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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I'm a bad, I'm a bad, [G] I'm a bad
Now [Am] I'm a stuck in a straight town
I've only [Gm] been here for three [Am] weeks now
getting this just a lot late
[E] to find a [D] friend and that's put us through [Am] the heat
bought an eight-year-old's set guidebook
Try to find a [G] cousin, why does he act [C] hate?
when you ask in a straight town
Now [Am] I'm a stuck in a straight town
I've only [Gm] been here for three [Am] weeks now
getting this just a lot late
[E] to find a [D] friend and that's put us through [Am] the heat
bought an eight-year-old's set guidebook
Try to find a [G] cousin, why does he act [C] hate?
when you ask in a straight town
100% ➙ 159BPM
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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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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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