Chords for Michael McDonald - "Just Strong Enough" (Live at WFUV)
Tempo:
80.85 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
Dm
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[G] [F#m]
[Am] [C]
[E] [G#m] [Am] [Em]
I used to think I wore myself out on you
[F#] [F] Trying to measure out
[G]
Now [G] I know
I [C] just grew tired of forgiving you, [F#] babe
[Am]
For [F] not loving me enough
[Em]
Oh, it ain't unholy in [C] my nature
[F#]
[F] To want to love and
[Dm] [E] Just as lonely
As [Am] I'm still just strong enough
Cause [A]
[F] [Am]
I [G] never had the [Em] sense to submit
[F#m] Or [Am]
the faith [F] to walk away
[C] [G]
[Am] Always open,
[C] Can't stall
[Am]
You'd [F] have a changed Heart someday
[Em] Oh, it ain't unholy in my [G] nature
[F#]
[Am] To want to love [F] and Be loved
[Dm]
Just as lonely
[E] [G#m] As [G#] I'm still [D] just strong enough
[C] [Dm]
[D] Though you're my greatest [G] weakness
[Am] I [G]
[Em] keep carrying that [Dm] weight
And I keep looking for [Em] completeness, baby
[G] [Em]
Tell myself [C] it's not [Dm] too late
Not as long, [E] not any longer
[G#] As I'm still just [Am] strong enough
[Gm]
[G] [F#]
[F]
[G] So [E] with a [Am] heart that still [C] remembers
And
[Am] love [F] won't give up
[Em] [Dm] No, not as long, [E] not any longer
[G#m] As I'm [Dm] still just strong enough
Though you're my greatest weakness
[Am]
[A] I [C] [G] [Am]
keep [Em] carrying that [Dm] weight
And I keep looking for completeness, [Am] baby
Tell [G]
[C] myself it's not [D] too late
[Dm]
Not [E] as long, not any longer
[G#m] As I'm still just strong [D] enough
[Dm]
Strong enough, [A] strong enough
[Am] Strong [Am] enough, [G] strong enough
[Dm] Strong enough, baby
[D] [Dm]
Strong [Am] [Em] enough, baby
[C]
[G] [Dm] Strong enough
[C] [E] [G#]
[Am]
[Em]
[G] [F#m]
[Am] [C]
[E] [G#m] [Am] [Em]
I used to think I wore myself out on you
[F#] [F] Trying to measure out
[G]
Now [G] I know
I [C] just grew tired of forgiving you, [F#] babe
[Am]
For [F] not loving me enough
[Em]
Oh, it ain't unholy in [C] my nature
[F#]
[F] To want to love and
[Dm] [E] Just as lonely
As [Am] I'm still just strong enough
Cause [A]
[F] [Am]
I [G] never had the [Em] sense to submit
[F#m] Or [Am]
the faith [F] to walk away
[C] [G]
[Am] Always open,
[C] Can't stall
[Am]
You'd [F] have a changed Heart someday
[Em] Oh, it ain't unholy in my [G] nature
[F#]
[Am] To want to love [F] and Be loved
[Dm]
Just as lonely
[E] [G#m] As [G#] I'm still [D] just strong enough
[C] [Dm]
[D] Though you're my greatest [G] weakness
[Am] I [G]
[Em] keep carrying that [Dm] weight
And I keep looking for [Em] completeness, baby
[G] [Em]
Tell myself [C] it's not [Dm] too late
Not as long, [E] not any longer
[G#] As I'm still just [Am] strong enough
[Gm]
[G] [F#]
[F]
[G] So [E] with a [Am] heart that still [C] remembers
And
[Am] love [F] won't give up
[Em] [Dm] No, not as long, [E] not any longer
[G#m] As I'm [Dm] still just strong enough
Though you're my greatest weakness
[Am]
[A] I [C] [G] [Am]
keep [Em] carrying that [Dm] weight
And I keep looking for completeness, [Am] baby
Tell [G]
[C] myself it's not [D] too late
[Dm]
Not [E] as long, not any longer
[G#m] As I'm still just strong [D] enough
[Dm]
Strong enough, [A] strong enough
[Am] Strong [Am] enough, [G] strong enough
[Dm] Strong enough, baby
[D] [Dm]
Strong [Am] [Em] enough, baby
[C]
[G] [Dm] Strong enough
[C] [E] [G#]
[Am]
[Em]
Key:
Am
G
Dm
C
Em
Am
G
Dm
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em]
I used to think I wore myself out on you _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Trying to measure out
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Now [G] I know
I [C] just grew tired of forgiving you, [F#] babe
[Am] _ _ _
For [F] not loving me enough
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, it ain't unholy in [C] my nature
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [F] To want to love and _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] Just as lonely
As _ _ [Am] I'm still just strong enough
Cause [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ I [G] never had the [Em] sense to submit
[F#m] Or _ [Am] _ _ _
the faith [F] to walk away
_ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Always open,
_ [C] Can't stall
_ [Am] _ _ _
You'd [F] have a changed Heart someday
