Strange Town by The Jam

Intro
G5, G5, G5, G5

Verse 1
C (x32010@1)                     Am7 (x02010@1) Found myself in a strange town
F (133211@1)                       G (320003@1) Though I've only been here for 3 weeks now
C (x32010@1)                      Am7 (x02010@1) I've got blisters on my  feet
F (133211@1)                          G (320003@1) Trying to find a friend in Oxford Street
C (x32010@1)                    Am7 (x02010@1) I bought an A to Z guide book
F (133211@1)                            G (320003@1) Trying to find the clubs and YMCA's
C (x32010@1)                        Am7 (x02010@1) But when you ask in a strange town
F (133211@1)                                     G (320003@1) They say "Don't know, don't care and I got to go mate" 

Chorus
     F (133211@1)                    Gsus4 (3x0013@1) GThey (320003@1)worry themselves about feeling low     
     F (133211@1)                        Gsus4 (3x0013@1)    GThey (320003@1)worry themselves about the dreadful snow     
     F (133211@1)               Gsus4 (3x0013@1)      GThey (320003@1)all ignore me coz they don't know     
    F (133211@1)                             G6I'm (320000@1)really a spaceman from those UFO's


Verse 2
C (x32010@1)                        Am7You (x02010@1)gotta to move in a straight line
F (133211@1)                            G (320003@1) You gotta to walk and talk in  four four time
C (x32010@1)                           Am7 (x02010@1) You can't be wierd in a strange town
F (133211@1)                          G (320003@1) You'll be betrayed by your accent and manners
C (x32010@1)                       Am7 (x02010@1) You gotta to wear the right clothes
F (133211@1)                         G (320003@1) Be careful not to pick or scratch your nose
C (x32010@1)                          Am7 (x02010@1) You can't be nice in a strange town
F (133211@1)                                    G (320003@1) "Coz we don't know , don't care, and we got to go mate"

Chorus
F (133211@1)                  Gsus4 (3x0013@1)   GRush (320003@1)my money to the record shops
  F (133211@1)                              Gsus4 (3x0013@1)  GI (320003@1)stop off in a back street, buy myself a snort
           F (133211@1)                  Gsus4 (3x0013@1)    GWe (320003@1)got our own manifesto, to be kind to queers
    F (133211@1)                        G6I'm (320000@1)oh so glad the revolutions here.
G5Its (355xxx@1)nice and warm now!

Solo 1
C, Am7, F, G x2

Middle
     Dm7                               G7 (320001@1)I've finished with the clubs where the musics loud
      Dm7                   G7Coz (320001@1)I don't see a face in a single crowd,
       ETheres (022100@1)no one there  
  Dm7                      G7I (320001@1)look in the mirror but I can't be seen       
       Dm7                 G7 (320001@1)      G (320003@1)          
Just a thin green layer of Mister Sheen 
Gb (244322@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1)        AmLook-ing (x02210@1)back at me-ee.
 G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1)  
Oh-------oh-------------

Solo 2
C, G/B, Am, G  x2
C, G/B, Am, G, G.

Verse 3
C (x32010@1)                     Am7 (x02010@1) Found myself in a strange town
F (133211@1)                       G (320003@1) Though I've only been here for 3 weeks now
C (x32010@1)                   Am7 (x02010@1) I got blisters on my  feet
F (133211@1)                          G (320003@1) Trying to find a friend in Oxford Street
C (x32010@1)                    Am7 (x02010@1) I bought an A to Z guide book
F (133211@1)                            G (320003@1) Trying to find the clubs and YMCA's
C (x32010@1)                        Am7 (x02010@1) But when you ask in a strange town
F (133211@1)                                     G (320003@1) They say "Don't know, don't care and I got to go mate" 

Chorus
     F (133211@1)                    Gsus4 (3x0013@1) GThey (320003@1)worry themselves about feeling low     
     F (133211@1)                        Gsus4 (3x0013@1)    GThey (320003@1)worry themselves about the dreadful snow     
     F (133211@1)               Gsus4 (3x0013@1)      GThey (320003@1)all ignore me coz they don't know     
    F (133211@1)                             G6I'm (320000@1)really a spaceman from those UFO's

Outro
C, C, C, C, C, C, C, C
Strange town, Strange town.
C5Break (x355xx@1)it up, Break it up x5

Burn it down, shake it up

Break it up, break it up

C5, C5, C5, C5

and just yo make it easy, here's the chord patterns..

G5 355xxx  C x32010  Am7 x02213  F 133211  G 320003  Gsus4 3x0013
Dm7 xx0211  G7 320001  E 022100  Gb 244322  Am x02210  G/B x20033  
C5 x355xx  G6 32xxxx

Yet another great song from back in the days. Enjoy...taff


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