Chords for Joan Armatrading "The Weakness in Me"
Tempo:
96 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
I'm not the sort of person who [D] falls [Em] in and quickly out of [C] love
But [G] till I get my [D] fetcher right from [C] the start
I [G]
have a lover who [D] loves [F#] me
[Em] How could I break [C] such a heart?
[G] Yet still you get my [D] attention
Why [C] [G]
do you [Em] come here when [C] you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do [Em] you call me [C] when you know I can't answer [G] the phone?
Make me [D] lie when I [C] don't want to
And [Gm] make [D] someone else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make me [D] stay when I [C] should [Am] not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here [C] and pretend to be just [G] passing by?
But I mean [D] to [C] see you
[D]
[G] And I mean to [D] [C] hold you
[D] [G] [D] [G] Tightly
[Em] [C]
[G] Feeling guilty,
[D] worried
[Em] Waking from [C] tormented sleep
This [G] old love has [D] me bound
For the new [C] love cuts deep
[G] If I choose now, [D] I'll lose out
[E] One of [C] you has to fall
And [G] I need you [D] and you
[C]
[G] Why do [Em] you come here [C] when you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do you [Em] call me when [C] you know I can't [G] answer the phone?
[D] Make me lie when I [C] don't want to
And make someone [D] else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make [D] me stay when [C] I should not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here [C] and pretend to be just passing [G] by?
But I mean [D] to see [C]
you
[D] [G] And I mean [D] to [C] hold you
[D] [G] [D] [G] Tightly
[Em] [C]
[G]
[G#m]
[Em]
[C] [G]
I'm not the sort of person who [D] falls [Em] in and quickly out of [C] love
But [G] till I get my [D] fetcher right from [C] the start
I [G]
have a lover who [D] loves [F#] me
[Em] How could I break [C] such a heart?
[G] Yet still you get my [D] attention
Why [C] [G]
do you [Em] come here when [C] you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do [Em] you call me [C] when you know I can't answer [G] the phone?
Make me [D] lie when I [C] don't want to
And [Gm] make [D] someone else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make me [D] stay when I [C] should [Am] not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here [C] and pretend to be just [G] passing by?
But I mean [D] to [C] see you
[D]
[G] And I mean to [D] [C] hold you
[D] [G] [D] [G] Tightly
[Em] [C]
[G] Feeling guilty,
[D] worried
[Em] Waking from [C] tormented sleep
This [G] old love has [D] me bound
For the new [C] love cuts deep
[G] If I choose now, [D] I'll lose out
[E] One of [C] you has to fall
And [G] I need you [D] and you
[C]
[G] Why do [Em] you come here [C] when you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do you [Em] call me when [C] you know I can't [G] answer the phone?
[D] Make me lie when I [C] don't want to
And make someone [D] else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make [D] me stay when [C] I should not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here [C] and pretend to be just passing [G] by?
But I mean [D] to see [C]
you
[D] [G] And I mean [D] to [C] hold you
[D] [G] [D] [G] Tightly
[Em] [C]
[G]
[G#m]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
F#
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
I'm not the sort of person who [D] falls _ _ [Em] in and quickly out of [C] love
But [G] till I get my [D] fetcher right from [C] the start
I [G] _ _
_ have a lover who [D] loves [F#] me
[Em] How could I break [C] such a heart?
[G] Yet still you get my [D] attention _
Why [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
do you [Em] come here when [C] you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do [Em] you call me [C] when you know I can't answer [G] the phone?
Make me [D] lie when I [C] don't want to
And [Gm] make [D] someone else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make me [D] stay when I [C] should [Am] not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here [C] and pretend to be just [G] passing by?
But I mean [D] to [C] see you
[D] _
[G] _ _ And I mean to [D] [C] hold you
[D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Tightly _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Feeling guilty, _
_ _ [D] worried
_ [Em] Waking from [C] tormented sleep
This [G] old love has [D] me bound
For the new [C] love cuts deep
[G] If _ I choose now, [D] I'll lose out
[E] One of [C] you has to fall
And [G] I need you _ [D] and you
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] Why do [Em] you come here _ [C] when you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do you [Em] call me when [C] you know I can't [G] answer the phone?
_ [D] Make me lie when I [C] don't want to
And make someone [D] else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make [D] me stay when [C] I should not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here _ [C] and pretend to be just passing [G] by?
But I mean [D] to see [C]
you
[D] _ [G] _ And I mean [D] to [C] hold you
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Tightly
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
I'm not the sort of person who [D] falls _ _ [Em] in and quickly out of [C] love
But [G] till I get my [D] fetcher right from [C] the start
I [G] _ _
_ have a lover who [D] loves [F#] me
[Em] How could I break [C] such a heart?
[G] Yet still you get my [D] attention _
Why [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
do you [Em] come here when [C] you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do [Em] you call me [C] when you know I can't answer [G] the phone?
Make me [D] lie when I [C] don't want to
And [Gm] make [D] someone else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make me [D] stay when I [C] should [Am] not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here [C] and pretend to be just [G] passing by?
But I mean [D] to [C] see you
[D] _
[G] _ _ And I mean to [D] [C] hold you
[D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Tightly _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Feeling guilty, _
_ _ [D] worried
_ [Em] Waking from [C] tormented sleep
This [G] old love has [D] me bound
For the new [C] love cuts deep
[G] If _ I choose now, [D] I'll lose out
[E] One of [C] you has to fall
And [G] I need you _ [D] and you
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] Why do [Em] you come here _ [C] when you know I've got troubles [G] enough?
Why do you [Em] call me when [C] you know I can't [G] answer the phone?
_ [D] Make me lie when I [C] don't want to
And make someone [D] else some kind of a non [G]-loving fool
You make [D] me stay when [C] I should not
Are you so [D] strong?
Or is all the weakness in [G] me?
Why do [Em] you come here _ [C] and pretend to be just passing [G] by?
But I mean [D] to see [C]
you
[D] _ [G] _ And I mean [D] to [C] hold you
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Tightly
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _