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Isn't Life Strange  The Moody Blues

 
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ISN'T LIFE STRANGE â?? Moody Blues
(John Lodge)
Seventh Sojourn (1972)
 
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Tuning: standard
Intro
(cello)
[C] [D7] [Dm] [G]  
 
 e|---------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|
 B|---------5--8--|--8----10--8--7-------|-------6--10--|--------------|
 G|----5----------|-------------------7--|--7-----------|-------7--10--|
 D|---------------|----------------------|--------------|--9-----------|
 A|---------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|
 E|---------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|

[C] [D7] [Dm] [G]  
 
 e|---------------|----------------------|--------------|----------7--|
 B|---------5--8--|--8----10--8--7-------|-------6--10--|-------------|
 G|----5----------|-------------------7--|--7-----------|-------7-----|
 D|---------------|----------------------|--------------|--9----------|
 A|---------------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
 E|---------------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|

[G]  
 
 e|----8-----------------------|--------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

Verse 1
(cello)
[C] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|----------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--15----13--12----10--|
 G|----------------------------|----------------------|
 D|----------------------------|----------------------|
 A|----------------------------|----------------------|
 E|----------------------------|----------------------|

[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|---------------------|
 B|----8-----------------------|--13----12--10----8--|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------|
 A|----------------------------|---------------------|
 E|----------------------------|---------------------|

[Am] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------|
 B|----5-----------------------|--10----8--6-------|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------|
 D|----------------------------|----------------5--|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------|

[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|----------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--8-------------------|
 G|----7-----------------------|----------------------|
 D|----------------------------|----------------------|
 A|----------------------------|----------------------|
 E|----------------------------|----------------------|

[C] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--13--13----15--13--12----10--|
 G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|---------------------|
 B|----8-----------------------|--13----12--10----8--|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------|
 A|----------------------------|---------------------|
 E|----------------------------|---------------------|

[Am] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------|
 B|----5-----------------------|--10----8--6----5--|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-------------------|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------|

Pre-chorus
[G] [C] [G] [Am] [D]  
 
 e|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------2-----2-------|
 B|----3-----------------------|--5-----------------------|--1-----1-----3-----3-------|
 G|----------------------------|--5-----------4-----------|--2-----2-----2-----2-------|
 D|----------------------------|--5-----------5-----------|--2-----2-----0-----0-------|
 A|----------------------------|--3-----------5-----------|--0-----0-------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------3-----------|----------------------------|

[Dm]  
 
 e|----1-----------------------|--------------------------|
 B|----3-----------------------|--------------------------|
 G|----2-----------------------|--------------------------|
 D|----0-----------------------|--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

Chorus
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[C] [G] [Am] [G]  
 
 e|-----------------------|--------------------------|
 B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
 G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
 D|---------------5----5--|--7-------7--5---------5--|
 A|----3----7--8----------|-----7-7----------7-7-----|
 E|-----------------------|--------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[F] [Em] [Dm] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------15--|
 G|----------------------------------|-----------------------14-16-17-----|
 D|----------------------------------|--------------14-15-17--------------|
 A|----7h8----8--7--5--7----7--5--3--|--5--------17-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[C] [G] [Am] [G]  
 
 e|------------------------------------|------------------------|
 B|----17-------17----15-------17--15--|--13-------13-12--------|
 G|------------------------------------|------------------------|
 D|-------17-17----17----17-17---------|-----14-14-------14-14--|
 A|------------------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|------------------------|

~~~~
[F] [Em] [Dm] [G] [F]  
 
 e|----5--------------3--------------|-----------------------------------|
 B|-------6--------------5-----------|-----------6--5--------------------|
 G|----------5--------------5--------|-----------------7--5--------------|
 D|-------------7--------------5--2--|-----------------------7--5--------|
 A|----------------8-----------------|--5--------------------------7--5--|
 E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

(cello)
[C] [D7]  
 
 e|------------------|---------------------|
 B|------------------|---------------------|
 G|------------------|-------2-------------|
 D|------------2--5--|--5-------5--4-------|
 A|----3-------------|------------------5--|
 E|------------------|---------------------|

[Dm] [G] [G]  
 
 e|---------------|------------------|--------------------------|
 B|---------------|------------------|--------------------------|
 G|------------2--|----------4--5----|-(5)----------------------|
 D|---------3-----|------------------|--------------------------|
 A|----5----------|--2----5----------|--------------------------|
 E|---------------|------------------|--------------------------|

Verse 2
(cello)
[C] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|--------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--------------------|
 G|----------------------------|--------------------|
 D|----------------------------|--12----10--9----7--|
 A|----------------------------|--------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------------|

[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------|
 B|----------------------------|-------------------|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------|
 D|----5-----------------------|--10----9--7----5--|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------|

[Am] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|------------------|
 B|----------------------------|------------------|
 G|----------------------------|------------------|
 D|----2-----------------------|--7----5--3-------|
 A|----------------------------|------------------|
 E|----------------------------|---------------3--|

[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|----------------------|
 B|----------------------------|----------------------|
 G|----------------------------|----------------------|
 D|----------------------------|--5-------------------|
 A|----5-----------------------|----------------------|
 E|----------------------------|----------------------|

[C] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--13----15--13--12----10--|
 G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~
[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|----8-----------------------|--15/17---\15--13----12--|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[Am] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|----10----------------------|--13/15---\13--12----10--|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

Pre-chorus
~~~~
[G] [C] [G] [Am] [D]  
 
