Chords for The Jam - Strange Town
Tempo:
157.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Am] I'm a self-destructing straight now, [F] though I've only been [G] here for three weeks [Am] now.
I've got this dizzled mind, babe.
[F] I'm trying to find a [E] friend in Asperger's through [Am] heat.
I've bought a latest psych-eye book.
[F] Trying to find a [A] cousin while you're still at [C] pace.
Well, baby, you're asking straights now.
[F] They say no, no, [G] no, tell me when I've got to go.
[F] My L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L [F]-O-W.
L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L-O-W.
[F] They all know [C] me, yes, [G] I am now.
[F] I'm really a spicy from the G-U [G]-F -O's.
[C] You've got the moving straight line.
[F] You've got the walking, [G] talking, football type.
[Am] You call me weird and it's strange now.
[F] You'll be betraying for [G] your accent and [Am] manners.
You've got the way I like those.
[F] You've got my nose and [G] fingers, that's your nose.
[Am] You call me nice and strange now.
[F] You'll be like a [E] clown, we get a comment.
[F] You've got a lot of [G] money to build at your shows.
[F] I've stopped my career, [G] I've made it far.
I've stopped my school, I've been [F] around.
I've passed all [G] the reclined degrees.
[F] I'm so glad I've never been to [G] Jersey.
I'm a five-star woman.
[C] [Am]
[F]
[G] [C]
[Am] [F]
[A] [Dm] I'll lose your [G] gloves when the music's loud.
[D] I don't see your face [G] at single o'clock.
[E] I wish I were there.
[D] I look in the mirror and [G] I can't be seen.
[D] Just a thinking writer, [G] I've a missed my she.
[E] You're looking back at me.
[A] [G]
Oh, oh.
[C]
[Am]
[G] [C]
[B] [A] [Am]
[A] [C]
[Am]
I'm a self-made [Em] straight-out.
[F] What if I'm [G] even here for three weeks [Am] now?
I've got business on my feet.
Try to find a friend in Oxford Street.
I've bought the latest set of GoPro.
[E] Try to find a [G] class in YMCA.
[Am] When you ask in a strange town,
[F] they say that I'm a [A] clown.
[F] What I am is a sell [C]-out, you [G] know.
[F] What I am [C] is a sell-out, [G] it's emotional.
[F] You [C] ignore me, [G] you say I'm low.
[F] I'm pretty as flies, it follows too,
[G] in the house.
[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,
Baby, I'll CheckItOut.
Break it up, break it up.
Yeah.
[A]
[C]
you
[N]
[Am] I'm a self-destructing straight now, [F] though I've only been [G] here for three weeks [Am] now.
I've got this dizzled mind, babe.
[F] I'm trying to find a [E] friend in Asperger's through [Am] heat.
I've bought a latest psych-eye book.
[F] Trying to find a [A] cousin while you're still at [C] pace.
Well, baby, you're asking straights now.
[F] They say no, no, [G] no, tell me when I've got to go.
[F] My L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L [F]-O-W.
L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L-O-W.
[F] They all know [C] me, yes, [G] I am now.
[F] I'm really a spicy from the G-U [G]-F -O's.
[C] You've got the moving straight line.
[F] You've got the walking, [G] talking, football type.
[Am] You call me weird and it's strange now.
[F] You'll be betraying for [G] your accent and [Am] manners.
You've got the way I like those.
[F] You've got my nose and [G] fingers, that's your nose.
[Am] You call me nice and strange now.
[F] You'll be like a [E] clown, we get a comment.
[F] You've got a lot of [G] money to build at your shows.
[F] I've stopped my career, [G] I've made it far.
I've stopped my school, I've been [F] around.
I've passed all [G] the reclined degrees.
[F] I'm so glad I've never been to [G] Jersey.
I'm a five-star woman.
[C] [Am]
[F]
[G] [C]
[Am] [F]
[A] [Dm] I'll lose your [G] gloves when the music's loud.
[D] I don't see your face [G] at single o'clock.
[E] I wish I were there.
[D] I look in the mirror and [G] I can't be seen.
[D] Just a thinking writer, [G] I've a missed my she.
[E] You're looking back at me.
[A] [G]
Oh, oh.
[C]
[Am]
[G] [C]
[B] [A] [Am]
[A] [C]
[Am]
I'm a self-made [Em] straight-out.
[F] What if I'm [G] even here for three weeks [Am] now?
I've got business on my feet.
Try to find a friend in Oxford Street.
I've bought the latest set of GoPro.
[E] Try to find a [G] class in YMCA.
[Am] When you ask in a strange town,
[F] they say that I'm a [A] clown.
[F] What I am is a sell [C]-out, you [G] know.
[F] What I am [C] is a sell-out, [G] it's emotional.
[F] You [C] ignore me, [G] you say I'm low.
[F] I'm pretty as flies, it follows too,
[G] in the house.
[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,
Baby, I'll CheckItOut.
Break it up, break it up.
Yeah.
