Strong Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays762

Strong by One Direction is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			Intro: C C C F (x2) 

C                                F 
My hands your hands tied up like two ships 
C                                F 
Drifting Weightless Waves try to break it 
G                  Am 
I'd do anything to save it 
G                    F 
Why is it so hard to say it 
C                                  F 
My heart Your heart Sit tight like book ends 
C                             F 
Pages between us Written with no ends 
G                       Am 
So many words we're not saying 
G                         F 
Don't wanna wait till it's gone 
            C 
You make me strong 

   F                G 
I'm sorry if I say I need you 
      F                           G 
But I don't care I'm not scared of love 
    F                       G 
Cos when I'm not with you I'm weaker 
           Am              G 
Is that so wrong? Is it so wrong 
                 C 
That you make me strong 

C                                 F 
Think of how much love that's been wasted 
C                        F 
People always trying to escape it 
G                           Am 
Move on to stop their heart breaking 
            G                   Am 
But there's nothing Iâ??m running from 
            C 
You make me strong 

   F                G 
I'm sorry if I say I need you 
      F                           G 
But I don't care I'm not scared of love 
    F                       G 
Cos when I'm not with you I'm weaker 
           Am              G 
Is that so wrong? Is it so wrong 


        F    G        F     G 
So baby hold on to my heart 
            F            G        F     G 
Need you to keep me from falling apart 
            F     G                    C 
I'll always hold on 'cause you make me strong 

   F                G 
I'm sorry if I say I need you 
      F                           G 
But I don't care I'm not scared of love 
    F                       G 
Cos when I'm not with you I'm weaker 
           Am              G 
Is that so wrong? Is it so wrong 

   F                G 
I'm sorry if I say I need you 
      F                           G 
But I don't care I'm not scared of love 
    F                       G 
Cos when I'm not with you I'm weaker 
           Am              G 
Is that so wrong? Is it so wrong 

That you make me 

   F                G 
I'm sorry if I say I need you 
      F                           G 
But I don't care I'm not scared of love 
    F                       G 
Cos when I'm not with you I'm weaker 
           Am              G 
Is that so wrong? Is it so wrong 
                 C 
That you make me strong 
    	

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