[Em] _ _ _ _ Oh, it ain't unholy in my [G] nature
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Am] To want to love [F] and Be loved
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Just as lonely
[E] _ _ [G#m] As [G#] I'm still [D] just strong enough
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] Though you're my greatest [G] weakness
[Am] I _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] keep carrying that [Dm] weight
And _ _ _ _ _ I keep looking for [Em] completeness, baby
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em]
Tell myself [C] it's not [Dm] too late _
Not as long, [E] not any longer
_ [G#] _ As I'm still just [Am] strong enough
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ So [E] with a [Am] heart that still _ [C] remembers
And _
[Am] _ _ love _ [F] won't give up
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ No, not as long, [E] not any longer
_ [G#m] As I'm [Dm] still just strong enough
_ _ Though you're my greatest weakness
_ [Am] _
_ [A] I [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
keep [Em] carrying that [Dm] weight
And _ _ _ I keep looking for completeness, [Am] baby
_ Tell _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ myself it's not [D] too late
[Dm] _
_ Not [E] as long, not any longer
[G#m] As I'm still just strong [D] enough
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Strong enough, [A] strong enough
[Am] Strong [Am] enough, [G] strong enough _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Strong enough, baby
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Strong [Am] _ [Em] enough, baby
_ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] Strong enough _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em]
I used to think I wore myself out on you _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Trying to measure out
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Now [G] I know
I [C] just grew tired of forgiving you, [F#] babe
[Am] _ _ _
For [F] not loving me enough
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, it ain't unholy in [C] my nature
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [F] To want to love and _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] Just as lonely
As _ _ [Am] I'm still just strong enough
Cause [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ I [G] never had the [Em] sense to submit
[F#m] Or _ [Am] _ _ _
the faith [F] to walk away
_ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Always open,
_ [C] Can't stall
_ [Am] _ _ _
You'd [F] have a changed Heart someday
[Em] _ _ _ _ Oh, it ain't unholy in my [G] nature
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Am] To want to love [F] and Be loved
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Just as lonely
[E] _ _ [G#m] As [G#] I'm still [D] just strong enough
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] Though you're my greatest [G] weakness
[Am] I _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] keep carrying that [Dm] weight
And _ _ _ _ _ I keep looking for [Em] completeness, baby
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em]
Tell myself [C] it's not [Dm] too late _
Not as long, [E] not any longer
_ [G#] _ As I'm still just [Am] strong enough
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ So [E] with a [Am] heart that still _ [C] remembers
And _
[Am] _ _ love _ [F] won't give up
_ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ No, not as long, [E] not any longer
_ [G#m] As I'm [Dm] still just strong enough
_ _ Though you're my greatest weakness
_ [Am] _
_ [A] I [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
keep [Em] carrying that [Dm] weight
And _ _ _ I keep looking for completeness, [Am] baby
_ Tell _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ myself it's not [D] too late
[Dm] _
_ Not [E] as long, not any longer
[G#m] As I'm still just strong [D] enough
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Strong enough, [A] strong enough
[Am] Strong [Am] enough, [G] strong enough _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Strong enough, baby
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Strong [Am] _ [Em] enough, baby
_ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] Strong enough _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _