Strong Enough Chords & Tabs
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Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow
From the Album “Tuesday Night Music Club”
Transcribed by John Curington
Below is the whole song with corrections and additions
from previous transcriptions. I hope this is an improvement.
Intro and Verse:
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
D D G Bm Bm A
h
E-----2-------0-2---------|-------------------------|
B-----3---------------0---|-----3---------3-----2---|
G-----------2-------------|-------------0-----------| 2 times for intro
D-0-------0-----------0---|-----4-----4---------2---| repeat for verses
A-------------------------|-2-------2-------0-------|
E-----------------3-------|-------------------------|
Refrain (strum):
1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Em D G A
Lie to me I
1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Bm C G A
promise I'll be- lieve
1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Em D G A
Lie to me But
1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Bm C G A
please don't leave
Playing notes about the Refrain:
There are many instruments playing at once on the album,
so the guitar part is hard to hear.
Here are two suggestions. The first one is a little harder,
but they both sound decent.
Refrain:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sheryl_crow/strong_enough_tab.html ]
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Em Em D G G A
E---------------------2---|-----3-------------------|
B-----0---------0-----3---|-----0---------0-----2---|
G-------------0-------2---|-----0-------0-----------|
D-----2-----2-----0-------|-----0-----0---------2---|
A-------------------------|-----------------0-------|
E-0-------0---------------|-3-------3---------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bm Bm C G G A
E-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----3---------3-----1---|-----0---------0-----2---|
G-------------0-------0---|-----0-------0-----------|
D-----4-----4---------2---|-----0-----0---------2---|
A-2-------2-------3-------|-----------------0-------|
E-------------------------|-3-------3---------------|
Refrain:
(simpler version, or version for second guitar)
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Em Em D G G A
E-----0-------0-------2---|-----3-------3-------0---|
B-----0-------0-------3---|-----0-------0-------2---|
G-----0-------0-------2---|-----0-------0-------2---|
D-----2-------2---0-------|-----0-------0-------2---|
A-----2-------2-----------|-----------------0-------|
E-0-------0---------------|-3-------3---------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bm Bm C G G A
E-----2-------2-------0---|-----3-------3-------0---|
B-----3-------3-------1---|-----0-------0-------2---|
G-----4-------4-------0---|-----0-------0-------2---|
D-----4-------4-------2---|-----0-------0-------2---|
A-2-------2-------3-------|-----------------0-------|
E-------------------------|-3-------3---------------|
Much thanks to all the previous transcribers.
Peace,
- john