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STRANGE CURRENCIES

Initial tab by Steve Krulewtz ([email protected])
Another Initial Tab by Chris Barran ([email protected])
Combined and some (small) corrections by Peter Cox ([email protected])


Fill:                                           
e-|-----------
B-|-----------
G-|-----------
D-|--2p0---0--
A-|------3----
E-|-----------

Pattern 1:
     C           Fmaj7        C           Fmaj7
e-|--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3------
B-|----------1-------1---1---|---------1-------1---1----
G-|------0-----0---2-------2-|-----0-----0---2-------2--
D-|----2---------3-----------|--2----------3------------
A-|--3-----------------------|-3------------------------
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------
		     
Pattern 2:
     C           Fmaj7 Am7     Dm          G
e-|--------3-----------------|-------1-----------3------
B-|----------1-------1-----1-|-----3---3-------3---3----  
G-|------0-----0---2-----0---|---2-------2---0-------0--  
D-|----2---------3-----2-----|-0------------------------  
A-|--3-----------------------|--------------------------  
E-|--------------------------|-------------3------------  

[Fill] [Pattern 1]

[Pattern 1]
I don't know why you're mean to me
[Pattern 2]
When I call on the telephone
[Pattern 1]
I don't know what you mean to me, but I want to turn you on
[Pattern 2]
turn you up, figure you out, I want to take you on


  C     G     F     C      Dm	       G	
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
These words,                "You will be mine"

  C     G     F     C      Dm	                    G  
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These words,                "You will be mine,"     all the time,


[Pattern 1]
The Fool might be my middle name
[Pattern 2]
But I'd be foolish not to say
[Pattern 1]
I'm going to make whatever it takes, ring you up, call you down, sign your
name, secret love,
[Pattern 2]
make it rhyme, take you in, and make you mine.


  C     G     F     C      Dm	       G	
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
These words,                "You will be mine"

  C     G     F     C      Dm	                    G  
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These words,                "You will be mine,"     all the time,

  Am          G            Am          G
E|------0-----3-----3-----|------0-----3-----3-----|
B|1-------1---3-------3---|1-------1---3-------3---|
G|2---------2-0---------0-|2---------2-0---------0-|
D|2-----------0-----------|2-----------0-----------|
A|0-----------X-----------|0-----------X-----------|
E|X-----------3-----------|X-----------3-----------|

  I tripped and fell,      did I fall.

  Am	      F	    C	   Dm			    G		G
E|------0-----------------|1-----1-----1-----1-----|3-----3-----3-------|
B|1-------1---------------|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3---3-------|
G|2---------2-------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0------0--0-------|
D|2-----------3-----5-----|0-----------------------|0-----------0-------|
A|0-----------3-----3-----|------------------------|--------------------|
E|X-----------1-----------|------------------------|3-----------3-------|
  What I want to feel,                              I want to feel it now.


[Pattern 1]
You know with love comes strange currencies,
[Pattern 2]
And here is my appeal:
[Pattern 1]
I need a chance, a second chance, a third chance, a fourth chance,
a word, a signal, a nod, a little breath
[Pattern 2]
just to fool myself, to catch myself, to make it real, real

  C     G     F     C      Dm	       G	
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
These words,                "You will be mine"

  C     G     F     C      Dm	                    G  
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These words,                "You will be mine,"     all the time, oh

  C     G     F     C      Dm	       G	
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----------3-----
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|----3---2-------3---3---
G|5-----------------5-----|--2-------3---0-------0-
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------
E|------3-----1-----------|------------3-----------
 These words,               "You will be mine"

  C     G     F     C      Dm	                    G  
E|--3-----3-----1-----3---|------1-----1-----1-----|3-----3---3---------|
B|----3-----3-----1-----3-|3---3---3-----3-----3---|3---3---3-3---------|
G|5-----------------5-----|2-2-------2-----2-----2-|0-0-------0---------|
D|5-----5-----3-----5-----|0-----------------------|-------------2p0---0|
A|3-----5-----3-----3-----|------------------------|-----------------3--|
E|------3-----1-----------|------------------------|3---------3---------|
These words, they haunt me, hunt me down, catch in my throat, make me pray,
say, love's comfined, oh

[Repeat Above (without lyrics) again, finishing with a [Fill] and C chord]