Ain't That Peculiar chords by Marvin Gaye (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E7 
Honey,  (E7) you do me wrong
but still I'm crazy about you
Stay away too long and
I can't do without you
A7 
 (A7) Every chance you get you seem
to hurt me more and more
E7 
 (E7) But each hurt makes my love
stronger than before

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Pre-chorus 1

I know flowers go through rain

But how can love go through pain?

Chorus 1

Ain't that peculiar?

A peculiar-arity

Ain't that peculiar, baby?

Peculiar as can be

Verse 2
E7 
Oh,  (E7) you tell me lies
that should be obvious to me
But I'm so much in love with you,
baby, 'till I don't want to see
A7 
That  (A7) things you do and say
are designed to make me blue
E7 
It's a  (E7) doggone shame my love for you
makes all your lies seem true

Pre-chorus 2

But if the truth makes love last longer

Why do lies make my love stronger?

(stronger, stronger, stronger)

Chorus 2

Ain't that peculiar?

Peculiar as can be

Ain't that peculiar?

Bridge 1
A peculiar-arity, hey, hey
E7 
 (E7) 
E7 
Ah-ah-ah,  (E7) ah-ah-ah, hey, hey (hey, hey)
B7 
A7 
Ah-ah- ah,  (B7) ah-ah-ah, hey, hey  (A7) (hey, hey)
E7 
Ah-ah- ah,  (E7) ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

Verse 3
E7 
 (E7) I cried so much
just like a child that's lost its toy
Maybe, baby, you think
these tears I cry are tears of joy
A7 
A  (A7) child can cry so much
until you do everything they say
E7 
But un (E7) like a child my tears don't help me
to get my way

Pre-chorus 3

I know love can last through years

But how can love last through tears?

(tears, tears, tears)

Chorus 3
E7 
Now ain't that pecu (E7) liar baby?
A peculiar-arity
Ain't that peculiar, honey?
Peculiar as can be
Said I don't understand it baby
It's so strange sometimes
Ain't it peculiar, darling
Oh, baby
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E majorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of Ain't That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Ain't That Peculiar the way Marvin Gaye intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.