Chords for Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung (Top Of The Pops 1984)

Tempo:
74.5 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

Em

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung (Top Of The Pops 1984) chords
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[D]
[Am] [D] [G] [Am]
This is the song [F] of Mary Jo, [Em] she's with the girl I used to know, [Am] forever screaming all
the day [Dm] and night.
[Em]
She used to be a diplomat, [Am] but [G] now she's down with local [Am] mad.
They want her mind, but now she [Dm] finds it hard.
[Em]
[A] [G] [Em] Now she never seems to say [A] hey, she's so [G] soft for me.
[F] She can't take no [G] sympathy because [G] she's high and strong.
[Am] Oh, high and strong, she's undone.
High and [D] strong.
Oh, high [Em] and strong, she's [F] undone.
[G] Whoa, [D] whoa, [G] whoa.
[D]
[Am] She's keeping up for the night.
She's [Em] got a gun to her [Am] head.
She's my wife to blow the [Dm] crowd a night.
[Em]
[Am] She's keeping up for the night.
She'll take you to the edge of life.
[D] Just like the song of freshers [Dm] on a pen.
[Em]
[A] I know [G] her name, [Em] but now she never seems to say [A] hey, she's so [G] soft for me.
[F] She can't take no sympathy [Am] because she's high and [D] strong.
[Am] Oh, high and [Em] strong, she's [F] undone.
High and strong.
High [G] and strong, she's undone.
[F] [G] Whoa, whoa, [Am] whoa.
[C] [D] [D]
[Am] [F]
[Am] I know her name, [D] [Am]
[A] [G] [Em] but now she never seems to say [A] hey, she's so [G] soft for me.
[F] She can't [G] take no sympathy [Am] because she's high and strong.
[Am] Oh, high and [Em] strong, she's undone.
High and [D] strong.
[Em] Oh, high and strong, she's undone.
[F] [D] [Am] Oh, high and strong, she's undone.
High and strong.
Oh, high [Em] and strong, she's [F] undone.
[G]
[F] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[G] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Just like the song of when we were [Am] young.
She's [Em] not the girl I used to know.
[A] [D] [A]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Spandau Ballet - (2022 Remix) Highly Strung chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Am, Em, F, G, C, G and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 73 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 147. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Minor.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am]
This is the song [F] of Mary Jo, [Em] she's with the girl I used to know, [Am] forever screaming all
the day [Dm] and night.
[Em] _
She used to be a diplomat, [Am] but [G] now she's down with local [Am] mad.
They want her mind, but now she [Dm] finds it hard.
[Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] Now she never seems to say [A] hey, she's so [G] soft for me.
[F] She can't take no [G] sympathy because [G] she's high and strong.
[Am] Oh, high and strong, she's undone.
High and [D] strong.
_ Oh, high [Em] and strong, she's [F] undone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Whoa, [D] whoa, _ _ _ [G] _ whoa. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] She's keeping up for the night.
She's [Em] got a gun to her [Am] head.
She's my wife to blow the [Dm] crowd a night.
_ [Em] _ _
[Am] She's keeping up for the night.
She'll take you to the edge of life.
[D] Just like the song of freshers [Dm] on a pen.
_ [Em] _ _
[A] I know [G] her name, [Em] but now she never seems to say [A] hey, she's so [G] soft for me.
[F] She can't take no sympathy [Am] because she's high and [D] strong.
[Am] Oh, high and [Em] strong, she's [F] undone.
High and strong.
_ High [G] and strong, she's undone.
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Whoa, whoa, [Am] whoa.
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] I know her name, _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ [Em] but now she never seems to say [A] hey, she's so [G] soft for me.
[F] She can't [G] take no sympathy [Am] because she's high and strong.
[Am] Oh, high and [Em] strong, she's undone.
High and [D] strong.
[Em] Oh, high and strong, she's undone.
[F] _ _ [D] _ [Am] Oh, high and strong, she's undone.
High and strong.
Oh, high [Em] and strong, she's [F] undone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
_ [G] _ _ Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Just like the song of when we were [Am] young.
She's [Em] not the girl I used to know.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Gary Kemp.

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