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Song title:      When The Hangover Strikes
Original Album:  Sweets From A Stranger

Words and Music by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook
Copyright ? 1982 A&M Records
Published by A&M Records Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)  (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This has a slow, bluesy, jazzy feel. Nice jazz-sounding chords. Enjoy! 
These fills are played at different points in the VERSEs:

/  slide up
\  slide down


 Fill 1                   Fill 2
|------------------|     |-------5\3-3-5--|
|------------------|     |--3/5-----------|
|------------------|     |-------5\3-3-5--|
|--7---9---10--12--|     |--3/5-----------|
|--5---7---8---10--|     |----------------|
|------------------|     |----------------|


INTRO:
Chords:
Ab7 4345xx
G7  3234xx

[play: Ab7  G7]


VERSE:
Chords:
C9  x3233x    Bb7    x13131    Em  x79987
F9  x8788x    Cmaj7  x35453    Ab7 4345xx
F   133211    Dm     x57765    G7  3234xx

         C9                     F9
When the hangover strikes and I open my post 
        C9                   F9
And the coffee is on and I'm burning my toast
          F         Bb7
I let the battle commence

        Cmaj7                  Dm
I see a sun in the trees and a draught at the door
        Em                       Bb7     [Fill1]
With my head in my lap there's a day to explore

Ab7       G7           C9   F9  C9  [Fill2]
  But I'm left without sense


VERSE:
Chords:
C9  x3233x    Bb7    x13131    Em  x79987
F9  x8788x    Cmaj7  x35453    Ab7 4345xx
F   133211    Dm     x57765    G7  3234xx

       C9                     F9
As the hangover strikes and I turn on the tap 
        C9                       F9
But the water's too loud and I'm caged by the fact
         F            Bb7
That the battle's not lost
          Cmaj7                  Dm
Is it the hair of the dog or the baa of the lamb
     Em                     Bb7        [Fill1]
In a sheepish attempt to be half of the man that I might be

Ab7 G7  C9  F9  C9  [Fill2]
Or      was           


REFRAIN:
Chords:
F      133211    Dm  x57765         Ebmaj7  x68786
Bb7    x13131    Em  x79987         G7      3234xx
Cmaj7  x35453    Fm  x9 10 10 98

F           Bb7        Cmaj7    Dm  Em  F#m
Poor, poor, poor, poor   shaken one
Fm          Bb7            Ebmaj7              Dm  G7
Pour, pour, pour, pour me another one, another one


VERSE:
Chords:
C9  x3233x    Bb7    x13131    Em  x79987
F9  x8788x    Cmaj7  x35453    Ab7 4345xx
F   133211    Dm     x57765    G7  3234xx

         C9                       F9  
When the hangover strikes and the mirror reveals 
          C9                     F
That it's midnight or bust and a drink does appeal
        F         Bb7
Now the battle is won
       Cmaj7                     Dm
So the cure of the can pours its heart out to me
           Em                      Bb7  [Fill1]
Though I'm feeling locked up and I can't find the key
     Ab7   G7     C9  F9  C9   [Fill2]
Well,   no damage was     done


[repeat REFRAIN]


OUTRO:
Notes:
I've tried to show how you might play this lovely part but you should feel
your way with this, yourself. Play slowly and gently.


 Cmaj7            Dm               Em              Dm7
|---------3---------------5------|---------7h10p7--8---5----------|
|---------5---------------6------|---------8-------6---6---6------|
|---------4---------------7------|---------9---------------5------|
|-5-------3-------7-------7------|-9-------9---------------7------|
|-3---------------5--------------|-7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



 Cmaj7            Dm               Em
|---------3-------5--------------|---------7-------7--------------|
|---------5-------6-------6------|---------8-------7--------------|
|---------4-------7-------7------|-9-------9-------8--------------|
|-5-------5-------7-------7------|-9---------------7--------------|
|-3---------------5--------------|-7---------------9--------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------7--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



 [Fill 1]                         Ab7      G7              C9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------3------|
|--------------------------------|-5-------4---------------3------|
|-7-------9-------10------12-----|-4-------3---------------2------|
|-5-------7-------8-------10-----|-3-------2---------------3------|
|--------------------------------|-4-------3----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                   No      damage      was done


          F9              C9      C#9      D9
|--------------------------------|---------5----------------------|
|---------8---------------3------|-4-------5----------------------|
|---------8---------------3------|-4-------5----------------------|
|---------7---------------2------|-3-------4----------------------|
|---------8---------------3------|-4-------5----------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|