Biografía:
Labi Siffre (born June 25, 1945) is an English poet, songwriter and singer.
Born the fourth of five children, at Queen Charlotte's Hospital Hammersmith, London to a Barbadian / Belgian mother and a Nigerian father, Siffre was brought up in Bayswater and Hampstead and educated at a Catholic monastery school, St Benedict's School, in Ealing.
Jazz and Blues records provided his musical education: Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and Charlie Mingus among many.
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...(SOMETHING INSIDE) SO STRONG... by Labi Siffre
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*Released 1987*
Intro:
C G F, Dm7 G13, Am Em/G, F G13, C, G F
Verse 1:
C G F
The higher you build your barriers; the taller I become.
C G F
The further you take my rights away; the faster I will run.
G Am G A#maj7 Am Dm Am/C G/B Am G
You can deny me, you can decide, to turn your face a -way.
No matter, 'cos there's...
Chorus 1:
C G F C/E
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G13 C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C/E
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G13 Am Em/G F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G13 C
Something in-side, so strong.
Verse 2:
C
The more you refuse to hear my voice,
G F
(Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh), the louder I will sing.
C
You hide behind walls of Jericho,
G F
(Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh), your lies come tumbling.
G Am G A#maj7 Am Dm
Deny my place in time; you squander wealth that's mine;
Am/C G Am G
My light will shine, so brightly, it will blind you, because there's...
Chorus 2:
C G F C/E
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G13 C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C/E
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G13 Am Em/G F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G13 C
Something in-side, so strong.
Bridge 1:
A# F/A C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
A# F/A
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F/G G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
Chorus 3:
C G F C/E
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G13 C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C/E
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G13 Am Em/G F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G13 C
Something in-side, so strong.
Solo:
C G F, C/E, Dm7, G13
C G F, C/E, Dm G13 Am, Em/G F G13, C
Bridge 2:
A# F/A C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
A# F/A
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F/G G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
F/G G13 G G7 (n.C)
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway...
*KEY CHANGE*
------------
Chorus 3:
C# G# F# C#/F
Something inside, so strong;
D#m7 G#13 C#
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G# F# C#/F
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
D#m7 G#13 G#7 C#
Something in-side, so strong.
Chorus 5:
C# G# F# C#/F
Something inside, so strong;
D#m7 G#13 C#
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G# F# C#/F
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
D#m7 G#13 A#m Fm/G# F#
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G#13 A#m Fm/G# F#
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G#13 A#m Fm/G# F#
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G#13 G#7 C#
Something in-side, so strong.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C G F Dm7 G13 Am Em/G A#maj7 Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 320003 133211 xx0221 3x345x x02210 322000 x13231 xx0231
Am/C G/B C/E A# F/A F/G G7 C# G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32210 x20033 xx2010 x13331 x03211 303211 353433 x46664 466544
F# C#/F D#m7 G#13 G#7 A#m Fm/G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
244322 x86669 x68676 4x456x 464544 688666 xx6564
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
----------------------------------...............
*Released 1987*
Intro:
C G F, Dm7 G13, Am Em/G, F G13, C, G F
Verse 1:
C G F
The higher you build your barriers; the taller I become.
C G F
The further you take my rights away; the faster I will run.
G Am G A#maj7 Am Dm Am/C G/B Am G
You can deny me, you can decide, to turn your face a -way.
No matter, 'cos there's...
Chorus 1:
C G F C/E
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G13 C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C/E
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G13 Am Em/G F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G13 C
Something in-side, so strong.
Verse 2:
C
The more you refuse to hear my voice,
G F
(Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh), the louder I will sing.
C
You hide behind walls of Jericho,
G F
(Ooh-weh ooh-weh, ooh-weh ooh-weh), your lies come tumbling.
G Am G A#maj7 Am Dm
Deny my place in time; you squander wealth that's mine;
Am/C G Am G
My light will shine, so brightly, it will blind you, because there's...
Chorus 2:
C G F C/E
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G13 C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C/E
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G13 Am Em/G F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G13 C
Something in-side, so strong.
Bridge 1:
A# F/A C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
A# F/A
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F/G G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
Chorus 3:
C G F C/E
Something inside, so strong;
Dm7 G13 C
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G F C/E
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
Dm7 G13 Am Em/G F
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G13 C
Something in-side, so strong.
Solo:
C G F, C/E, Dm7, G13
C G F, C/E, Dm G13 Am, Em/G F G13, C
Bridge 2:
A# F/A C
Brothers and sisters; when they insist, we're just not good enough.
A# F/A
Well, we know better; just look him in his eyes and say;
F/G G G7
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway.
F/G G13 G G7 (n.C)
We're gonna do it anyway, we're gonna do it anyway...
*KEY CHANGE*
------------
Chorus 3:
C# G# F# C#/F
Something inside, so strong;
D#m7 G#13 C#
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G# F# C#/F
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
D#m7 G#13 G#7 C#
Something in-side, so strong.
Chorus 5:
C# G# F# C#/F
Something inside, so strong;
D#m7 G#13 C#
I know that I can make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
G# F# C#/F
You thought that my pride was gone, oh, no;
D#m7 G#13 A#m Fm/G# F#
Something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G#13 A#m Fm/G# F#
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G#13 A#m Fm/G# F#
There's something in-side, so strong, oh, oh oh oh oh oh,
G#13 G#7 C#
Something in-side, so strong.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C G F Dm7 G13 Am Em/G A#maj7 Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 320003 133211 xx0221 3x345x x02210 322000 x13231 xx0231
Am/C G/B C/E A# F/A F/G G7 C# G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32210 x20033 xx2010 x13331 x03211 303211 353433 x46664 466544
F# C#/F D#m7 G#13 G#7 A#m Fm/G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
244322 x86669 x68676 4x456x 464544 688666 xx6564
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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