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Strange Town by The Jam
Intro
G5, G5, G5, G5  
Verse 1
  CFound myself in a straAm7nge town
  FThough I've only been heGre for 3 weeks now
  CI've got blisters on my  Am7feet
  FTrying to find a friend in GOxford Street
  CI bought an A to Z guAm7ide book
  FTrying to find the clubs and GYMCA's
  CBut when you ask in a strAm7ange town
  FThey say "Don't know, don't care and I Ggot to go mate" 
Chorus
They Fworry themselves about Gsus4feeling Glow     
They Fworry themselves about the Gsus4dreadful snGow     
They Fall ignore me coz Gsus4they don't knGow     
I'm Freally a spaceman from those UFOG6's
Verse 2
CYou gotta to move in a straAm7ight line
  FYou gotta to walk and talk in  Gfour four time
  CYou can't be wierd in a straAm7nge town
  FYou'll be betrayed by your Gaccent and manners
  CYou gotta to wear the riAm7ght clothes
  FBe careful not to pick or Gscratch your nose
  CYou can't be nice in a straAm7nge town
  F"Coz we don't know , don't care, and Gwe got to go mate"
Chorus
FRush my money to the Gsus4record shoGps
I Fstop off in a back street, buy myGsus4self a snGort
We got our Fown manifesto, to be Gsus4kind to queGers
I'm Foh so glad the revolutions G6here.
G5Its nice and warm now!
Solo 1
C, Am7, F,  Gx2
Middle
I've Dm7finished with the clubs where the G7musics loud
Coz I Dm7don't see a face in a G7single crowd,
Theres Eno one there  
I Dm7look in the mirror but I G7can't be seen       
Just a Dm7thin green layer of G7Mister SheGen 
GbLook-Fing Eback at me-Amee.
OGh-------oh-------------C  
Solo 2
C, G/B, Am,   Gx2
C, G/B, Am, G, G.
Verse 3
  CFound myself in a straAm7nge town
  FThough I've only been heGre for 3 weeks now
  CI got blisters on my  Am7feet
  FTrying to find a friend in GOxford Street
  CI bought an A to Z guAm7ide book
  FTrying to find the clubs and GYMCA's
  CBut when you ask in a strAm7ange town
  FThey say "Don't know, don't care and I Ggot to go mate" 
Chorus
They Fworry themselves about Gsus4feeling Glow     
They Fworry themselves about the Gsus4dreadful snGow     
They Fall ignore me coz Gsus4they don't knGow     
I'm Freally a spaceman from those UFOG6's
Outro
C, C, C, C, C, C, C, C  
Strange town, Strange town.
C5Break it up, Break it up x5
Burn it down, shake it up
Break it up, break it up
C5, C5, C5, C5  
and just yo make it easy, here's the chord patterns..
 G5355xxx   Cx32010   Am7x02213   F133211   G320003   Gsus43x0013
 Dm7xx0211   G7320001   E022100   Gb244322   Amx02210   G/Bx20033  
 C5x355xx   G632xxxx
Yet another great song from back in the days. Enjoy...taff

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Strange Town

by The Jam

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Am7

Gsus4

Dm7

G/B

Strange Town by The Jam

Intro

G5 G5 G5 G5

, , ,

Verse 1

C Am7

Found myself in a strange town

F G

Though I've only been here for 3 weeks now

C Am7

I've got blisters on my feet

F G

Trying to find a friend in Oxford Street

C Am7

I bought an A to Z guide book

F G

Trying to find the clubs and YMCA's

C Am7

But when you ask in a strange town

F G

They say "Don't know, don't care and I got to go mate"

Chorus

F Gsus4 G

They worry themselves about feeling low

F Gsus4 G

They worry themselves about the dreadful snow

F Gsus4 G

They all ignore me coz they don't know

F G6

I'm really a spaceman from those UFO's

Verse 2

C Am7

You gotta to move in a straight line

F G

You gotta to walk and talk in four four time

C Am7

You can't be wierd in a strange town

F G

You'll be betrayed by your accent and manners

C Am7

You gotta to wear the right clothes

F G

Be careful not to pick or scratch your nose

C Am7

You can't be nice in a strange town

F G

"Coz we don't know , don't care, and we got to go mate"

Chorus

F Gsus4 G

Rush my money to the record shops

F Gsus4 G

I stop off in a back street, buy myself a snort

F Gsus4 G

We got our own manifesto, to be kind to queers

F G6

I'm oh so glad the revolutions here.

Its nice and warm now!

Solo 1

C Am7 F G

, , , x2

Middle

Dm7 G7

I've finished with the clubs where the musics loud

Dm7 G7

Coz I don't see a face in a single crowd,

Theres no one there

Dm7 G7

I look in the mirror but I can't be seen

Dm7 G7 G

Just a thin green layer of Mister Sheen

Gb F E Am

Look-ing back at me-ee.

G C

Oh-------oh-------------

Solo 2

C G/B Am G

, , , x2

C G/B Am G G

, , , , .

Verse 3

C Am7

Found myself in a strange town

F G

Though I've only been here for 3 weeks now

C Am7

I got blisters on my feet

F G

Trying to find a friend in Oxford Street

C Am7

I bought an A to Z guide book

F G

Trying to find the clubs and YMCA's

C Am7

But when you ask in a strange town

F G

They say "Don't know, don't care and I got to go mate"

Chorus

F Gsus4 G

They worry themselves about feeling low

F Gsus4 G

They worry themselves about the dreadful snow

F Gsus4 G

They all ignore me coz they don't know

F G6

I'm really a spaceman from those UFO's

Outro

C C C C C C C C

, , , , , , ,

Strange town, Strange town.

Break it up, Break it up x5

Burn it down, shake it up

Break it up, break it up

C5 C5 C5 C5

, , ,

and just yo make it easy, here's the chord patterns..

G5 C Am7 F G Gsus4

355xxx x32010 x02213 133211 320003 3x0013

Dm7 G7 E Gb Am G/B

xx0211 320001 022100 244322 x02210 x20033

C5 G6

x355xx 32xxxx

Yet another great song from back in the days. Enjoy...taff

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