[A]
[C]
you
[N]
Key:
G
F
C
Am
A
G
F
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I'm a self-destructing straight now, _ [F] though I've only been [G] here for three weeks [Am] now.
I've got this dizzled mind, babe.
_ [F] I'm trying to find a [E] friend in Asperger's through [Am] heat.
I've bought a latest psych-eye book.
_ [F] _ Trying to find a [A] cousin while you're still at [C] pace.
Well, baby, you're asking straights now.
_ _ [F] They say no, no, [G] no, tell me when I've got to go.
[F] My L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L [F]-O-W.
L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L-O-W.
[F] They all know [C] me, yes, [G] I am now.
[F] I'm really a spicy from the G-U [G]-F _ _ -O's.
_ _ [C] _ You've got the moving straight line.
_ [F] _ You've got the walking, [G] talking, football type.
[Am] _ You call me weird and it's strange now.
_ _ [F] You'll be betraying for [G] your accent and [Am] manners.
You've got the way I like those.
_ [F] You've got my nose and [G] fingers, that's your nose.
[Am] _ You call me nice and strange now.
_ [F] You'll be like a [E] clown, we get a comment.
[F] You've got a lot of [G] money to build at your shows.
[F] I've stopped my career, [G] I've made it far.
I've stopped my school, I've been [F] around.
I've passed all [G] the reclined degrees.
_ [F] I'm so glad I've never been to [G] Jersey. _ _
I'm a five-star woman.
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] I'll lose your [G] gloves when the music's loud.
[D] I don't see your face [G] at single o'clock.
[E] I wish I were there.
_ _ _ [D] I look in the mirror and [G] I can't be seen.
[D] Just a thinking writer, [G] I've a missed my she.
[E] You're looking back at me.
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Oh, oh.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a self-made [Em] straight-out.
_ [F] _ What if I'm [G] even here for three weeks [Am] now?
I've got business on my feet.
_ _ Try to find a friend in Oxford Street.
_ I've bought the latest set of GoPro.
_ [E] _ Try to find a [G] class in YMCA.
[Am] _ _ When you ask in a strange town,
[F] they say that I'm a [A] clown.
_ _ _ [F] What I am is a sell [C]-out, you [G] know.
[F] What I am [C] is a sell-out, [G] it's emotional.
_ [F] You [C] ignore me, [G] you say I'm low.
[F] I'm pretty as flies, it follows too,
[G] in the _ house. _
_ _ _ [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,
Baby, I'll CheckItOut.
Break it up, break it up. _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ you
_ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I'm a self-destructing straight now, _ [F] though I've only been [G] here for three weeks [Am] now.
I've got this dizzled mind, babe.
_ [F] I'm trying to find a [E] friend in Asperger's through [Am] heat.
I've bought a latest psych-eye book.
_ [F] _ Trying to find a [A] cousin while you're still at [C] pace.
Well, baby, you're asking straights now.
_ _ [F] They say no, no, [G] no, tell me when I've got to go.
[F] My L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L [F]-O-W.
L-Y-S-L [G]-M-I-P-L-O-W.
[F] They all know [C] me, yes, [G] I am now.
[F] I'm really a spicy from the G-U [G]-F _ _ -O's.
_ _ [C] _ You've got the moving straight line.
_ [F] _ You've got the walking, [G] talking, football type.
[Am] _ You call me weird and it's strange now.
_ _ [F] You'll be betraying for [G] your accent and [Am] manners.
You've got the way I like those.
_ [F] You've got my nose and [G] fingers, that's your nose.
[Am] _ You call me nice and strange now.
_ [F] You'll be like a [E] clown, we get a comment.
[F] You've got a lot of [G] money to build at your shows.
[F] I've stopped my career, [G] I've made it far.
I've stopped my school, I've been [F] around.
I've passed all [G] the reclined degrees.
_ [F] I'm so glad I've never been to [G] Jersey. _ _
I'm a five-star woman.
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] I'll lose your [G] gloves when the music's loud.
[D] I don't see your face [G] at single o'clock.
[E] I wish I were there.
_ _ _ [D] I look in the mirror and [G] I can't be seen.
[D] Just a thinking writer, [G] I've a missed my she.
[E] You're looking back at me.
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Oh, oh.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm a self-made [Em] straight-out.
_ [F] _ What if I'm [G] even here for three weeks [Am] now?
I've got business on my feet.
_ _ Try to find a friend in Oxford Street.
_ I've bought the latest set of GoPro.
_ [E] _ Try to find a [G] class in YMCA.
[Am] _ _ When you ask in a strange town,
[F] they say that I'm a [A] clown.
_ _ _ [F] What I am is a sell [C]-out, you [G] know.
[F] What I am [C] is a sell-out, [G] it's emotional.
_ [F] You [C] ignore me, [G] you say I'm low.
[F] I'm pretty as flies, it follows too,
[G] in the _ house. _
_ _ _ [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,
Baby, I'll CheckItOut.
Break it up, break it up. _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ you
_ _ [N] _ _