Give me Strength Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays540

Give me Strength by Eric Clapton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E, G, A7, D7, A, C, G7, C/B, Am and G/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			       D             E     G         D  G  D  A7
Dear Lord, give me strength to carry on
       D              D7             E  A
Dear Lord, give me strength to carry on
             D              D7
My home may be out on the highway
 G                       E    G
Lord I've done so much wrong
 D                  E  G         D  G  D  D7
Please give me strength to carry on
      G              A    D          G   C  G  D7
Dear Lord, give me strength to carry on
      G              G7               A  D  D7
Dear Lord, give me strength to carry on
            G               G7
My home may be out on the highway
  C                      A    C
Lord I've done so much wrong
      G                A              C  C/B Am G G/F# E D
But please give me strength to carry on
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante