Strange Town Chords by The Jam

Tempo:
158.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Am

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Jam - Strange Town chords
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I'm a bad, I'm a bad, [G] I'm a bad
Now [Am] I'm a stuck in a straight town
[F] Now I've only [Gm] been here for three [Am] weeks now
I'm getting this just a lot late
[F] Try [E] to find a [D] friend and that's put us through [Am] the heat
I bought an eight-year-old's set guidebook
[F]
Try to find a [G] cousin, why does he act [C] hate?
Well when you ask in a straight town
[F] They say I know don't [G] count and I've got to go
[F] My NYS says [G] I'm happy now
[F] My NS says [G] I'm at a stressful show
[F] And all they know me, [G] yes I am now
[F] I'm really a spice, if I'm with you, [G] then I'm lost
You've [C] got to move in a straight line
[F] You've got to walk [G] until people fall down
[Am] You can't be weird in a straight town
[F] You'll be betrayed [G] by your accent and [Am] manners
You've got to wear the right gloves
[F] You can't run out of [G] people, scratch your nappies
[Am] You can't do that in a straight town
[F]
Because we are not [G] a clown, we cannot go [F] mad
We've got to start running [G] to go make those shouts
[F] I'm so afraid of facing [G] problems so much more
[F] We get along, and our [C] best laugh will find [G] a quip
[F] I'm not so glad the revolution [G] is here
I'm back at home [C] now
[Am] [F]
[G] [C]
[Am] [F]
[E] [Dm] I've finished a [G] classroom, I'm using Snap
[D] I don't fancy a place [G] in single class, [E]
I'm so unmanned
[D] I look in the [G] mirror, but I [G] can't be seen
[D] I think you're in [G] love with this last year, [E] you may have [A] been
[G]
Oh, [C] oh
[B] [G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[B] [A] [Am]
[A] [C]
[Am]
Found myself in a [Em] straight town
[F] Now I've [G] only been here for three [Am] weeks now
I've got business on my feet
[E] Try to find [G] a friend in Oxford Street, [Am] please
I've bought a night to shake your foot
[E] Try to find a girl from YMCA
[Am] When you ask in a straight town
[F] They say that I'm not [E] a clown, I've got to go [F] mad
I've had a cell [G] about three months
[F] Now I've had a cell [G] about ten months now
[F] They all think it's only [G] this bad, I know
[F] I'm really displeased with all that's new
[G] I'm in love
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
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Learn the basic chords of The Jam - Strange Town chords, with this master sequence: F, G, F, G and Am. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 79 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 159 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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_ _ _ I'm a bad, _ I'm a bad, [G] I'm a bad _
Now _ _ _ _ [Am] _ I'm a stuck in a straight town
_ [F] _ Now I've only [Gm] been here for three [Am] weeks now
I'm getting this just a lot late
_ _ [F] Try [E] to find a [D] friend and that's put us through [Am] the heat
I bought an eight-year-old's set guidebook
_ _ [F] _
Try to find a [G] cousin, why does he act [C] hate?
Well when you ask in a straight town
_ [F] They say I know don't [G] count and I've got to go
[F] My _ NYS says [G] I'm happy now
[F] My NS says [G] I'm at a stressful show
[F] And all they know me, [G] yes I am now
[F] I'm really a spice, if I'm with you, [G] then _ _ I'm lost
_ You've [C] _ got to move in a straight line
_ _ [F] You've got to walk [G] until people fall down
[Am] You can't be weird in a straight town
_ [F] You'll be betrayed [G] by your accent and [Am] manners
You've got to wear the right gloves
_ [F] You can't run out of [G] people, scratch your nappies
[Am] _ You can't do that in a straight town
[F] _
Because we are not [G] a clown, we cannot go [F] mad
We've got to start running [G] to go make those shouts
[F] I'm so afraid of facing [G] problems so much more
[F] We get along, and our [C] best laugh will find [G] a quip
[F] I'm not so glad the revolution [G] is here
_ _ I'm back at home _ [C] now
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] I've finished a [G] classroom, I'm using Snap
[D] I don't fancy a place [G] in single class, [E] _
I'm so unmanned
_ _ [D] I look in the [G] mirror, but I [G] can't be seen
[D] I think you're in [G] love with this last year, [E] you may have [A] been
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [C] oh _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Found myself in a [Em] straight town
_ [F] _ Now I've [G] only been here for three [Am] weeks now
I've got business on my feet
_ _ [E] Try to find [G] a friend in Oxford Street, [Am] please
I've bought a night to shake your foot
_ [E] _ Try to find a girl from YMCA
_ [Am] _ When you ask in a straight town
_ [F] They say that I'm not [E] a clown, I've got to go [F] mad
I've had a cell [G] about three months
[F] Now I've had a cell [G] about ten months now
[F] They all think it's only [G] this bad, I know
[F] I'm really displeased with all that's new
_ [G] I'm in love _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ Break it up, break it up
_ _ _ Break it up, break it up
_ _ Break it up, break it up
_ _ Break it up, break it up
_ _ Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up
Break it up, break it up _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Paul Weller.

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