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The Weakness in Me

Joan Armatrading
Chords & TabKeyGintermediate
4.9(70)

Chords in this song15

Intro

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Verse 1

I'm not the sort of person who falls... 
...In and quickly out of love--------,
But to you I gave my af - fection...
C (C)(C/B)(C/A) G (G/A)(G/B)(G)
Right from the start

Verse 2

I have a lover who loves me, 
How could I break such a heart?
Yet, still you gained my at - tention 
C (C/B)(C/A)(C/A)(C/B)

Bridge

Why do you come here,
When you know I've got troubles e - nough?
Why do you call me,
When you know I can't answer the phone?

Chorus

You make me lie and I don't want to,
And make someone else some kind of un - knowing fool,
You make me stay when I should not,
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me?

Bridge

Why do you come here,
And pre - tend to be just passing by?
But I mean to see you,  
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And I mean to hold you ...ti---ght - ly
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Break

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Verse 3

Feeling guilty, worried,
Waking from tormented sleep,
This old love has me bound,
But the new love cuts deep, 
If I choose now, I'll lose out,
One of you has to fall,
And I need you, and you  

Bridge

Why do you come here,
When you know I've got troubles e - nough?
Why do you call me,
When you know I can't answer the phone?

Chorus

You make me lie and I don't want to,
And make someone else some kind of un - knowing fool,
You make me stay when I should not,
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me?
[Bridge
Why do you come here,
And pre - tend to be just passing by?
And I need to see you,  
^ ^ ^ ^
And I need to hold you ...ti---ght - ly
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Coda

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Verse 1 - bass note runs

C (C)(C/B)(C/A) G (G/A)(G/B)(G)
e|--0-------------|--3--------------|
B|--1-------------|--3--------------|
G|--0-------------|--0--------------|
D|--2-------------|--0--------------|
A|--3--3---2---0--|--2--0---h2------|
E|----------------|--3-----------3--|

Verse 2 - bass note run

C (C/B)(C/A)(C/A)(C/B) h = hammer-on notes
e|---0---------------------|
B|---1---------------------|
G|---0---------------------|
D|---2---------------------|
A|---3---2----0----0---h2--|
E|-------------------------|
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For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below four of the diagrams
G Emadd9 G/F# D/F#
<2 of 27> <2 of 19> <12 of 16> <7 of 20>
The remaining chord boxes can be the default first
option and don't need any reselecting

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