Strange Things

artist : randy newman

song : strange things

album : toy story

capo is on the 1st fret , chords correspond to the capo . . .

intro : C Cmaj7 C7 C6 caug C x2
( you could also just play Cmaj through this as it is the piano that plays the
decending chromatic line )

C
i was on top of the world livin high
D7
it was right in my pocket
G7
i was livin’ the life
C G
things were just the way they should be
C Cmaj7 C6 C D7
when from out of the sky like a bomb comes some little punk in a rocket
G7 C
now all of a sudden some strange things are happenin’ to me . . .

F
i had friends ,
E7
i had lots of friends
Am C F
now all my friends are gone
D7 G7 C ( same as intro x1 )
and i’m doin’ the best i can to carry on
F
i had power ( power )
F#dim
i was respected ( respect )
C/G E/G# A
but not any more
D7 G7
and i’ve lost the love to the one whom i adored . . . . let me tell you about A

chorus :
Am F G
strange . . . . . . things are happenin’ to me
Am F G
strange . . . . . . things
G# C F
strange . . . . . . things are happenin’ to me . . .
D7 G intro x2
ain’t no doubt about it

verse 2 : ( same chords )
you got someone you think you know well
who turns out a stranger
the minute you turn your back
you’re in it all by yourself

they laugh at your jokes
you think you’re doin’ quite well
but you’re in danger , boy
you end up alone , forgotten , way up on the shelf

chorus :
Am F G
strange . . . . . . things are happenin’ to me
Am F G
strange . . . . . . things
G# C F
strange . . . . . . things are happenin’ to me . . .
D7 G intro x2
ain’t no doubt about it . . . . .

Am F G
strange . . . . . . things are happenin’ to me
Am F G
strange . . . . . . things
G# C F D7 G
strange . . . . . . things are happenin’ to me . . .

intro chords fade out till the end . . . ( C Cmaj7 C7 C6 caug C )

strange things . . . .

tabbed by lewis .