...SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG... by Labi Siffre
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*Released 1987*


Intro:

C (x32010@1)F, Dm (xx0231@1)Am, Em (022000@1)F (133211@1)G, C, (G  F)

Verse 1:

C (x32010@1)                                  G (320003@1)F (133211@1)The higher you build your barriers;     the taller I become.
C (x32010@1)                                   G (320003@1)F (133211@1)The further you take my rights away;     the faster I will run.
G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)              G (320003@1)Bb (x1333x@1)             AmDm        G (320003@1)  AmG
    You can deny me,     you can decide, to turn your face a -way.
No matter, 'cos there's...

Chorus 1:

C (x32010@1)                   F (133211@1)     F/E (xx2211@1)Something inside, so strong;
  Dm (xx0231@1)                                            G (320003@1)       CI (x32010@1)know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
                              F (133211@1)          F/EYou (xx2211@1)thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm (xx0231@1)          G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1)      F (133211@1)Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
             G (320003@1)      CSomething (x32010@1)in-side, so strong.

Verse 2:

C (x32010@1)The more you refuse to hear my voice,
                          G (320003@1) F(Ooh-weh (133211@1)ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh), the louder I will sing.
C (x32010@1)You hide behind walls of Jericho,
                          G (320003@1) F(Ooh-weh (133211@1)ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh), your lies come tumbling.
G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)Bb (x1333x@1)                      Am (x02210@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)   Deny my place in time; you squander wealth that's mine;
   G (320003@1)   Am (x02210@1) GMy (320003@1)light will shine, so brightly, it will blind you,
Because there's...

Chorus 2:

C (x32010@1)                   F (133211@1)     F/E (xx2211@1)Something inside, so strong;
  Dm (xx0231@1)                                            G (320003@1)       CI (x32010@1)know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
                              F (133211@1)          F/EYou (xx2211@1)thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm (xx0231@1)          G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1)      F (133211@1)Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
             G (320003@1)      CSomething (x32010@1)in-side, so strong.

Solo:

C  F, F/E, Dm, G, C
C (x32010@1)F, F/E, Dm (xx0231@1)Am, Em (022000@1)F (133211@1)G, C (x32010@1)Middle 8:

Bb (x1333x@1)                   F (133211@1)                              C (x32010@1)Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
Bb (x1333x@1)                   F (133211@1)Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
G (320003@1)We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
                                                   (n.C)
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway...

*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:

C# (x43121@1)                  F# (244322@1)    F#/F
 Something inside, so strong;
  D#m (xx4342@1)                                           G# (xx1114@1)      C#I (x43121@1)know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
                              F# (244322@1)          F#/F
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
D#m (xx4342@1)         G# (xx1114@1)     C# (x43121@1)Something in-side, so strong.

Chorus 4:

C# (x43121@1)                  F# (244322@1)    F#/F
 Something inside, so strong;
  D#m (xx4342@1)                                           G# (xx1114@1)      C#I (x43121@1)know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
                              F# (244322@1)          F#/F
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
D#m (xx4342@1)         G# (xx1114@1)     A#m (x13321@1)   Fm (133111@1)      F# (244322@1)Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
                     G# (xx1114@1)     A#m (x13321@1)   Fm (133111@1)      F#There's (244322@1)something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
                     G# (xx1114@1)     A#m (x13321@1)   Fm (133111@1)      F#There's (244322@1)something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
D#m (xx4342@1)         G# (xx1114@1)     C# (x43121@1)Something in-side, so strong.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)     Dm (xx0231@1)    Am (x02210@1)    Em (022000@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  133211  xx0231  x02210  022000

   G (320003@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)    F/E (xx2211@1)   C# (x43121@1)    F# (244322@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  x13331  x02010  x46664  244322

  F#/F     D#m (xx4342@1)   G# (xx1114@1)    A#m (x13321@1)   Fm (133111@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 144322  x68876  466544  688666  133111


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)