To Be Strong Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays544

To Be Strong by Beatsteaks is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Em C G D 
Em C G D 

Em             C       G     D 
   I'm waiting here in line 
Em              C       G        D     Em 
   Trying to forget the bullshit in my mind 
           C     G      D 
   Time is on my side 
Em         C       G     D 
   I'm not here to hide 
Em   C      G        D 
   I need to breathe 

Em     C       G       D 
   And I'm not scared 
Em       C          G      D 
   But I don't know how it is 
Em       C          G      D 
   But I don't know how it is 

      Em C  G D 
To be strong 
      Em C  G D 
To be strong 

D D D D 

Em    C          G      D 
   It feels like this 
Em C       G      D 
   Far too long 
Em   C               G        D 
   I try to get that pressure out 
Em C       G      D 
   In this song 

   G      C    D 
So here i am 
G     C    G D 
On my own 
        G           C     G A 
With my back on the wall 
        A 
With my back on the wall 

4 x  
      Em C  G D 
To be strong 

4 x Em C G D 

Em             C       G     D 
   I'm waiting here in line 
Em              C       G        D     Em 
   Trying to forget the bullshit in my mind 
           C     G      D 
   Time is on my side 
Em         C       G 
   I'm not here to hide 

   G      C    D 
So here i am 
G     C    D 
On my own 
        G           C     G A 
With my back on the wall 
        A 
With my back on the wall 

      Em C  G D 
To be strong 

D D D G 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante