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What A Strange Day

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[Intro]
eG-3-3-3-3-|G6-0-0-0-0-|C-----------|G-3-3---------------|Am---0-0-0-0---------|G---3-3-3-|
B-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-0-1-3-1-|-0-0-0---0---0-----|---1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|---0-0-0-|
G-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-------0---|-0-0---2---2---2-0-|---2-2-2-2-------2-|-0-0-0-0-|
D-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-|-0-0---------------|-2-2-2-2-2---------|---0-0-0-|
A-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3---3---3-|-2-2---------------|---0-0-0-0---------|---2-2-2-|
E-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-----------|-3-3---------------|-------------------|---3-3-3-|
[Verse 1]
GWhat a strange G6day
CMaybe I was dreamiGng
GNothing seemed entirely Amawake
And what uncertain Glight
[Verse 2]
GAnd what a strange G6night
CIt's dancing with the Gcandle
GThe atmosphere is scandalous and Amdrunk
You could cut it with a Gknife
[Verse 3]
GWhat a strange G6life
CEven as it's passiGng
GIt's hard to see it happening at Amall
Like a shadow on the Gwall
[Verse 4]
GNow what a strange gG6od
CIf everything is nothiGng
GThen why is nothing ever what it Amseems
What a hidden kind of Glove
[Verse 5]
GAnd what a strange G6word
CJust because you told iGt
GDon't mean you told anything at Amall
It's better from a Gmime
[Verse 6]
GAnd what a strange G6line
CWrapped around in letterGs
GA drawing of a symbol for a Amsound
It's never right before it's Gwrong
[Verse 7]
GAnd what a strange sG6ong
CA heart to beat the rhytGhm
GA brain to move the melody alAmong
A tune of everybody's cGhoice
[Verse 8]
GAnd what a strange vG6oice 
CComing from the speakGer
GRecorded on the twentieth of MAmay
What a strange dGay

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What A Strange Day

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

To play along with the album,

tune your guitar down one whole step (two frets).

Dr. Dog plays these chords live.

[Intro]

G G6 C G Am G

e-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-----------|-3-3---------------|---0-0-0-0---------|---3-3-3-|

B-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-0-1-3-1-|-0-0-0---0---0-----|---1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|---0-0-0-|

G-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-------0---|-0-0---2---2---2-0-|---2-2-2-2-------2-|-0-0-0-0-|

D-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-|-0-0---------------|-2-2-2-2-2---------|---0-0-0-|

A-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3---3---3-|-2-2---------------|---0-0-0-0---------|---2-2-2-|

E-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-----------|-3-3---------------|-------------------|---3-3-3-|

[Verse 1]

G G6

What a strange day

C G

Maybe I was dreaming

G Am

Nothing seemed entirely awake

And what uncertain light

[Verse 2]

G G6

And what a strange night

C G

It's dancing with the candle

G Am

The atmosphere is scandalous and drunk

You could cut it with a knife

[Verse 3]

G G6

What a strange life

C G

Even as it's passing

G Am

It's hard to see it happening at all

Like a shadow on the wall

[Verse 4]

G G6

Now what a strange god

C G

If everything is nothing

G Am

Then why is nothing ever what it seems

What a hidden kind of love

[Verse 5]

G G6

And what a strange word

C G

Just because you told it

G Am

Don't mean you told anything at all

It's better from a mime

[Verse 6]

G G6

And what a strange line

C G

Wrapped around in letters

G Am

A drawing of a symbol for a sound

It's never right before it's wrong

[Verse 7]

G G6

And what a strange song

C G

A heart to beat the rhythm

G Am

A brain to move the melody along

A tune of everybody's choice

[Verse 8]

G G6

And what a strange voice

C G

Coming from the speaker

G Am

Recorded on the twentieth of May

What a strange day

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