Strong Woman chords by Jen Cloher

Open chords   or   Power chords
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C   x3201x         C5  8-10-10-x-x-x
Am  x0221x         A5  577xxx
G   32000x         G5  355xxx
Em  02200x         E5  022xxx


Verse 1:
C       Am         G         Em
  When I was young, I wanted to be Jon
C      Am        G               Em
  It wasn’t hard, short hair, no curves to speak of
C        Am        G           Em
  I could do things I couldn’t do as Jen
C           Am         G               Em
  Ride bikes with boys, kiss girls and make some noise
C  Am  G  Em
C  Am  G  Em

Verse 2:
C       Am    G       Em
  I grew to be a young lady
C         Am            G            Em
  Catholic Girls School, will try to do that to you
C      Am      G               Em
  Never fit in, to love was to live in sin
C     Am         G              Em
  So I stood out, I was born to let it out
C  Am  G  Em
C  Am  G  Em


Chorus 1:
     C                            Em
This world, it wasn’t made for women
    C           Am            Em
You know even before you bleeding
    C                Am           Em
I’m sorry, can’t you hear me speaking?
    C              Am             Em
How is it now, now that I’m screaming?


Verse 3:
C       Am    G        Em
  I know, I am a strong woman
C      Am         G                Em
  Never questioned my strength, it was passed on
C         Am     G          Em
  Proud my mother wanted respect more than love
C        Am     G                Em                 C  Am  G  Em
  And her mother taught her that she could want for more
C  Am  G  Em


Chorus 2:
     C                Am             Em
This world, it wasn’t made for women
    C           Am                Em
You know even before you bleeding
    C                Am               Em
I’m sorry, can’t you hear me speaking?
    C              Am             Em
How is it now, now that I’m screaming?


Verse 4:
C       Am    G        Em
  I know, I am a strong woman
C      Am         G                Em
  Never questioned my strength, it was passed on
C         Am     G          Em
  Proud my mother wanted respect more than love
C    Am    G               Em           (mute)
  Kia kaha, be proud, stay strong, go on