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 Song:    Be Strong Now
 Release: Let It Come Down
 Artist:  James Iha
 Author:  1. Craig Newnes <cnewnes@jetstream.net>
          2. Tim Armati <tim_armati@acslink.aone.net.au>
 Tuning:  standard

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Chord Fingerings:
   E  E6 Asus2 Aadd2 G#m F#m11 Bsus4 C#m
E| 0  0  0     0     x   0     0     0
B| 0  2  0     0     0   0     0     5
G| 1  1  2     6     4   2     4     6
D| 2  2  2     7     6   4     4     6
A| 2  2  0     7     6   4     2     4
E| 0  0  x     5     4   2     x     x
Fig1 (intro)
  E E6
|-----0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Fig2
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-11-13-13-11-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|--------------------------|
|-9--11-11-9--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--------------------------|
Fig3
  E
|-0--2--5--4--|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
Fig1 (with Fig2) >3x
|Asus2 |Asus2 |
       E6                        Asus2
little darling belle with such a fragile shell
       E                                        Aadd2         G#m
in the powerful way that love seems to make her all regret it now
             Aadd2           G#m       F#m11
and if she’d only say what’s wrong she can’t on
E6
 you’ve got to be strong now
and if I come and hold you now
                   Asus2
you’ll be safe and sound
       E6                      Asus2
little lonely face that no one ever sees
            E
you see the thing she believes is life is bittersweet if she’d
Aadd2      G#m            Aadd2          G#m
open up to me and its the only thing she dreams
    F#m11
you gotta believe
E6
 you’ve got to be strong now
and if I come and hold you now
                        E
you’ve got to be strong now
(add Fig3)
              E
if I hold you now
              E
if I hold you now
              Aadd2  G#m  Aadd2  C#m  G#m
if I hold you now
Bsus4                       Asus2
ooh god if I could change a thing tonight we won’t be lonely
Bsus4                       Asus2
ooh god if I could change a thing
C#m         Bsus4           E
why does it have to be this way
E6
 you’ve got to be strong now
and if I come and hold you now
                        E
you’ve got to be strong now
              E
if I hold you now
              E
if I hold you now
              E     E
if I hold you now

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version 2
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Tim Armati <tim_armati@acslink.aone.net.au>

Intro:

                   A(9)
e--0---0---0---0---0--- three times then end on A(9) chord and strum 
b--0---0---0---0---0--- for a couple of bars.
g--11~~13--13~~11--9---
d--x---x---x---x---11--
a--9~~~11--11~~9---0---
e--0---0---0---0---x---

Verse:  E5: 009970  A(9): 009110x  G#m: 004664  F#m: 002442

E5                               A9
Little darling belle with such a fragile shell

E5                                              A9            G#m
In the powerful way that love seems to make her all regret it now

A9                       G#m        F#m
If she'd only say what's wrong she can't go on

Chorus:

E5 ////// A9                           E5  A9
            You've got to be strong now      If I come and hold you tight

E5  A9                         A9
       You'll be safe and sound

Verse 2: same as V1
Chorus 2: same as Ch1

Bridge:

A few strums on each of these

e--0--0---0---0-----  a few times while singing "If I hold you now..."
b--0--0---0---0-----
g--9~~11~~14~~13----
d--x--x---x---x-----
a--7~~9~~~12~~11----
e--0--0---0---0-----

                 A9 //// G#m //// C#m: 005664x //// G#m //////
If I hold you now

Bsus4: 008997                      A9
Ooh god if I could change a thing tonight we won't be lonely

Bsus4                       A9
Ooh god if I could change a thing

C#m         Bsus4           E5 ///////// A9.....while singing chorus again
Why does it have to be this way                 

Play bridge to finish the song.