Im Gonna Be Strong Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays401

Im Gonna Be Strong by Buddy Miller is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B, G#m7, A, F#m, D and G#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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  			E                          B 
I can see you?re slipping away from me 
           E         G#m7                   A  F#m 
And you?re so afraid I?ll plead with you to stay 
             G#m7   A                    E    B 
I?m gonna be strong I'll let you go your way 
E 
Love is gone 
                    B 
There?s no sense in holding on 
         E        G#m7                    A   F#m 
And your pity now would be than I could  bare 
             G#m7    A                         E 
I?m gonna be strong  I'll pretend that I don?t care 
B                       A                  B 
I?m gonna be strong and stand as tall as I can 
B                       A                     D              B  E  
I?m gonna be strong and let you run along and take it like a man 
 
SOLO 
 
             G#m    A                    E     
I'm gonna be strong I'll let you go your way 
B                       A                  B 
I'm gonna be strong and stand as tall as I can 
B                       A                    D              B    
I'm gonna be strong and let you go along and take it like a man 
         E 
When you say it?s the end  
     A 
I?ll hand you a line 
E 
I?ll smile and say  
          A  
Don?t you worry I?m fine 
E                F#m          G#m       A           B  
And you?ll never know darling after you kiss me goodbye 
                        E   A   E   A    E 
How I?ll break down and cry cry cry 
 
>From Buddy Miller "Cruel Moon" 
Hightone Records 1999 
Screen Gems/EMI Music 
 
Buddy Miller   vocals/guitar 
Byron House    bass 
John Gardner   drums 
Steve Fishell  steel guitar 
Phil Madeira   organ 
Joy Lynn White vocals 
    	

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