 e|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------2-----2-------|
 B|----3-----------------------|--5-----------------------|--1-----1-----3-----3-------|
 G|----------------------------|--5-----------4-----------|--2-----2-----2-----2-------|
 D|----------------------------|--5-----------5-----------|--2-----2-----0-----0-------|
 A|----------------------------|--3-----------5-----------|--0-----0-------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------3-----------|----------------------------|

[Dm]  
 
 e|----1-----------------------|--------------------------|
 B|----3-----------------------|--------------------------|
 G|----2-----------------------|--------------------------|
 D|----0-----------------------|--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

Chorus
~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[C] [G] [Am] [G]  
 
 e|-----------------------|----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|----------------------|
 G|-----------------------|----------------------|
 D|---------------5----5--|--7-----7--5-------5--|
 A|----3----7--8----------|-----7----------7-----|
 E|-----------------------|----------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[F] [Em] [Dm] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------15--|
 G|----------------------------------|-----------------------14-16-17-----|
 D|----------------------------------|--------------14-15-17--------------|
 A|----7h8----8--7--5--7----7--5--3--|--5--------17-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[C] [G] [Am] [G]  
 
 e|---------------------------------|------------------------|
 B|----17-------17-15-------17--15--|--13-------13-12--------|
 G|---------------------------------|------------------------|
 D|-------17-17-------17-17---------|-----14-14-------14-14--|
 A|---------------------------------|------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|------------------------|

~~~~
[F] [Em] [Dm] [G] [F]  
 
 e|----5--------------3--------------|-----------------------------------|
 B|-------6--------------5-----------|-----------6--5--------------------|
 G|----------5--------------5--------|-----------------7--5--------------|
 D|-------------7--------------5--2--|-----------------------7--5--------|
 A|----------------8-----------------|--5--------------------------7--5--|
 E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~~~~ (clarinet) ~~~~
[C] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|------------------|
 B|----------------------------|------------------|
 G|----------------------------|------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-----2-----5------|
 A|----3-----------------------|--3-----5---------|
 E|----------------------------|------------------|

~~~~
[C] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|------------------|
 B|----------------------------|------------------|
 G|----------------------------|------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-----2-----5------|
 A|----------------------------|--3-----5---------|
 E|----------------------------|------------------|

~~~~
[C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|------------------|
 B|----------------------------|------------------|
 G|----------------------------|------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-----2-----5------|
 A|----------------------------|--3-----5---------|
 E|----------------------------|------------------|

Verse 3
(cello)
[C] [Dm]  
 
 e|--------------------|----------------------|
 B|--------------------|--15----13--12----10--|
 G|--------------------|----------------------|
 D|--------------------|----------------------|
 A|--------------------|----------------------|
 E|--------------------|----------------------|

[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|---------------------|
 B|----8-----------------------|--13----12--10----8--|
 G|----------------------------|---------------------|
 D|----------------------------|---------------------|
 A|----------------------------|---------------------|
 E|----------------------------|---------------------|

[Am] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------|
 B|----5-----------------------|--10----8--6-------|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------|
 D|----------------------------|----------------5--|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------|

[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 G|----7-----------------------|--12----------------------|
 D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

[C] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|--13--13----15--13--12----10--|
 G|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|------------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~
[G] [C]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|----8-----------------------|--15/17---\15--13----12--|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[Am] [Dm]  
 
 e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|----10----------------------|--13/15---\13--12----10--|
 G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

Pre-chorus
~~~~
[G] [C] [G] [Am] [D]  
 
 e|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------2-----2-------|
 B|----3-----------------------|--5-----------------------|--1-----1-----3-----3-------|
 G|----------------------------|--5-----------4-----------|--2-----2-----2-----2-------|
 D|----------------------------|--5-----------5-----------|--2-----2-----0-----0-------|
 A|----------------------------|--3-----------5-----------|--0-----0-------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------3-----------|----------------------------|

[Dm]  
 
 e|----1-----------------------|--------------------------|
 B|----3-----------------------|--------------------------|
 G|----2-----------------------|--------------------------|
 D|----0-----------------------|--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

