Chord God Give Me Strength by Elvis Costello

intro : Gm9 D 4x Bm G D now i have nothing , so god give me strength C#m7 C#m F#m7 ’cause i’m weak in her his wake C#m F#m F#7 and if i’m strong i might still break Bm A G and i don’t have anything to share Bm E A that i won’t throw away into the air G A that song is sung out G A this bell is rung out Em F#m A he she was the light that i’d bless Em F#m A he she took my last chance at happiness Gm7 Bm Gm9 Em D G Em A so god give me strength , god give me strength second verse same as first i can’t hold onto him her , god give me strength when the phone doesn’t ring and i’m lost in imagining everything that kind of love is worth as i tumble back down to the earth that song is sung out this bell is rung out he she was the light that i’d bless he she took my last chance at happiness so god give me strength , Gm9 Em D G Em god if he’d she’d grant me his her indulgence and decline E , F# , G# Asus4 A Asus2 i might as well wipe him her from my memory E , F# , G# Asus4 A Asus2 fracture the spell as he she becomes my enemy Bm E A maybe i was washed out like a lip - print on his shirt Bm E A see , i’m only human , i want him to hurt Asus4 A A7 i want him , i want him to hurt instrumental - repeat structure of first verse , these last two lines are picked up as you reach the end of the verse since i lost the power to pretend that there could ever be a happy ending that song is sung out this bell is rung out he she was the light that i’d bless he she took my last chance at happiness so god give me strength , god give me strength Gm D wipe her from my life . . . i might as well . . . god give me strength . . . god give me strength . . . i might as well