Chords for Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung (The Tube 1985)

Tempo:
77.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Am

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung (The Tube 1985) chords
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[F] [E] [Am] [G]
[Am] I [G] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [D] [C]
[D] [A] [G] [C] [Am]
[D] [G] [C] [Am]
[D] [G] [C] [Am]
[G] [C] [D] [Am] [C] [Am]
[G] sing the song of Len and Joe.
She's [Em] not the girl I used [F] to know.
[Am]
[G] Forever [C] screaming [G] all [Dm] day and night.
[Em]
[G] She used to [Cm] be a [D] dimple [G] man.
But now she's down to [F] long [Am] bromide.
[G] They once [A] combined her, now she [Dm] finds it [Em] hard.
[A]
[G] A woman named Len.
[Em] She never [F] seems [G] to think.
[A] [G] Comes home to me.
[F] She can't take [G] no sympathy.
[G] [Am] [Em] Oh, her heart let go, she's [F] a gun.
Her [C] heart let go, [G] she's [F] a gun.
[G] [Am]
[G] [C] [D] [A] [G] [C] [G] [A]
[Gm] [Cm] [D] [Am] [G] [C]
She's standing out [G] on the ledge.
She's got a gun [F] to her [Am] head.
[G] She's wired up to blow the [Dm] power [Em] line.
[D] She's walking [C] out on the night.
[G] She's doing [F] the edge of [A] life.
[G] Just like [C] the song [G] of Len, [Dm] she's on fire.
[Em] [A]
[G] A woman named [Em] Len.
She never [F] seems [G] to [A] think.
Comes home [G] to me.
[F] She can't [G] take no sympathy.
[F] [G] [Am] Oh, [Em] her heart let go, [F] she's a gun.
[Em] Her [F] [G] [Am] [Em] heart let go, [F] she's a gun.
[G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
[Am] [C] [D] [A] [G] [C]
[F] [E] A woman named
[A] [G] Len.
[Em] She never [F] seems [G] to think.
[A] She comes home [G] to me.
[F] She can't take [G] no [Am] sympathy.
[G] [F] [G] [G] Her heart let go, [Em] she's [F] a gun.
[C] Her heart let go, [G] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [Am] [Em] [F]
[C] [Em] [F] she's a gun.
[G] [F]
She's [G] [D]
[C] on the [G] ledge.
[A] [G] She's not the girl I [F] used to [Am] know.
[G] [C] [A]
[Em] Thank you.
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To jam and learn Spandau Ballet - (Live from the N.E.C.) Highly Strung chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Em, F, G, G, A, G and F. Begin your practice at a relaxed 38 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 77. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[F] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] I _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
[G] sing the song of Len and Joe.
She's [Em] not the girl I used [F] to know.
[Am]
[G] Forever [C] screaming [G] all [Dm] day and night.
[Em] _ _
[G] She used to [Cm] be a [D] dimple [G] man.
But now she's down to [F] long [Am] bromide.
[G] They once [A] combined her, now she [Dm] finds it [Em] hard.
_ [A] _
[G] A woman named Len.
[Em] She never [F] seems [G] to think.
[A] [G] Comes home to me.
[F] She can't take [G] no sympathy.
_ _ [G] _ [Am] [Em] Oh, her heart let go, she's [F] a gun.
Her [C] heart let go, [G] _ _ she's [F] a gun.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [A] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
She's standing out [G] on the ledge.
She's got a gun [F] to her [Am] head.
[G] She's wired up to blow the [Dm] power _ [Em] _ line.
[D] She's walking [C] out on the night.
[G] She's doing [F] the edge of [A] life.
[G] Just like [C] the song [G] of Len, [Dm] she's on fire.
[Em] _ _ [A] _
[G] A woman named [Em] Len.
She never [F] seems [G] to [A] think.
Comes home [G] to me.
[F] She can't [G] take no sympathy.
_ _ [F] _ [G] [Am] Oh, [Em] her heart let go, [F] she's a gun.
[Em] Her [F] _ [G] _ [Am] [Em] heart let go, [F] she's a gun.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [E] A woman named _
[A] _ [G] _ Len.
[Em] She never [F] seems [G] to think.
[A] She comes home [G] to me.
[F] She can't take [G] no [Am] sympathy.
[G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] Her heart let go, [Em] she's [F] a gun.
[C] Her heart let go, [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] she's a gun.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
She's _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] on the [G] ledge.
[A] [G] She's not the girl I [F] used to [Am] know.
[G] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Thank you. _ _ _ _ _

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It's Gary Kemp who authored this song.

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