Be Strong Now
Words and Music by James Iha, Transcribed by Craig Newnes
Standard Tuning: E A D G B E

Chord Fingerings:
   E  E6 Asus2 Aadd2 G#m F#m11 Bsus4 C#m
E| 0  0  0     0     x   0     0     0
B| 0  2  0     0     0   0     0     5
G| 1  1  2     6     4   2     4     6
D| 2  2  2     7     6   4     4     6
A| 2  2  0     7     6   4     2     4
E| 0  0  x     5     4   2     x     x

Fig1 (intro)
  E E6
|-----0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Fig2
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-11-13-13-11-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|--------------------------|
|-9--11-11-9--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--------------------------|

Fig3
  E
|-0--2--5--4--|
|-------------|
|-------------|
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Fig1 (with Fig2) >3x

|Asus2 |Asus2 |

       E6                        Asus2
little darling belle with such a fragile shell
       E                                        Aadd2         G#m
in the powerful way that love seems to make her all regret it now
             Aadd2           G#m       F#m11
and if she’d only say what’s wrong she can’t on

E6
 you’ve got to be strong now

and if I come and hold you now
                   Asus2
you’ll be safe and sound

       E6                      Asus2
little lonely face that no one ever sees
            E
you see the thing she believes is life is bittersweet if she’d
Aadd2      G#m            Aadd2          G#m
open up to me and its the only thing she dreams
    F#m11
you gotta believe

E6
 you’ve got to be strong now

and if I come and hold you now
                        E
you’ve got to be strong now

(add Fig3)
              E
if I hold you now
              E
if I hold you now
              Aadd2  G#m  Aadd2  C#m  G#m
if I hold you now

Bsus4                       Asus2
ooh god if I could change a thing tonight we won’t be lonely
Bsus4                       Asus2
ooh god if I could change a thing
C#m         Bsus4           E
why does it have to be this way

E6
 you’ve got to be strong now

and if I come and hold you now
                        E
you’ve got to be strong now

              E
if I hold you now
              E
if I hold you now
              E     E
if I hold you now