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Strange Things by Randy Newman




                          Strange Things








Capo is on the 1st fret, chords correspond to the capo...

Intro: C   Cmaj7   C7   C6  Caug C X2 
(you could also just play Cmaj through this as it is the piano that plays the 
decending chromatic line)  

      C
I was on top of the world livin high
                     D7
It was right in my pocket
      G7
I was livin' the life
                                      C   G
Things were just the way they should be
          C           Cmaj7      C6                  C              D7
When from out of the sky like a bomb comes some little  punk in a rocket
    G7                                                   C
Now all of a sudden some strange things are happenin' to me...
      
      F
I had friends,
      E7
I had lots of friends
    Am    C            F
Now all my friends are gone
        D7                G7             C(same as intro X1)
And I'm doin' the best I can to carry on
      F
I had power (power)
      F#dim               
I was respected (respect)
C/G     E/G#      A
    But not any more
          D7                             G7
And I've lost the love to the one whom I adored....  let me tell you about a 

Chorus:
Am             F          G
strange......  things are happenin' to me
Am     F        G
Strange......   things
Ab    C                  F
Strange...... things are happenin' to me...
D7         G                 Intro X2
  Ain't no doubt about it

Verse 2: (same chords)
You got someone you think you know well
Who turns out a stranger
The minute you turn your back
You're in it all by yourself

They laugh at your jokes
You think you're doin' quite well
But you're in danger, boy
You end up alone, forgotten, way up on the shelf

Chorus:
Am             F          G
strange......  things are happenin' to me
Am     F        G
Strange......   things
Ab    C                  F
Strange...... things are happenin' to me...
D7         G                 Intro X2
  Ain't no doubt about it.....

Am             F          G
strange......  things are happenin' to me
Am     F        G
Strange......   things
Ab    C                  F                   D7         G  
Strange...... things are happenin' to me...


Intro chords fade out till the end... (C   Cmaj7   C7   C6  Caug C)

Strange things....

Strange things....










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