God Give Me Strength Lyrics

by Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello God Give Me Strength Lyrics

Intro: Gm9 D (4x)
Now I have nothing, so God give me strength
his
'Cause I'm weak in her wake
And if I'm strong I might still break
And I don't have anything to share
That I won't throw away into the air
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
(second verse same as first)
him
I can't hold onto 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,
[ hi[
God if he'd] she'd grant me s] her indulgence and decline
(E, f#, g#) Asus4 A Asus2
him
I might as well wipe her from my memory
(E, f#, g#) Asus4 A Asus2
he
Fracture the spell as she becomes my enemy
Maybe I was washed out like a lip-print on his shirt
See, I'm only human, I want him to hurt
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
Wipe her from my life...
I might as well...
God give me strength...
God give me strength...
I might as well

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