ARMATRADING JOAN - "The Weakness In Me" Tablature

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 10:34:59 -0700
From: Lisa Skerritt <lskerrit@direct.ca>
Subject: The Weakness In Me by Joan Armatrading

Song: The Weakness In Me
Artist: Joan Armatrading
Album: "Walk Under Ladders" - 1981
Transcribed by Lisa Skerritt = lskerrit@direct.ca

Note: Some of the C's sound like C9's = 032033, and some of the Em's
sound like Em9's = 022002, especially in the instrumental parts, so you
can mix it up and see which ones you like. Sometimes i strum this song,
and sometimes i finger pick it, depending on my mood.


Intro: G Em C G

G D Em
C
I'm not the sort of person who falls in and quickly out of love

G D C G
But to you I gave my affection right from the start

G D Em C
I have a lover who loves me, how could I break such a heart

G D C G
Yet still you gained my attention



Chorus:
Em C G
Why do you come here when you know I've got trouble enough

Em C G
Why do you call me when you know I can't answer the phone

D C
You make me lie and I don't want to

D G
You make someone else some kind of unknowing fool

D C
You make me stay when I should not

D G
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me

Em C G
Why do you come here and pretend to be just passing by

D C D G
But I need to see you

D C D G D G
And I need to hold you, tightly


G Em C G


G D Em C
Feeling guilty, worried, waking from tormented sleep

G D C G
This old love has bound but the new love cuts deep

G D Em C
if I choose now, I'll lose out, one of you has to fall

G D C G
But I need you, and you.



Repeat chorus


G Em C G