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To Be Strong

Beatsteaks

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em○○○○
C×○○
G○○○
D××○
A×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Em C G D 
Em C G D 
 
Em             C       G     D 
   I'm waiting here in line 
Em              C       G        D     Em 
   Trying to forget the bullshit in my mind 
           C     G      D 
   Time is on my side 
Em         C       G     D 
   I'm not here to hide 
Em   C      G        D 
   I need to breathe 
 
Em     C       G       D 
   And I'm not scared 
Em       C          G      D 
   But I don't know how it is 
Em       C          G      D 
   But I don't know how it is 
 
      Em C  G D 
To be strong 
      Em C  G D 
To be strong 
 
D D D D 
 
Em    C          G      D 
   It feels like this 
Em C       G      D 
   Far too long 
Em   C               G        D 
   I try to get that pressure out 
Em C       G      D 
   In this song 
 
   G      C    D 
So here i am 
G     C    G D 
On my own 
        G           C     G A 
With my back on the wall 
        A 
With my back on the wall 
 
4 x  
      Em C  G D 
To be strong 
 
4 x Em C G D 
 
Em             C       G     D 
   I'm waiting here in line 
Em              C       G        D     Em 
   Trying to forget the bullshit in my mind 
           C     G      D 
   Time is on my side 
Em         C       G 
   I'm not here to hide 
 
   G      C    D 
So here i am 
G     C    D 
On my own 
        G           C     G A 
With my back on the wall 
        A 
With my back on the wall 
 
      Em C  G D 
To be strong 
 
D D D G

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Chord set

Em · C · G · D · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.