Artist: Randy Newman
Song: Strange Things
Album: Toy Story
Capo is on the 1st fret, chords correspond to the capo...
[Intro]
C Cmaj7 C7 C6 Caug C (x2)
(you could also just play Cmaj through this as it is the piano that plays the
decending chromatic line)
[Verse 1]
C
I was on top of the world livin high
D7
It was right in my pocket
G7
I was livin' the life
C G
Things were just the way they should be
C Cmaj7 C6 C D7
When from out of the sky like a bomb comes some little punk in a rocket
G7 C
Now all of a sudden some strange things are happenin' to me...
F
I had friends,
E7
I had lots of friends
Am G F
Now all my friends are gone
D7 G7 C(same as intro)
And I'm doin' the best I can to carry on
F
I had power (power)
F#dim
I was respected (respect)
C/G E/G# A
But not any more
D7 G7
And I've lost the love to the one whom I adored.... let me tell you about a
[Chorus]
Am F G
strange...... things are happenin' to me
Am F G
Strange...... things
Ab C F
Strange...... things are happenin' to me...
D7 G Intro (x2)
Ain't no doubt about it
[Verse 2]
(same chords)
You got someone you think you know well
Who turns out a stranger
The minute you turn your back
You're in it all by yourself
They laugh at your jokes
You think you're doin' quite well
But you're in danger, boy
You end up alone, forgotten, way up on the shelf
[Chorus]
Am F G
strange...... things are happenin' to me
Am F G
Strange...... things
Ab C F
Strange...... things are happenin' to me...
D7 G Intro (x2)
Ain't no doubt about it.....
Am F G
strange...... things are happenin' to me
Am F G
Strange...... things
Ab C F D7 G
Strange...... things are happenin' to me...
Intro chords fade out till the end... (C Cmaj7 C7 C6 Caug C)
Strange things....
Strange things....
Tabbed By Lewis.
