{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2093847,"song":"Gotta Be Strong","artist":"Jason Lancaster","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11454756-gotta-be-strong-chords-by-jason-lancaster/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2093847?type=chord","rating":0.14761,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse Jason Lancaster:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust a mother and her son sit at home every night[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nWhile the daddy's off at work just trying to get by[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's on the graveyard shift, sweat caught in his eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nWhy's their father not home[/tab]\r\n\r\nOh, boy I want to know why\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat every night he grabs his keys[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWalks out the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nSon, I'm begging you, please[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo that one day he can be free[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith all the trials and doubts that try to break a man down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFew land on their feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta stand tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nWhen the reach feels too high[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I hope they tell the tales of a worthy man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThe one that lived a life[/tab]\r\n\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse Cody Carson:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust a husband and his wife sitting home at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nWhile their kids have moved on, just passing the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI see the smile on his face[/tab]\r\n\r\nThinking about the days\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nSit and talked for a while[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe whole day was ours\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut now and then he feels the pain in his chest[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWalks out the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nNever finds enough rest[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo that one day he can be free[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith all the trials and doubts that try to break a man down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFew land on their feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta stand tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nWhen the reach feels too high[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I hope they tell the tales of a worthy man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe one that lived a life[/tab]\r\n\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse Derek Sanders:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust a family and a son standing by a graveside[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nTwo men that had it all, kept them warm at midnight[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMade life look so easy, a sight to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nThe son thinks deep down it's who he'd like to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo that one day he can be free[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith all the trials and doubts that try to break a man down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFew land on their feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta stand tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nWhen the reach feels too high[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I hope they tell the tales of a worthy man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe one that lived a life[/tab]\r\n\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG Cadd9  G Cadd9\n\n[Verse Jason Lancaster:]\n\n\n\n\n\nOh, boy I want to know why\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong\n\nG Cadd9\n\n[Verse Cody Carson:]\n\n\n\n\nThinking about the days\n\n\nThe whole day was ours\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong\n\nG Cadd9\n\n[Verse Derek Sanders:]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSometimes a man's just gotta be strong","chords":["G","Cadd9","Am","C","D","Dsus4","Em","Bm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}