Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Am
♫ Intro:
F
♫ Verse 1:
C Gsus4 Dm7 Am
Black hole opened in the kitchen
C G Dm7 Am
Every clock’s a different time
C G Dm7 Am C
It would only take the energy to fix it
G Dm7 Am
I don’t know why I am
♫ Chorus:
F C
The way I am
G F
Not strong enough to be your man
F C
I tried
I can’t
G Am G
Stop staring at the ceiling fan and
F C G Am Gsus4
Spinning out about things that haven’t happened
F C G
Breathing in and out
♫ Verse 2:
C G Dm7 Am
Drag racing through the canyon
C G Dm7 Am
Singing “Boys Don’t Cry”
C G Dm7 Am C
Do you see us getting scraped up off the pavement?
G Dm7 Am
I don’t know why I am
♫ Chorus:
F C
The way I am
G F
Not strong enough to be your man
F C
I lied
I am
G Am G
Just lowering your expectations
F C G Am Gsus4
Half a mind that keeps the other second guessing
F C G
Close my eyеs and count
♫ Bridge:
C
Always an angel, never a god
C
Always an angеl, never a god
C
Always an angel, never a god
C
Always an angel, never a god
C
Always an angel, never a god
C
Always an angel, never a god
Fm
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
Fm
Always an angel, never a god
C
Always an angel, never a god
♫ Chorus:
C G F C G F
I don’t know why I am the way I am
F C
There’s something in the static
G Am7 G
I think I’ve been having revelations
F C G
Coming to in the front seat, nearly empty
F C G
Skip the exit to our old street and go home
F C G F
Go home alone
Other versions of this song
- Not Strong Enough (Tabs)
- Not Strong Enough (Bass)
Song History
Published: March 5, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025