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Aint It Strange

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Verse]
EAin't it strange
How everybody says 'I Love You'
Aint it a F#mshame
How a word can tell you
More than words can Esay
I need you Bhere
EAin't it strange
Cuz Im always thinking of ya
Ain't it a F#mshame
How a thought can catch 
The breeze and blow Eaway
And leave you heBre
EOh but I C#mknow
How F#mbad it can gBet (bad it can get)
EBut I dont C#mmind baby
F#mI don't Bmind
EWhat I kC#mnow
F#mHow soon we'll fBorget but
ETime keeps wC#mearin baby
F#mTime takes cBare of Eme
EAint it strange
How a man who lives for nothing
Can chanF#mge
Cuz if he stays the same
He'll die a million Edays
Year by Byear
ETheres a train (drum drum drum)
EAt the bottom of the ocean
And when it F#mrains
We'll get close to where the water meets the Esky
For you and Bi
EOh but I don't C#mknow
How F#mfar this can Bgo (bad it can get)
But Ei dont C#mmind baby
F#mI don't Bmind
ETheres no use in C#msaying
F#mWhat you've been Bspraying
EEven strC#mangers know how
F#mStrange it can bBe
AWe're only getting oldA/G#  
                      F#m(G#m) E  
Cuz that's what we were told to do
But they Asay we're getting throuA/G#gh
                     F#m(G#m)
But what's that got to do
With Eus?
So come Eon and work it out C#m...
[Outro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8-9-9----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-8-9-8-9-9----vocal break-in E--------------------------------------|
D|-----8-7-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------4h5--5/7---9\------9--9-9-7--|-10--10-10-9-7-----8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--|
B|--5---5----------------4-------------|---------------10-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------1h2--2/4---6\------6--6-6-4--|-7--7-7--6-4-2----5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--|
D|--2---2----------------1-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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Aint It Strange

by Dr. Dog

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F#m

C#m

A/G#

G#m

[Verse]

Ain't it strange

How everybody says 'I Love You'

F#m

Aint it a shame

How a word can tell you

More than words can say

I need you here

Ain't it strange

Cuz Im always thinking of ya

F#m

Ain't it a shame

How a thought can catch

The breeze and blow away

And leave you here

E C#m

Oh but I know

F#m B

How bad it can get (bad it can get)

E C#m

But I dont mind baby

F#m B

I don't mind

E C#m

What I know

F#m B

How soon we'll forget but

E C#m

Time keeps wearin baby

F#m B E

Time takes care of me

Aint it strange

How a man who lives for nothing

F#m

Can change

Cuz if he stays the same

He'll die a million days

Year by year

Theres a train (drum drum drum)

At the bottom of the ocean

F#m

And when it rains

We'll get close to where the water meets the sky

For you and i

E C#m

Oh but I don't know

F#m B

How far this can go (bad it can get)

E C#m

But i dont mind baby

F#m B

I don't mind

E C#m

Theres no use in saying

F#m B

What you've been spraying

E C#m

Even strangers know how

F#m B

Strange it can be

A A/G#

We're only getting old

F#m G#m E

()

Cuz that's what we were told to do

A A/G#

But they say we're getting through

F#m G#m

()

But what's that got to do

With us?

E C#m

So come on and work it out ...

[Outro]

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

B|-----------8-9-9----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----9-8-9-8-9-9----vocal break-in E--------------------------------------|

D|-----8-7-8----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------4h5--5/7---9\------9--9-9-7--|-10--10-10-9-7-----8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--|

B|--5---5----------------4-------------|---------------10-------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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

B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

G|--------1h2--2/4---6\------6--6-6-4--|-7--7-7--6-4-2----5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--|

D|--2---2----------------1-------------|------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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