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E C#m E C#m E C#m A
ELittAle darling belle with such a fragile shell
EIn the powerful way that love seems to
MAake C#mher all regret it now
C#mAnd if she'd only say what's wrong
AShe can't go on
EYou've got to be strong now
AAnd Eif I come and hold you now
EYou'All be safe and sound
ELittAle lonely face that no one ever sees
EYou see the thing she believes is
LAife C#mis bittersweet if she'd open up to me
C#mAnd its the only thing she dreams
AYou gotta believe
EYou've got to be strong now
AAnd Eif I come and hold you now
EYou'Ave got to be strong now
AIf EI hold you now
AIf EI hold you now
AIf EI hold you now
EOoh Agod if I could change a thing tonight
AWe won't be lonely
EOoh C#mgod if I could change a thing
AWhy Edoes it have to be this way
EYou've got to be strong now
AAnd Eif I come and hold you now
EYou'Ave got to be strong now
AIf EI hold you now
AIf EI hold you now
E

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Be Strong Now

by James Iha

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C#m

E C#m E C#m E C#m A

E A

Little darling belle with such a fragile shell

In the powerful way that love seems to

A C#m

Make her all regret it now

C#m

And if she'd only say what's wrong

She can't go on

You've got to be strong now

A E

And if I come and hold you now

E A

You'll be safe and sound

E A

Little lonely face that no one ever sees

You see the thing she believes is

A C#m

Life is bittersweet if she'd open up to me

C#m

And its the only thing she dreams

You gotta believe

You've got to be strong now

A E

And if I come and hold you now

E A

You've got to be strong now

A E

If I hold you now

A E

If I hold you now

A E

If I hold you now

E A

Ooh god if I could change a thing tonight

We won't be lonely

E C#m

Ooh god if I could change a thing

A E

Why does it have to be this way

You've got to be strong now

A E

And if I come and hold you now

E A

You've got to be strong now

A E

If I hold you now

A E

If I hold you now

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