Is It Really So Strange ? - The Smiths

Is It Really So Strange ?

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[Intro: ]E E E A B
 
E
I left the North
I traveled South
I found a tiny house
A B E
I can~t help the way I feel
A B E
oh yes you can kick me
and you can punch me
and you can break my face
A B E
but you won~t change the way i feel
A E
Cause i love you
 
G#m C#m F#m B E
And is it really so strange?
G#m C#m F#m B E
Oh, is it really so strange?
G#m C#m F#m B-Bb-A
Oh, is it really so, really so strange?
B
I say NO, you say YES
D
(but you will still change your mind)
 
D-Eb- E
I left the South
I traveled North
I got confused- I killed a horse
A B E
I can~t help the way I feel
A B E
Oh yes, you can punch me
and you can buck me
and you can break my spine
A B E
but you won~t change the way I feel
A E
Cause I love you
 
G#m C#m F#m B E
And is it really so strange?
G#m C#m F#m B E
Oh, is it really so strange?
G#m C#m F#m B-Bb-A
Oh, is it really so, really so strange?
B
I say NO, you say YES
D
(but you will still change your mind)
 
D-D-Eb-E
E E A B
 
E
I left the North again
I left the South again
I got confused- I killed a nun
A B E
I CAN~T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
A B E
I CAN~T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
A B E
I CAN~T HELP THE WAY I FEEL
A E
(I lost my bag in Newport Pagnell)
 
G#m C#m F#m B E
Why is the last mile the hardest mile
G#m C#m F#m B E
My throat was dry, with the sun in my eyes
G#m C#m F#m B-Bb-A
And I realised, I realised
That I could never
B D D-D-Eb-E

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