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"Strong Hand" by CHVRCHES
From their album //The Bones of What You Believe//
[Verse 1]
Why don't you Cmtell me what do you Bbneed
There is a Ebblank page for Fmyou
Give me the Cmbones of what you Bbbelieve
Maybe they'll Ebsave you from Fmme
[Verse 2]
Will I be the Cmstrong hand keeping you Bbsafe
or will I Ebbreak you in Fmhalf
and you will Abnever be under my Bbthumb
but you were Ebnot your own Fmland
[Chorus]
AbSee the way we all Bbrun
When we Ebknow it off by Abheart
Played down, waiting all Bbout
When we Ebwin or lose it this Abtime
AbWhen the pressure's building for a Bbgreat white hope
do you Ebgive up the things that you Ablove
Aband the pressure's building till it Bbtakes you whole
can you Ebgo back on your own AbwordAbsus2  
[Verse 3]
All of your Cmbrothers, they never Bbdied
For what you Ebkill for slowFmly
How it will Abgrind you into the Bbground
If you should Ebtry to hold Fmme
[Chorus]
AbSee the way we all Bbrun
When we Ebknow it off by Abheart
Played down, waiting all Bbout
When we Ebwin or lose it this Abtime
                                 Ab                  Bb\
When the pressure's building for a great white hope   |
                                 Eb                   Ab|
do you give up the things that you love               | 2x
                                  Ab                  Bb|
and the pressure's building till it takes you whole   |
                          Eb                          Ab|
can you go back on your own word                     /
End

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Strong Hand

by CHVRCHES

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Absus2

"Strong Hand" by CHVRCHES

From their album //The Bones of What You Believe//

[Verse 1]

Cm Bb

Why don't you tell me what do you need

Eb Fm

There is a blank page for you

Cm Bb

Give me the bones of what you believe

Eb Fm

Maybe they'll save you from me

[Verse 2]

Cm Bb

Will I be the strong hand keeping you safe

Eb Fm

or will I break you in half

Ab Bb

and you will never be under my thumb

Eb Fm

but you were not your own land

[Chorus]

Ab Bb

See the way we all run

Eb Ab

When we know it off by heart

Played down, waiting all out

Eb Ab

When we win or lose it this time

Ab Bb

When the pressure's building for a great white hope

Eb Ab

do you give up the things that you love

Ab Bb

and the pressure's building till it takes you whole

Eb Ab Absus2

can you go back on your own word

[Verse 3]

Cm Bb

All of your brothers, they never died

Eb Fm

For what you kill for slowly

Ab Bb

How it will grind you into the ground

Eb Fm

If you should try to hold me

[Chorus]

Ab Bb

See the way we all run

Eb Ab

When we know it off by heart

Played down, waiting all out

Eb Ab

When we win or lose it this time

Ab Bb

When the pressure's building for a great white hope |

Eb Ab

do you give up the things that you love | 2x

Ab Bb

and the pressure's building till it takes you whole |

Eb Ab

can you go back on your own word /

End

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