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Strange

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Intro (0:00)
e--G---------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g--------------------------5-5-3-3--|
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--|
a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-1-1--|
e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
Main riff (0:14)
e--G------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------5--3--| x5
d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--| 
a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|
e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|
                           |_____|____This part is not played the last time on verses
Verse (0:39)
GThere's something strange going on tonight
GThere's something going on that's not quite right
GJoey's nervous and the lights are bright
GThere's something going on that's not quite right
Verse (0:57)
e--E------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|
d--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-7--5--| x4
a--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-7--5--|
e--0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-5--3--|
                           |_____|____This part is not played the last time on verses
EThere's something going down that wasn't here before
EKeep your eyes glued to the floor
ENo one's gonna save your life
EThere's something going on that's not quite right
Bridge (1:16)
e--G------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------5--3--|
d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--| x6
a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|
e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|
                                 Beware, beware
Verse (1:45)
EThere's something going on that wasn't here before
EKeep your eyes glued to the floor
ENo one's gonna save your life
EThere's something going on that's not quite right
Bridge (2:03)
e--G------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------5--3--|
d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--| x2
a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|
e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|
Verse (2:12)
GThere's something strange going on tonight
GThere's something going on that's not quite right
GJoey's nervous and the lights are bright
GThere's something going on that's not quite right
Post (2:30)
e--G------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g--------------------------5--3--|
d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--| x8
a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|
e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|
There's somthing, There's somthing, There's somthing,....
Outro (3:09)
e--G---------------------------|
b-----------------------------|
g-----------------------------|
d--5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-x-5--| unregular rhythm on this chord to the end
a--5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-x-5--|
e--3-3-x-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-x-x-3--|

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Strange

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Chords in this song · guitar

Intro (0:00)

e-----------------------------------|

b-----------------------------------|

g--------------------------5-5-3-3--|

d--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--|

a--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-1-1--|

e--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|

Main riff (0:14)

e--------------------------------|

b--------------------------------|

g--------------------------5--3--| x5

d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--|

a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|

e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|

|_____|____This part is not played the last time on verses

Verse (0:39)

There's something strange going on tonight

There's something going on that's not quite right

Joey's nervous and the lights are bright

There's something going on that's not quite right

Verse (0:57)

e--------------------------------|

b--------------------------------|

g--------------------------------|

d--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-7--5--| x4

a--2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-2-2-x-x-7--5--|

e--0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-5--3--|

|_____|____This part is not played the last time on verses

There's something going down that wasn't here before

Keep your eyes glued to the floor

No one's gonna save your life

There's something going on that's not quite right

Bridge (1:16)

e--------------------------------|

b--------------------------------|

g--------------------------5--3--|

d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--| x6

a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|

e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|

Beware, beware

Verse (1:45)

There's something going on that wasn't here before

Keep your eyes glued to the floor

No one's gonna save your life

There's something going on that's not quite right

Bridge (2:03)

e--------------------------------|

b--------------------------------|

g--------------------------5--3--|

d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--| x2

a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|

e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|

Verse (2:12)

There's something strange going on tonight

There's something going on that's not quite right

Joey's nervous and the lights are bright

There's something going on that's not quite right

Post (2:30)

e--------------------------------|

b--------------------------------|

g--------------------------5--3--|

d--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5--3--| x8

a--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3--1--|

e--3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-------|

There's somthing, There's somthing, There's somthing,....

Outro (3:09)

e-----------------------------|

b-----------------------------|

g-----------------------------|

d--5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-x-5--| unregular rhythm on this chord to the end

a--5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-x-x-5--|

e--3-3-x-x-3-3-3-x-3-3-x-x-3--|

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