Trijntje Oosterhuis ~ God Give Me Strength Chords

Tempo:
103.4 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

B

Bm

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Trijntje Oosterhuis ~ God Give Me Strength chords
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[F#m] [Bm] [C#]
[F#] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [D#m]
[F#m] [Bm]
[C#] [F#] [Bm]
[A#m]
[D#m] Now I have nothing, [B] so God give [F#] me strength, [C#] cause [Fm] I'm weak [D#] in [A#m] His way.
[Cm] And if I'm strong, [Fm]
I [G#] might still [A#] break.
[F#] And I don't [C#] have anything [B] to [F#] share, [D#m] that I won't [F#] throw [G#] away into the [C#] air.
[B] That song is [C#] sung out, [G#m]
[B] this bell [F#] is rung [C#]
out.
[B] He [C#] [D#m] was [C#] the light that I'd let,
[B] [C#] He took my [D#] last [C#] chance at happiness.
[Bm] So God [D#m] give me strength,
[G#m] God give [C#] me strength.
[B] [A#m] [G#m]
[D#m] I can't [C#] hold on to [B] Him, God give [F#] me strength.
When [G#] the phone [Fm] [F#] doesn't [A#m] ring, [Fm] and I'm [G#] lost in [A#] imagining,
[Cm] [A#]
[D#m] everything [F#] that kind of love [B]
is worth.
[F#] [D#m] As I [F#] tumble back down to the [G#] earth, [C#]
[B] that song [F#] is [C#] sung out, [G#m]
[B] this bell [F#] is [C#] rung out.
He was the light that I'd let,
[G#m] [A#m] He took my last [C#] chance at happiness.
[Bm] So God [A#m] give me strength, [D#m]
[G#m]
[C#] He [F#] grant me His [B] indulgence [G#m] and decline.
[A#m] [D#] This way
[C#] I'll wipe Him from [G#m] my memory, [F#] wretched [B] and spare, [C#] as He becomes my [B] enemy.
[C#] [D#m] [G#] Maybe I was washed out [C#] like a lip print on His shirt.
See, [D#m] I'm only [G#] human, [C#] I want Him [B] to hurt.
[G#m]
[D#m]
[A#m]
[B]
[F#] [Fm]
[A#m]
[Fm]
[A#] [G#] [A#]
[F#] Since I lost the power to [B]
pretend, [F#] that there could ever be a [G#] happy ending.
[C#]
[B] That song [F#] is [C#] sung out, [G#m]
[B] this bell [F#] is [C#] rung out.
He was the light that I'd let,
[B] [A#m] He took my [B] last [C#] chance at happiness.
So [Bm] God give [F#] me strength,
[G#m] God give me [C#] strength.
[F#] [F#m] [B] [F#m]
[C#] [F#] [F#m]
[Bm] [A#m]
[F#] [A] God
[Bm] [C#] [F#]
[F#m] give me, oh [Bm] yeah, [D#m]
[A#m] sin I [F#] might as [F#m] well, oh yeah, [Bm] [C#] [F#]
work on [F#m] good, [Bm] oh my.
[D#m] [F#m]
[Bm] [A] [F#]
[N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
D#m
13421116
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
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To learn Traincha - God Give Me Strength chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F#, C#, B, F#, C#, G#m, B, F#, F#m, Bm and C# of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 51 BPM and then match the original tempo of 103 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Major.

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] Now I have nothing, [B] so God _ give [F#] me strength, _ _ [C#] cause [Fm] I'm weak _ [D#] in [A#m] His way. _
_ _ [Cm] And if I'm strong, _ [Fm]
I [G#] might still [A#] break. _
[F#] _ And I don't [C#] have anything [B] to _ [F#] share, _ [D#m] that I won't [F#] throw [G#] away into the [C#] _ _ air.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ That song is [C#] sung out, _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [B] this bell [F#] is rung [C#]
out.
_ _ [B] He [C#] [D#m] was [C#] the light that I'd let, _ _ _ _
[B] [C#] He took my [D#] last [C#] chance at happiness.
_ _ [Bm] So God _ _ [D#m] give me strength, _ _
_ _ [G#m] God _ _ give [C#] me strength.
_ [B] _ _ [A#m] _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ I can't [C#] hold on to [B] Him, God give [F#] me strength.
_ When _ [G#] the phone [Fm] _ _ [F#] doesn't [A#m] ring, _ _ _ [Fm] and I'm _ [G#] lost in _ _ _ [A#] imagining,
[Cm] _ [A#] _
[D#m] _ everything [F#] that kind of love [B]
is worth.
[F#] _ _ _ [D#m] As I [F#] tumble back down to the [G#] _ earth, [C#] _
_ _ [B] _ that _ song [F#] is [C#] sung out, _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [B] this bell [F#] is [C#] rung out.
_ _ He was the light that I'd let, _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] [A#m] He took my last [C#] chance at happiness.
_ _ [Bm] So God _ _ _ [A#m] give me strength, _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#] He [F#] grant me His [B] _ indulgence [G#m] and decline.
_ _ [A#m] _ [D#] This way _
[C#] I'll wipe Him from [G#m] my memory, _ _ _ _ [F#] wretched [B] and spare, [C#] as He becomes my [B] enemy. _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [D#m] _ [G#] Maybe I was washed out [C#] like a lip print on His shirt.
See, [D#m] I'm only [G#] human, [C#] I want Him [B] to hurt.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [A#]
[F#] Since I lost the power to [B]
pretend, _ [F#] _ _ that there could ever be a [G#] happy ending.
_ [C#] _
_ _ [B] _ That _ song [F#] is [C#] sung out, _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [B] this bell [F#] is [C#] rung out.
_ _ He was the light that I'd let, _ _ _ _
[B] [A#m] He took my [B] last [C#] chance at happiness.
_ So [Bm] God _ give [F#] me strength, _ _
_ _ [G#m] God _ give me _ [C#] strength. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _
[C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] [A] God _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] give me, oh [Bm] yeah, _ [D#m] _ _
[A#m] _ sin I [F#] might as [F#m] well, oh yeah, [Bm] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
work on [F#m] good, _ _ _ [Bm] oh my.
[D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

It's Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach who authored this song.

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