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Strange Condition by Pete Yorn
Strange Condition
[Chords]
A: 002220 C: x32010
F#m: 244222 Am: x02210
D: x00232 E: 022100
Em: 022000 C#m: x46654
Bm: x24432 G: 320033
[Verse]
A F#m
Read me the letter, baby
D A
do not leave out the words
F#m D A
Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls
E D A
and I wanna know, ?cos I want you to know
C#m D C#m D
and it?s a strange condition, a day in prison
C#m D Bm E
it?s got me out of my head and I don?t know what I came for
G Em C G
Send me the money, baby, do not leave the wage
Em C G
You know you?re the best thing ever to come out of this place
D C G
hey I want you to know, ?cos I wanna know
Bm C Bm C
and it?s a strange condition, a day in prison
Bm C Bm
it?s got me out of my head and I don?t know what I came for
Am D C
I want you to know
G Em C G Em C G D
Bm C Bm C
and it?s a strange condition, a day in prison
Bm C Bm
it?s got me out of my head and I don?t know what I came for
Am D C D
I want you to know, I want you to know
G Em C G
so leave out the others, baby, say I?m the only one
Em C G
cut out the uniforms and settle with the sun
D C G
hey I want you to know, ?cos I wanna know
Bm C Bm C
and it?s a strange condition, a day in prison
Bm C Bm
it?s got me out of my head and I don?t know what I came for
D C
I want you to know...
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version 2
A F#m
Read me the letter, baby
D A
do not leave out the words
F#m D A
Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls
E D A
and I wanna know, ‘cos I want you to know
C#m D C#m D
and it’s a strange condition, a day in prison
C#m D Bm E
it’s got me out of my head and I don’t know what I came for
G Em C G
Send me the money, baby, do not leave the wage
Em C G
You know you‘re the best thing ever to come out of this place
D C G
hey I want you to know, ‘cos I wanna know
Bm C Bm C
and it’s a strange condition, a day in prison
Bm C Am D
it’s got me out of my head and I don’t know what I came for
Am D
I want you to know
G Em C G
G Em C G
D D C G
Bm C Bm C
and it’s a strange condition, a day in prison
Bm C Am D
it’s got me out of my head and I don’t know what I came for
Am D Am
I want you to know, I want you to know
G Em C G
so leave out the others, baby, say I‘m the only one
Em C G
cut out the uniforms and settle with the sun
D C G
hey I want you to know, ‘cos I wanna know
Bm C Bm C
and it’s a strange condition, and life in prison
Bm C Am D
it’s got me out of my head and I don’t know what I came for
C D C
I want you to know...
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version 3
Tuning: Std.
Like many other really good songwriters, Pete likes to take regular old chords
and do something weird to them (like leave off or add a finger) and it makes
his sound really dynamic & pretty. I'll put the regular note above the tabs
with a star to show it's been changed. If there's a "t" that means I fret the
note with my thumb.
Intro:
"Read me the letter, baby..." and then again for "Stories and cigarettes..."
A* F#* D* A*
e|----0----0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0----0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6----2----6----6-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----4----7----7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7----4----5----7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5----2t---0----5-------------------------------------------------------|
"And I wanna know... Cos I want you to know..."
E D* A*
e|----0----------------------0----0------------------------------------------|
B|----0----------------------0----0------------------------------------------|
G|----1----------------------6----6------------------------------------------|
D|----2----------------------7----7------------------------------------------|
A|----2----------------------5----7------------------------------------------|
E|----0----------------------0----5------------------------------------------|
"And it's a strange condition..."
C#m* D* (play this 3x)
e|----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6----6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----6----7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"...what I came for"
Bm* E
e|----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4----1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4----2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse - now everything actually moves down a whole step but he sings it higher
"Send me the money baby" (repeat once)
G* Em* C* G*
e|---(3)--(3)--(3)--(3)------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----3----3----3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0----2----2----0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----2----3----2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3----0----0----3-------------------------------------------------------|
"Yeah I want you to know" "cos I want you to know"
D C* G*
e|----2-----------------------------(3)--(3)---------------------------------|
B|----3------------------------------3----3----------------------------------|
G|----2------------------------------0----0----------------------------------|
D|----0------------------------------2----0----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------3----2----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------3----------------------------------|
Chorus
"And its a...Strange condition..." play 3x
Bm C
e|----2----3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----2----3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"dont know what I came for..." "I want ya to know...." repeat
Am D C* D
e|----0----2-----------------------(3)---2-----------------------------------|
B|----1----3------------------------3----3-----------------------------------|
G|----2----2------------------------0----2-----------------------------------|
D|----2----0------------------------2----0-----------------------------------|
A|----0-----------------------------3----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Read me the letter, baby,
Do not leave out the words.
Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls,
And I wanna know,
'Cause I want you to know,
And it's a strange condition,
A day in prison,
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for.
Send me the money, baby,
Do not leave out the wage.
You know you're the best thing ever
To come out of this place,
Hey I want you to know,
'Cause I wanna know
And it's a strange condition,
A day in prison,
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for,
I want you to know...
It's a strange condition,
A day in prison,
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for,
I want you to know,
I want you to know...
So leave out the others, baby,
Say I'm the only one,
Cut out the uniforms
And settle with the sun,
Hey I want you to know,
'Cause I wanna know,
And it's a strange condition,
And life in prison,
It's got me outta my head
And I don't know what I came for,
I want you to know...
'Cause I wanna know,
Yeah I gotta know
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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