Isn't It Strange chords by
Don Mclean

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Am

Am

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F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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[Chorus] Isn't it strange

Verse 1

C

C

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E

E

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how a man

F

F

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hides his feelings?

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Sometimes the one that he

G

G

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C

C

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loves never knows.

G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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And isn't strange when she's

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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finally leaving

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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That it all starts to show when she goes.

G

G

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I passed my

Verse 2

C

C

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friend,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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he didn't look the way he did before

D

D

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I always knew he was

G

G

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a stronger man than me.

C

C

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G

G

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I asked my friend if he needed

C

C

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G

G

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any help from me.

D

D

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He said she's all I need, I know you know.

F

F

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G

G

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I only wish I had told her long ago.

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

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C

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E

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F

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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C

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G

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C

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E

E

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F

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Bb

Bb

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C

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G

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C

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G

G

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[Chorus] I once found

Verse 3

C

C

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love,

G

G

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C

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G

G

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but never got beyond my selfish dreams.

D

D

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I took for granted that

G

G

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she'd be there every day.

C

C

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I closed her out,

G

G

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C

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G

G

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knowing she could never change he lovin' ways.

D

D

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Things fell apart and she got scared.

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F

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I wonder if she knew how

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G

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C

C

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much I really cared.

Verse 4

C

C

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E

E

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Isn't it strange how a man

F

F

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hides his feelings?

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Sometimes the one that he

G

G

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C

C

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loves never knows.

G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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And isn't strange when she's

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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finally leaving

C

C

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G

G

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C

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That it all starts to show when she goes,

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A

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Dm

Dm

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D

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G

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starts to go away.

C

C

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E

E

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Yeah, isn't it strange when she's

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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finally leaving

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C

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G

G

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C

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That it all starts to show when she goes.

G

G

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You may find

Verse 5

C

C

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love,

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G

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C

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G

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if you do you're fortunate.

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D

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'Cause that's the rarest thing in

G

G

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all the world you'll find.

C

C

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Someone who cares,

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G

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C

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who shares the good an bad of it.

G

G

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D

D

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You just make sure she understands

how much you care

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F

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And wherever you may go

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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she will be there.

Verse 6

C

C

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E

E

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Isn't it strange how a man

F

F

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hides his feelings?

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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Sometimes the one that he

G

G

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C

C

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loves never knows.

G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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And isn't strange when she's

F

F

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Bb

Bb

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finally leaving

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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That it all starts to show when she goes,

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

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starts to go away.

C

C

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C

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Am

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C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

G
C
Am
F
Gsus4
E
Bb
D
A
Dm

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The original key of Isn't It Strange by Don McLean is G major.

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