Something So Strong

Words and music by Neil Finn. Copyright © 1986 Roundhead Music. Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Tom Johnstone


Intro

Intro Riff (play twice)

 

            Q    Q    E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    
E||--2----2-------2-----2--|-----2-----2--------------||
B||--3----3-------3-----3--|-----3-----3--------------||
G||--2----2-------2-----2--|-----2-----2--------------||
D||--0----0-------0-----0--|-----0-----0--------0-----||
A||------------------------|--------------0--2-----2--||
E||------------------------|--------------------------||

Verse

D                       Em7                  D
Love can make you weep, can make you run for cover

D                    Bm   G5                   D
Roots that spread so deep bring life to frozen ground


Chorus

G5           D            G5             Bm   A
Something so strong could carry us away

G5           D            G5              A
Something so strong could carry us today


(Repeat Verse and Chorus)

 


Bridge/Inst. Break

G    D/F#  D               D/C#
I've been  feeling so much older

Bm           A
Frame me and hang me on a wall

G    D/F#     D             D/C#
I've seen you fall into the same trap

Bm            A
This thing is happening to us all, yeah

Solo

       E      H        E  E  E   E     E  E  Q.     E  E  E 
  E||------|------------------------|-------------------------|
  B||------|------------------------|---------------3---------|
  G||------|--------------2s-----4--|-------------------------|
  D||--0s--|--4---------------------|-----4-------------------|
  A||------|------------------------|---------------------0s--|
  E||------|------------------------|-------------------------|
   
       E  E  Q    E  Q.        E  Q.     E  E  E  E     Q    Q    E  E  E  E 
     -----------------------|------------------------|------------2--0--------|
     -------------0---------|-----3------------3-----|-------3----------3-----|
     -----0-----------------|--2------------0-----0--|---------------------0--|
     --------2-------0------|------------------------|--4---------------------|
     --2--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
     -----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
   
       Q    Q    E  E  E  E      E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E 
     ------------2--0---------|--------------------------|
     -------3----3--2--3------|--8--8--8--8--8--7--8--7--|
     ------------------4--0s--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
     --4----------------------|--------------------------|
     -------------------------|--------------------------|
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         E   Q    E  E  E  E  E     Q    Q 
     ----------------9-----9--8--|--7----7----||
     -------11-------------------|------------||
     --/11--------9-----9--9--8--|--7----7----||
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Verse

 

    D                A                C
For time immemorial, time immemorial, time

      D                  A                   C
We'll go on a mission to find the invincible one


Chorus

           D                     G5
And I will know everything there is

Cadd2      D            Em7
Goodbye to you and your money

Cadd2      D               G5
And I will go anywhere you say

     Cadd2       D                      G5               
Just tell me the showed secrets of your house

Cadd2      D                   G5
And I will know everything you say

Cadd2     D                    Em7
Take away all the cameras, the cameras

Cadd2      D               G
And I will go anywhere you say

Cadd2        D
If you don't charge admission, admission


Outro

Em   G   Am   C
(repeat ad lib)
 

Chords

G5        3x0033
Dsus/C    x3x233
Cadd2     x32033
Em7       022033
Em9       022032