Strong For Somebody Else
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Am Em
I've played out the scene so much in my head
F G
I have to wake up but I'd rather be dead
Am Em
Haunted by thoughts of the ones I love most
F G
I picture them living alone with my ghost
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
Kill the pain and
Em
Kill the family
F
Choke the dark down
G
Just be happy
Am
Talk myself off
Em F G
Of this ledge I know all too well
[Chorus]
Am
My personal hell
F
I'll bury it, bury it
G
Weight of the world
Em
I'll carry it, carry it
Am
Pile it all on
F
I've gotta be strong
G Em
For somebody, for somebody
Am
Put my pain in a pill
F
I'll swallow it, swallow it
G
Too numb to feel
Em
I'm hollow, I'm hollow
Am
I have to hold on
F
I've gotta be strong
G
For somebody, for somebody
Am
Somebody else
[Verse 2]
Am Em
This voice in my head, it wants me to choose
F G
Die selfish or live with my head in a noose
Am Em
Does it ever get better, is this worth the fight?
F G
Everyone has a breaking point, guess we'll find mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
Kill the body
Em
Not the memory
F
Wouldn't blame 'em
G
They'd resent me
Am
Kind of scares me
Em F G
What it takes to just save myself
[Chorus]
Am
My personal hell
F
I'll bury it, bury it
G
Weight of the world
Em
I'll carry it, carry it
Am
Pile it all on
F
I've gotta be strong
G Em
For somebody, for somebody
Am
Put my pain in a pill
F
I'll swallow it, swallow it
G
Too numb to feel
Em
I'm hollow, I'm hollow
Am
I have to hold on
F
I've gotta be strong
G
For somebody, for somebody
[Post-Chorus]
Am Em F G
Somebody else
Am Em F G
Somebody else
[Chorus]
Am
My personal hell
F
I'll bury it, bury it
G
Weight of the world
Em
I'll carry it, carry it
Am
Pile it all on
F
I've gotta be strong
G Em
For somebody, for somebody
Am
Put my pain in a pill
F
I'll swallow it, swallow it
G
Too numb to feel
Em
I'm hollow, I'm hollow
Am
I have to hold on
F
I've gotta be strong
G
For somebody, for somebody
[Post-Chorus]
Am Em F G
Somebody else
Am Em
For somebody, for somebody
Am Em F G
Somebody else
F G
For somebody, for somebody
Am
Somebody else
How to play Strong For Somebody Else
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.