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Strange Relationship

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Tuning: Standard
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capo: 3rd fret
play: Bm
key: Dm
for original chords transpose this tab +3 to Dm (and "use flats")
CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm7     x-2-0-2-0-2
Em7     0-2-0-0-0-0
F#7    (2-4)4-3-2-0
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[Intro]
|  Bm7| % |  Em7| % | 
|  Em7| % |  Bm7| % | 
[Verse 1]
I Bm7guess U know me well, I don't like Em7winter
But I Em7seem 2 get a kick out of doing U Bm7cold
Bm7Oh, what the hell, U always surEm7render
Em7What's this strange relationship that we Bm7hold on 2?
[Chorus]
CBaby, I just can't stand 2 see U Ghappy
But F#7more than that, I hate 2 see U Bm7sad
CHoney, if U left me I just might do Gsomething rash
F#7What's this strange relationship ... ship ... ship ... ship
[Verse 2]
I Bm7came and took your love, I took your Em7body
I Em7took the self-respect U ever Bm7had
I Bm7took U 4 a ride and baby, I'm Em7sorry
The Em7more U love me, sugar, the more it Bm7makes me mad
[Chorus]
Cuz Cbaby, I just can't stand 2 see U Ghappy
But F#7more than that, I hate 2 see U Bm7sad
CHoney, if U left me I just might do Gsomething rash
F#7What's this strange relationship ... ship ... ship ... ship
[Instrumental]
|  Bm7| % |  Em7| % | 
|  Em7| % |  Bm7| % | 
[Verse 3]
Bm7Isn't it a shame this ain't a Em7movie
Em7Then U could rewrite my every Bm7line
Bm7I'll take all the blame, yo baby, I'm Em7sorry
But I Em7didn't like the way U were, so I Bm7had 2 make U mine
[Chorus]
CBaby, I just can't stand 2 see U Ghappy
But F#7more than that, I hate 2 see U Bm7sad
CHoney, if U left me I just might do Gsomething rash
F#7What's this strange relationship ... ship ... ship ... ship
[Coda]
|  Bm7| % |  Em7| % | 
|  Em7| % |  Bm7| % | 

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Strange Relationship

by Prince

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

F#7

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

capo: 3rd fret

play: Bm

key: Dm

for original chords transpose this tab +3 to Dm (and "use flats")

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Bm7 x-2-0-2-0-2

Em7 0-2-0-0-0-0

F#7 (2-4)4-3-2-0

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro]

Bm7 Em7

| | % | | % |

Em7 Bm7

| | % | | % |

[Verse 1]

Bm7 Em7

I guess U know me well, I don't like winter

Em7 Bm7

But I seem 2 get a kick out of doing U cold

Bm7 Em7

Oh, what the hell, U always surrender

Em7 Bm7

What's this strange relationship that we hold on 2?

[Chorus]

C G

Baby, I just can't stand 2 see U happy

F#7 Bm7

But more than that, I hate 2 see U sad

C G

Honey, if U left me I just might do something rash

F#7

What's this strange relationship ... ship ... ship ... ship

[Verse 2]

Bm7 Em7

I came and took your love, I took your body

Em7 Bm7

I took the self-respect U ever had

Bm7 Em7

I took U 4 a ride and baby, I'm sorry

Em7 Bm7

The more U love me, sugar, the more it makes me mad

[Chorus]

C G

Cuz baby, I just can't stand 2 see U happy

F#7 Bm7

But more than that, I hate 2 see U sad

C G

Honey, if U left me I just might do something rash

F#7

What's this strange relationship ... ship ... ship ... ship

[Instrumental]

Bm7 Em7

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Em7 Bm7

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[Verse 3]

Bm7 Em7

Isn't it a shame this ain't a movie

Em7 Bm7

Then U could rewrite my every line

Bm7 Em7

I'll take all the blame, yo baby, I'm sorry

Em7 Bm7

But I didn't like the way U were, so I had 2 make U mine

[Chorus]

C G

Baby, I just can't stand 2 see U happy

F#7 Bm7

But more than that, I hate 2 see U sad

C G

Honey, if U left me I just might do something rash

F#7

What's this strange relationship ... ship ... ship ... ship

[Coda]

Bm7 Em7

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Em7 Bm7

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About Strange Relationship Chords by Prince

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