#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# I'm Not Strange by Keith Sykes, as "played" by Jerry Jeff Walker "Horror Score" intro: Edim Gdim Bbdim Dbdim*** G G/B C* G Hey, I'm not strange, I'm just like you G G/B C G I like to do what normal people do G G/B C Db I comb my face and shave my hair D And keep a live chicken in my underwear Chorus: G G/B C G I'm not strange, I'm just like you G G/B C G We're not strange, We're just like you G G/B C Db D I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not strange I'm not strange, I'm just like you I've got the very same frustrations too You should have seen me at the bar last night I like 50 cents get me just right Chorus I'm a real good guy, now that's no shit 'Bout half the time I'm full of it I like to smoke and drink and have my fun And see how fast my car will run Chorus I don't start anything that I can't end You know I even got married to my girlfriend In the morning I like bacon and eggs And I've got balls between my legs Optional "horror score" reprise ending with strange wicked laughter *** The astute music theorist will quickly notice that these are all the same chord with the inversion named for the lowest note. Here's how you can get these on guitar and sound allright. e 3 6 9 12 B 2 5 8 11 G 3 6 9 12 D 2 5 9 11 A E This is the same chord shape, just moved up 3 frets each time. Play them slowly next time you're about to get to the scary climax of a story. J This "C" chord can really be more of just a bass note followed by an open "A" string to a "B" and then back to the "G" where it's written as the next chord. It'd be easier just to notate, but I hope you get take this description and feel it out. I'll try to write what I mean. The notes are played a little choked. G B [] C A B G | | [] |---| | | | | [] | | | | | | [] | | | | 0 0 [] x x x 0 Or, a little more simply: G B [] C B G | | [] | | | | | [] | | | | | [] | | | 0 0 [] x x 0 The rhythm of the singing isn't perfectly "quantized" shall we say, so the chords are over the approximate words. You'll have to "feel" this one. To give it a more funky feel, you could replace the written chords with dominant 7th or dominant 9th chords, ie, G7, C7, D7, etc. Have fun and keep it strange! Tabbed by Michael Shaw