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Capo on 7
F chord
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AmI’ve been thinking I should wriGte some kind of love song for youC  
To prFove to you I AmdoG  C  
It shouldn’t be to hFard to write
I’ll just thAmink of that time I first sGaw you in OmahaC  
You were straFnded in Jackson with a Ambus fare to-who-knows wheGre
I took you iCn, right then and theFre
And lAmife took Gon a new fCorm
No more stFayin out all night
No more kiAmllin ourselves just to mGake ourselves feel alrCight
No more slAmeepin with strangers and those aGwkward gCoodbGyesC  
AmI never had much Gfamily, never had too many Cfriends
Then Fyou came wandering AmthroughG  C  
Pompously I Ftook you for granted
That’s why AmI gotta write this little, Gthis little love song for Cyou
I’ll sing about Fthose Denver mornings you’d wake up
Ambawlin bout a long lost Gkid
Your maternal Cinstincts, were kickin' iFn
As the Amsun dazzled Gbright upon the Cpeaks
You brought home a Fdog you found in the alley
You said Am"can we keep her?" I said G"well, what kind of man would I Cbe?"
So you Ambought her a collar, and you Gcalled her your Cfamily
F Am G C
AmWriters are Gselfish, writers are Cegotists
I’m aFfraid I’m as bad as it AmgetGsC  
I keep forgettin to Fcensor the truth
AmThat’s why I better write some Gkinda, some kinda love song for Cyou
FDrivin cross Amcountry in a U-GHaul, on the Chunt for our new Fhome
AmHigh aGtop Eagle RCock, we found a house with a Fbig back yard
So we Ampicked up yet another Gmutt, from the Crenshaw CPound
Sippin' Fcoffee on the porch while the Amdogs wrestle on the Glawn
I’m Csorry I’ve C/Bhad my Amdoubts…
Were a Ffamily of strays but toGgether we’ve been Cfound
Were a Ffamily of strays but toGgether we’ve been Cfound

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Strays

by Tim Kasher

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Also, some of the chords are slightly in their positioning below... that's

Capo on 7

F chord

e--0--

b--0--

g--2--

d--3--

a--3--

E--1--

Am G C

I’ve been thinking I should write some kind of love song for you

F Am G C

To prove to you I do

It shouldn’t be to hard to write

Am G C

I’ll just think of that time I first saw you in Omaha

F Am G

You were stranded in Jackson with a bus fare to-who-knows where

C F

I took you in, right then and there

Am G C

And life took on a new form

No more stayin out all night

Am G C

No more killin ourselves just to make ourselves feel alright

Am G C G C

No more sleepin with strangers and those awkward goodbyes

Am G C

I never had much family, never had too many friends

F Am G C

Then you came wandering through

Pompously I took you for granted

Am G C

That’s why I gotta write this little, this little love song for you

I’ll sing about those Denver mornings you’d wake up

Am G

bawlin bout a long lost kid

C F

Your maternal instincts, were kickin' in

Am G C

As the sun dazzled bright upon the peaks

You brought home a dog you found in the alley

Am G C

You said "can we keep her?" I said "well, what kind of man would I be?"

Am G C

So you bought her a collar, and you called her your family

F Am G C

Am G C

Writers are selfish, writers are egotists

F Am G C

I’m afraid I’m as bad as it gets

I keep forgettin to censor the truth

Am G C

That’s why I better write some kinda, some kinda love song for you

F Am G C F

Drivin cross country in a U-Haul, on the hunt for our new home

Am G C F

High atop Eagle Rock, we found a house with a big back yard

Am G C

So we picked up yet another mutt, from the Crenshaw Pound

F Am G

Sippin' coffee on the porch while the dogs wrestle on the lawn

C C/B Am

I’m sorry I’ve had my doubts…

F G C

Were a family of strays but together we’ve been found

F G C

Were a family of strays but together we’ve been found

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