Strong- One Direction

I love the song 'Strong' by One Direction. It's beautiful and I wanted to share how to play it on the guitar. So here goes.

Tuning: Standard Tuning
No capo
/- Slide


(Verse)
E|-------------------------3-5----------------------------|
B|-3/5-5---3/5-5---3/5-5-1--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
My hands, your hands tied up like two ships.


E|-------------------------3-5----------------------------|
B|-3/5-5---3/5-5---3/5-5-1--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
Drifting, weightless. Waves trying to break it.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-5-3---1----------------------------------------|
G|-------------2------------------------------------------|
I'd do anything to save it.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-5-3---1----------------------------------------|
G|-------------2------------------------------------------|
Why is it so hard to save it?

E|-------------------------3-5----------------------------|
B|-3/5-5---3/5-5---3/5-5-1--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
My heart, your heart sit tight like book ends.


E|-------------------------3-5----------------------------|
B|-3/5-5---3/5-5---3/5-5-1--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
Pages between us written with no end.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-5-3---1----------------------------------------|
G|-------------2------------------------------------------|
So many words we're not saying


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-5-3-1-1------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
Don't wanna wait till it's gone.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-3-1-1------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
You make me strong.


(Chorus)
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-5-3-1-1------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
I'm sorry if I say I need you.

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-5-3-1-1------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
But I don't care. I'm not scared of love.

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-5-3-1-1------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
'Cause when I'm not with you I'm weaker.

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Is that so wrong? Is it so wrong? That you make me strong.


(Verse)
E|------------------------3-5-----------------------------|
B|-3/5-5--3/5-5---3/5-5--1--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
Think of how much love that's been wasted.


E|-------------------------3-5----------------------------|
B|-3/5-5---3/5-5---3/5-5--1-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
People always trying to escape it.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-5-3---1-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------2------------------------------------------|
Move on to stop their heart breaking.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3-3-3-5-3-1-1-----------------------5-3-1-1----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
But there's nothing I'm running from. You make me strong.


Repeat the chorus till the lyrics "Is it so wrong?". Then,

E|------3-5-3----3----------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-------5-5--5---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
So baby hold on to my heart.


E|----3-5-3-5---3-----------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-------5-5--5---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
Need you to keep me from falling apart.


E|----3-5-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-----5--3-5-3-1-1-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
I'll always hold on 'cause you make me strong.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
I'm sorry if I say I need you.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
But I don't care I'm not scared of love.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
'Cause when I'm not with you I'm weaker.


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
Is that so wrong? Is it so wrong?

Then repeat the whole chorus once again and we are done!




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