Strength — The Alarm
Chords and lyrics for Strength by The Alarm (key of B).
Verse 1
[C#m7] Give me love[F#] give me hope
[E] Give me [B]strength give me [F#7]someone to live for
[C#m7] [B] [F#]
[C#m7]Who will light the fire that i [B]need to [F#]survive
[C#m7]Ho will be the life blood coursing [B]through my veins[F#]
[C#m7]Like a river flowing that [B]will never [F#]change
[C#m7]I need someone i [F#]can [E]depend[B] [F#] oh [E]oh oh oh oh [B]oh oh oh [F#]oh
[C#m7]'cause i'm a man of emotions i [B]can't hide the [F#]tears
[C#m7]I'm a man of feeling i [B]can't hide the [F#]pain
[C#m7]I'm alone on the outskirts of town where [B]no one knows my [F#]name
[C#m7]I'm at the point in my life where i [F#]need [E][B][F#]affection oh oh [E][B]oh[F#]
Won't you[C#m7] give me love[F#] give me hope
[E] give me [B]strength give me [F#7]someone to live for
[C#m7] give me love[F#] give me hope
[E] give me [B]strength give me [F#7]someone to live for
I need it [C#m7]now i need it [B][F#]now[F#][B][C#m7]
[C#m7]Someone write me a letter i need to [B]know that i'm still [F#]alive
[C#m7]Someone give me a telephone call i [B]need to hear a human [F#]sound
[C#m7]Someone open up a door and let me [B]out of this [F#]place
[C#m7]I've been caged up for oh so long i [G#m7]don't know if i'm [F#]living or
[E][B][F#]Dying oh oh [E][B]oh[F#]
Someone better [C#m7] give me love [F#] give me hope
[E] give me [B]strength give me [F#7]someone to live for
[C#m7] give me love[F#] give me hope
[E] give me [B]strength give me [F#7]someone to live for
I need it [C#m7][B][F#]now[F#][B][C#m7]
[C#m7]I walk alone across the [G#m7]outskirts of [F#]town
[C#m7]I can't control what i'm[G#m7] going through [F#]now
[C#m7]Will you light the fire that i [G#m7]need to [F#]survive
[C#m7]Will you donate the life blood coursing [G#m7]through my veins[F#]
[C#m7]Will you open up the door & let me[G#m7] out of this [F#]place
[C#m7]I've been caged up for oh so long i [G#m7]don't know if i'm [F#]living or
[E][B][F#]Dying oh oh [E][B]oh[F#]
Won't you[C#m7] give me love[F#] give me hope
[E] give me [B]strength give me [F#7]someone to live for
[C#m7] give me love[F#] give me hope
[E] give me [B]strength give me [F#7]someone to live for
I need it [C#m7]now [B] [F#] [C#m7] i [B]need[F#] it now
Solo
[C#m7] [B] [F#]
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