Chords for Strange Affair - June Tabor with Martin Simpson
Tempo:
134.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Strange affair.
[G] [D]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G] [Bm]
[Am] [G]
[D]
[F#]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G] I was born a man [C] who was [G] well-provided [D] for.
Against my [C] [G] dying day, [C] I took my own [G] provisions.
But they [Em] fooled me and [Am]
wasted [D] away.
Oh, where are my companions?
[C] [D]
[C] [G] My father, mother, [Bm]
lover, [G] friend, and [C] enemy.
[G]
Oh, [D]
where are my companions?
[C] [D] [G] They're prisoners [Bm] to [C] death now and taken [G] far from me.
Where [C] [G] are the dreams I drew?
[D] The [G] days of my youth?
[C] They took me to [G] illusion [D] and [G] promised me the truth.
[C] What do [G] sleepers need to make them [C] listen?
Why do they need more [D] proof?
[G] This is a strange
[D] [G]
affair.
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D]
[Gm] [D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [Bm]
[C] [G] [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Won't you give me an answer?
[C]
[G] Why is your heart so hard towards the [D] one [G] who loves you best?
[D] The man with the answer [C]
[D] [G] has awakened you, [D] [G] warned you, [D] and called [C] you to [G] the test.
[C] Wake up [G] from the sleep that [D] builds like clouds [Am] upon [G] your eyes.
[C] Bring [G] back the life you [D] had that's now a [G] dream of lies.
Turn [C] your back on [G] yourself, and if you [Em] follow, you'll [Am] win the [C] lover's [D]
pride.
This [G] is a strange [D] affair.
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] [N]
[G] [D]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[C] [G] [Bm]
[Am] [G]
[D]
[F#]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G] I was born a man [C] who was [G] well-provided [D] for.
Against my [C] [G] dying day, [C] I took my own [G] provisions.
But they [Em] fooled me and [Am]
wasted [D] away.
Oh, where are my companions?
[C] [D]
[C] [G] My father, mother, [Bm]
lover, [G] friend, and [C] enemy.
[G]
Oh, [D]
where are my companions?
[C] [D] [G] They're prisoners [Bm] to [C] death now and taken [G] far from me.
Where [C] [G] are the dreams I drew?
[D] The [G] days of my youth?
[C] They took me to [G] illusion [D] and [G] promised me the truth.
[C] What do [G] sleepers need to make them [C] listen?
Why do they need more [D] proof?
[G] This is a strange
[D] [G]
affair.
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D]
[Gm] [D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [Bm]
[C] [G] [C]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Won't you give me an answer?
[C]
[G] Why is your heart so hard towards the [D] one [G] who loves you best?
[D] The man with the answer [C]
[D] [G] has awakened you, [D] [G] warned you, [D] and called [C] you to [G] the test.
[C] Wake up [G] from the sleep that [D] builds like clouds [Am] upon [G] your eyes.
[C] Bring [G] back the life you [D] had that's now a [G] dream of lies.
Turn [C] your back on [G] yourself, and if you [Em] follow, you'll [Am] win the [C] lover's [D]
pride.
This [G] is a strange [D] affair.
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] [N]
Key:
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C
Bm
Em
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_ Strange affair.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] I was born a man _ _ [C] who was [G] well-provided [D] for.
Against my [C] [G] dying day, [C] I took my own [G] provisions.
_ But they [Em] fooled me and [Am] _
wasted _ [D] away. _ _ _
_ _ Oh, where are my _ companions?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] [G] My father, mother, [Bm]
lover, [G] friend, and _ [C] enemy.
[G] _
_ Oh, _ _ [D] _ _
where are my _ _ companions? _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] They're prisoners [Bm] to [C] death now and taken [G] far from me. _ _ _ _
Where _ [C] [G] are the dreams I drew?
[D] The [G] days of my youth? _
[C] They took me to [G] illusion _ [D] and [G] promised me the truth. _
_ [C] What do [G] sleepers need to make them [C] listen?
Why do they need more [D] proof? _ _ _ _
[G] This is a strange _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
affair. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ Won't you give me an answer?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Why is your heart so hard towards the [D] one [G] who loves you best?
_ _ _ _ [D] The man with the _ answer _ _ [C] _
_ [D] [G] has _ _ awakened you, [D] _ [G] warned you, [D] and called [C] you to [G] the test. _ _ _ _
[C] Wake up [G] from the sleep that [D] builds like clouds [Am] upon [G] your eyes. _ _
[C] Bring [G] back the life you [D] had that's now a [G] dream of lies.
Turn [C] your back on [G] yourself, and if you [Em] follow, you'll [Am] win the [C] lover's [D]
pride.
_ _ _ This [G] is a _ strange _ _ [D] affair. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] I was born a man _ _ [C] who was [G] well-provided [D] for.
Against my [C] [G] dying day, [C] I took my own [G] provisions.
_ But they [Em] fooled me and [Am] _
wasted _ [D] away. _ _ _
_ _ Oh, where are my _ companions?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] [G] My father, mother, [Bm]
lover, [G] friend, and _ [C] enemy.
[G] _
_ Oh, _ _ [D] _ _
where are my _ _ companions? _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] They're prisoners [Bm] to [C] death now and taken [G] far from me. _ _ _ _
Where _ [C] [G] are the dreams I drew?
[D] The [G] days of my youth? _
[C] They took me to [G] illusion _ [D] and [G] promised me the truth. _
_ [C] What do [G] sleepers need to make them [C] listen?
Why do they need more [D] proof? _ _ _ _
[G] This is a strange _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
affair. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ Won't you give me an answer?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Why is your heart so hard towards the [D] one [G] who loves you best?
_ _ _ _ [D] The man with the _ answer _ _ [C] _
_ [D] [G] has _ _ awakened you, [D] _ [G] warned you, [D] and called [C] you to [G] the test. _ _ _ _
[C] Wake up [G] from the sleep that [D] builds like clouds [Am] upon [G] your eyes. _ _
[C] Bring [G] back the life you [D] had that's now a [G] dream of lies.
Turn [C] your back on [G] yourself, and if you [Em] follow, you'll [Am] win the [C] lover's [D]
pride.
_ _ _ This [G] is a _ strange _ _ [D] affair. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _