Chords for Leslie Phillips - Strength of MY LIfe - Trenton NJ 1985

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ You _ _ know the things that I've been talking about, not hiding in the shadows, being open
and [B] honest, _ _ and giving to other people, sharing Jesus with other people, you know those things
just aren't possible _ without God's strength.
_ _ You know, we can try _ and try and try and try to make ourselves better people _ inside and
out, but Jesus is really the only one that can do that. _
_ _ _ And for any encouragement that I give you tonight, I want you to understand [D] that it's
in love, _ it's out of concern for you, _ and it's all _ _ in the light _ _ that God will give you
the strength to do it.
We need to lean on Him most of all.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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I open my [C] eyes [Bb] to the sound of morning [C] _ news, _ [Dm] and wish for ten [D] more minutes _ _ [Dm] left to _ [D] sleep.
And as [Bb] I get into [C] the shower, _ _ [Bb] thoughts of facing [C] one more day _
[Dm] _ overwhelm me, and [Db] I begin
[F] to _ _ _ [B] _ weep.
_ _ [Bb] I've [Gm] never _ felt _ [Am] like I've needed [Dm] your help [A] _ _ [Bb] so bad.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well my tears are pushed [C] away now, for the [Bb] sake of _ morning rush, _ till [Dm] the Bible on the
[Am] table _ catches [Dm] my eye.
_ [D] _ _
And [Bb] I read you are [C] near to _ the [Bb] _ _ heartbreak [C] of grief, _ _ [Dm] and I _ realize [Db] that I don't need
[F] to try _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] to give up [Gm] _ _ myself, _ [Am] because you're ready [Dm] to _ help _
[Bb] me _ _ _ _ live.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ Every _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
day I _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] pray to you [C] to be [Bb] the strength _ _ _ [Bbm] _ of [F] my life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You're _ going _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ to be [Bb] the strength _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
of my [F] _ _ _ life.
_ Be [Bb] the strength of my _ life.
_ [F] Strength of my life.
Be [Bb] the strength of my [Bbm] _ life [F] today. _ _
_ _ _ _ Be [Bb] the strength of my _ _ life.
[F] Strength of [Dm] my life.
Be the [Bb] strength of my [Bbm] _ _ life today.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
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[D] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] Each day has its _ problems, its [Bb] troubles, and [C] its tears.
[Dm] And it seems I'm _ [D] always anything _ _
[Dm] but strong.
_ _ _ [D] _
But when [Bb] I learn to know my [C] weakness, _ I _ understand _ your strength.
_ [Dm] Even when [Db] the hard times [F] last so _ [B] _ long, I [Bb] won't try by [Gm] _ _ myself.
I'll [Am] just ask for your [Dm] help _ _ _
[Bb] each _ _ _ _ day.
I pray _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] to _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
you to be the [Bb] strength _ _
_ [Bbm] _ of my [F] life. _
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You're going _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ to _ be the [Bb] strength _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ of [F] my life. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Be the strength of my life.
_ _ Strength of my life.
Be the strength of _ [Bbm] _
my life [F] today. _ _ _ _
_ _ Be [Bb] the strength of my _ _ _ [F] life.
Strength _ of [Dm] my life.
Be [Bb] the strength _ of [Bbm] my _ _ _ _ _ _ life _ _ _ _ today.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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