Stranger Than Fiction chords by
Joe Jackson

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 1

C

C

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Please

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G

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D

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C

C

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mister can't you help me try to find my baby's house

D

D

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It's three in the morn

Em

Em

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ing in the pouring rain

C

C

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G

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D

D

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I can't find the house and

i forgot the number

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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But I gotta give her these roses

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D

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G

G

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C

C

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to relieve her pain

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G

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D

D

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Don't laugh,

Verse 2

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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just tell me you've been there before

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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So we fight but we fight every evening

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C

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And I tell you every morn

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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ing I just love her more

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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And life goes on,

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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filled with disasters and friction

Verse 3

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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And life can be strange

C

C

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D

D

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Em

Em

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But love can be stranger than fic tion

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Only love can be stranger than fiction

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Excuse me operator,

C

C

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tell me what time it is

Verse 4

G

G

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D

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Em

Em

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Me and my lover been in bed all day

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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I think I strained a muscle

C

C

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I didn't know I had

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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And tell me what day it is anyway

G

G

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Don't laugh,

Verse 5

D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

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just tell me you hear what I say

C

C

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G

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D

D

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I love her so much I don't even

C

C

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know what planet I'm on

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Love her so much I wish she'd just go away

C

C

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G

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D

D

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And life goes on,

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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filled with bizarre contradictions

Verse 6

C

C

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G

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D

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Em

Em

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And life can be strange

C

C

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D

D

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Em

Em

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But love can be stranger than fiction

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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Only love can be stranger than fiction

D

D

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G

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D

D

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F

F

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I know that sometimes

C

C

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Em

Em

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love goes

Verse 7

D

D

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But sometimes it comes

Em

Em

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F

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back to getcha

Em

Em

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And when love grows

Am

Am

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A

A

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It grows like a flower or

Am

Am

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grows like a tumor

A

A

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Love shows that God has a sense of humor

D

D

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G

G

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Interlude 1

C

C

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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G

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Life goes on,

Verse 8

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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ever immune to prediction

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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And life can be strange

C

C

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D

D

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Em

Em

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But love can be stranger than fiction

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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F

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G

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F

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Only love can be

C

C

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G

G

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stranger than fiction

Outro 1

F

F

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Chords

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C
D
Em
F
Am
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Stranger Than Fiction by Joe Jackson is G major.

The primary chords used in Stranger Than Fiction are G, C, D, Em, F, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, D, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Stranger Than Fiction is approximately 122 beats per minute.

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