Not Strong Enough
Recorded by Boygenius
Album: the record (2023)

(Capo on 1)

(Intro.)
|(F) / / / |(F) / / / |(F) / / / |(F) / / / |

(Verse 1)
(C) Black hole (G)opened in the (Dm)kitchen (Am)
(C) Every (G)clock’s a different (Dm)time (Am)
(C) It would (G)only take the (Dm)energy to (Am)fix it
(C) I (G)don’t know (Dm)why I (Am)am

(Chorus)
The way (F) I (C)am
Not (G)strong enough to be (F) your man
I (F)tried, I (C)can’t
Stop (G)staring at the (Am)ceiling (G)fan and
(F)Spinning out (C) about (G) things that (Am)haven’t (G)happened
(F)Breathing in (C) and out (G) / / / |(G) / / / |

(Verse 2)
(C) Drag (G)racing through the (Dm)canyon (Am)
(C) Singing “(G)Boys Don’t Cry” (Dm) (Am)
(C) Do you (G)see us getting (Dm)scraped up off the (Am)pavement?
(C) I (G)don’t know (C) why I am (Am)

(Chorus)
The (F)way I (C)am
Not (G)strong enough to be (F)your man
I (F)lied, I (C)am
Just (G)lowering your (Am)expect-(G)ations
(F)Half a mind (C) that keeps (G) the other (Am)second (G)guessing
(F)Close my eyеs (C) and count |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |

(Solo)
|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) / / / |(C) / / / |
|(F) / / / |(F) / / / |(F) / / / |(F) / / /
(Bridge)
(C)Always an angel, never a god
(C)Always an angеl, never a god
(F)Always an angel, never a god
(F)Always an angel, never a god
(C)Always an angel, never a god
(C)Always an angel, never a god
(F)Always an angel, never a god
(Fm)Always an angel, never a god
(C)Always an angel, never a god
(C)Always an angel, never a god
(F)Always an angel, never a god
(Fm)Always an angel, never a god

(Chorus)
I don’t know (F)why I am (C) the (G)way I am (F)
There’s (F)something in the (C)static
I think (G)I’ve been having (Am)revel-(G)ations
(F)Coming to (C) in the (G)front seat, nearly empty
Skip the (F)exit to our (C)old street and go (G)home / / / |(D) / / / |
(F) Go (C)home alone (G) / / / |(Am) / / / |(F) - - - - -