Em] _ _ This spell [A] is rung _ out
[Em] She was [F#m] the light that [A] I'd bless _ _ _
[G] She took [F#m] my last [A] chance of happiness _ _
[Gm] So God give [Bm] me strength _ _ _
[Em] God _ give [D] me strength
[G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
I _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [Bm] _ can't hold on to _ [G] God
_ Give [D] me strength _ _
[C#] When the _ [C#m] phone _ _ [F#m] doesn't ring _
And I'm [C#m] _ lost in [C#] _ _ [F#] imagining
_ _ [Bm] _ Everything [F#m] that kind of love [G] is _ worth
_ _ [Bm] As I [D] tumble back down [A] to the _ _ earth
_ [G] That _ _ song is [A] sung _ out
[Em] _ _ This spell is [A] rung _ _ out
[G] She was the [F#m] light that I'd [A] bless _
_ _ [G] She took my [A] last chance of happiness _
_ So [Gm] God _ give me [Bm] strength _
_ _ _ [Em] God _ _ should [D] grant me her [G] indulgence [Em] and decline _
_ _ [E] _ _ Wipe [F#m] her from [A] my memory _
_ _ _ Grab her to stay
[F#m] She becomes [G] my enemy _ _ _
[F#m] Maybe I [E] was washed out like a lip print [A] on a shirt _
[D] See I'm [E] only human
[A] I want him to hurt
I _ _ _ _ _ _
want him
I [C#m] _
want him to [Bm] hurt _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Bm] Since I [F#m] lost the power to [G] _ pretend
That _ [Bm] there could [D] ever be a [A] happy _ ending
_ _ [G] That _ _ song [F#m] is _ [A]
sung out
_ [Em] _ _
This spell is [A] rung out
_ [G] She was [F#m] the light that [A] I'd bless
_ _ [G] She took [F#m] my last chance [A] of happiness
_ So [Gm] _ God _ give [Bm] me strength _
_ _ _ [E] _ _
God give me _
[D] strength _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ Wipe her from my memory
I _
[Bm] _ _ _ might as [D] well _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ God give [Gm] me strength _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ God give [Dm] me strength _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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