The Weakness In Me chords
by Joan Armatrading
- The Weakness In Me was written by Joan Armatrading.
- Album: Walk Under Ladders
- Recorded: July, 1981
- Released: September, 1981
- Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time at 102 bpm (♩)
- Chords: G, Em, Em(add9), C, Cadd9, D, Dadd9
- Please note that you don't have to play the add9 chords. You can simply replace Em(add9), Cadd9 and Dadd9 with Em, C and D respectively - especially useful for beginners... all charts below.















ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord
Chord | Guitar | Piano | Chord | Guitar | Piano |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | 320003 | G-B-D | C | x32010 | C-E-G |
G | 320033 | G-B-D | Cadd9 | x32033 | C-E-G-D |
Em | 022000 | E-G-B | D | xx0232 | D-F#-A |
Emadd9 | 022002 | E-G-B-F# | Dadd9 | xx0252 | D-F#-A-E |
The Weakness In Me
Intro: 4/4 G | Em(add9) | Cadd9 | G G Dadd9 1. I'm not the sort of per-son who falls Em Cadd9 In and quick-ly out of love G D C | G | But to you I gave my af-fect-ion right from the start G Dadd9 I have a lo-ver who loves me Em Cadd9 How could I break such a heart, G D | C | Yet still you get my at-tent-ion... G Em C G Chorus: Why do you come here when you know I've got trou-bles e-nough? Em C G Why do you call me when you know I can't an-swer the phone? D C Make me lie when I don't want to D G And make some-one else some kind of un-know-ing fool D C You make me stay when I should not D G Are you so strong or is all the weak-ness in me? Em C G Why do you come here and pre-tend to be just pas-sing by? | D C / D | But I mean to see you G | D C / D | And I mean to hold you... | G - D | G | Em(add9) | Cadd9 | G | Ti - i - ight - ly G Dadd9 2. Feel-in' guil-ty Wor-ried Em Cadd9 Wak-ing from tor-men-ted sleep G D C | G | This old love has me bound but the new love cuts deep G Dadd9 If I choose now I'll lose out Em Cadd9 One of you has to fall G D | C | And I need you And you... G Em C G Chorus: Why do you come here when you know I've got trou-bles e-nough? Em C G Why do you call me when you know I can't an-swer the phone? D C Make me lie when I don't want to D G Make some-one else some kind of un-know-ing fool D C You make me stay when I should not D G Are you so strong or is all the weak-ness in me? Em C G Why do you come here and pre-tend to be just pas-sing by? | D C / D | But I mean to see you G | D C / D | And I mean to hold you... | G - D | G | Em(add9) - Em | Cadd9 | G | Ti - i - ight - ly...
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Joan Armatrading

- Born: Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading on the 9th December, 1950 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, West Indies.
- Occupation: singer-songwriter
- Instruments: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and piano.
- Active Years: 1972 - present
- Music Styles: jazz-rock, folk rock, rock, pop and blues with her
- Guitars: Ovation, Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster
- Official Site: joanarmatrading.com
Songs by Joan Armatrading on this site:
- In These Times
- The Weakness In Me
- Willow