Chorus
~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[C] [G] [Am] [G]  
 
 e|-----------------------|------------------------|
 B|-----------------------|------------------------|
 G|-----------------------|------------------------|
 D|---------------5----5--|--7-------7--5-------5--|
 A|----3----7--8----------|-----7-7----------7-----|
 E|-----------------------|------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[F] [Em] [Dm] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------15--|
 G|----------------------------------|-----------------------14-16-17-----|
 D|----------------------------------|--------------14-15-17--------------|
 A|----7h8----8--7--5--7----7--5--3--|--5--------17-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[C] [G] [Am] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------|---------------------|
 B|----17-------17--15-------17--15--|--13-------13-12-----|
 G|----------------------------------|---------------------|
 D|-------17-17----------------------|-----14-14-------14--|
 A|----------------------------------|---------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|---------------------|

~~~~
[F] [Em] [Dm] [G]  
 
 e|----5--------------3--------------|-----------------------------------|
 B|-------6--------------5-----------|-----------6--5--------------------|
 G|----------5--------------5--------|-----------------7--5--------------|
 D|-------------7--------------5--2--|-----------------------7--5--------|
 A|----------------8-----------------|--5--------------------------7--5--|
 E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~~~~
[C] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------5-----------------------------------|
 G|----------------5-----------4-----------4-----------|
 D|----------------5-----------5-----------5-----------|
 A|----3-----------3-----------5-----------5-----------|
 E|----------------------------3-----------3-----------|

[Am] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----1-----------1-----------------------------------|
 G|----2-----------2-----------4-----------4-----------|
 D|----2-----------2-----------5-----------5-----------|
 A|----0-----------0-----------5-----------5-----------|
 E|----------------------------3-----------3-----------|

[F] [Em]  
 
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------|
 D|----3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------|
 A|----3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------|
 E|----1-----------1-----------0-----------0-----------|

[Dm] [G]  
 
 e|----1-----------1-----------------------------------|
 B|----3-----------3-----------------------------------|
 G|----2-----------2-----------4-----------4-----------|
 D|----0-----------0-----------5-----------5-----------|
 A|----------------------------5-----------5-----------|
 E|----------------------------3-----------3-----------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[C] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------15b17---------------------------------------|
 G|----12----------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Am] [G]  
 
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------(17)r15p13h15--|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[F] [Em]  
 
 e|------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----13------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------12h14p12h14p12------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------14h15p14p12------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------15p14p12\--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[Dm] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------15--|--17--------15--13--15--------13--12--|
 G|----------------------------14-16-17-----|--------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------14-15-17--------------|--------------------------------------|
 A|----10----------17-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[Am] [G] [F] [Em]  
 
 e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|----13--------12--10--12--------10--8--|--10--------8--6--8--------6--5---|
 G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

~~~~~~ ~~~~
[Dm] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 e|--------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|----6--------5h6p5--------|----------5-----------------------|
 G|-------------------7-5-7--|--5-------5-------4-------4-------|
 D|--------------------------|----------5-------5-------5-------|
 A|--------------------------|----------3-------5-------5-------|
 E|--------------------------|------------------3-------3-------|

[Am] [G] [F] [Em]  
 
 e|----0-------0-----------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|----1-------1-----------------------|----------------------------------|
 G|----2-------2-------4-------4-------|--2-------2-------0-------0-------|
 D|----2-------2-------5-------5-------|--3-------3-------2-------2-------|
 A|--------------------5-------5-------|--3-------3-------2-------2-------|
 E|--------------------3-------3-------|--1-------1-------0-------0-------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Dm] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 e|----1-------1--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 B|----3-------3--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 G|----2-------2--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 D|----0-------0-------------------2-3-5--|-(5)-------------(5)-----------------|
 A|--------------------------2-3-5--------|-------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------1-3-5--------------|-------------------------------------|

~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
[Am] [G] [F] [Em]  
 
 e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 D|---(5)--5--5/7-----7--5-------5--|--------------------------------|
 A|----------------7----------7-----|--7h8----8--7--5--7----7--5--3--|
 E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[Dm] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|--15b17--------15--13--15--------13--12--|
 G|---------------------12--|-----------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 A|----5--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[Am] [G] [F] [Em]  
 
 e|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|----13--------12--10--12--------10--8---|--10--------8--6--8--------6--5--|
 G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

~~~~~~ ~~~~
[Dm] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
 B|----6------------------5h6p5--------|--------------5-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------7-5-7--|--5-----------5-----------4-----------4-----------|
 D|------------------------------------|--------------5-----------5-----------5-----------|
 A|------------------------------------|--------------3-----------5-----------5-----------|
 E|------------------------------------|--------------------------3-----------3-----------|

Intro
| C | D7 | Dm | G | C |
| C | D7 | Dm | G | C |
Verse 1
[C]Isn't life [Dm]strange[G], a turn of the [C]page?[Am]
Can read like be[Dm]fore,[G] can we ask for [C]more?
Each day passes [Dm]by, [G]how hard man will [C]try[Am]
The sea will not [Dm]wait
You know, it [G]makes me want to [C]cry, [G]cry, [Am]cry[D] [Dm]
Chorus
[C]Wished I could [G]be in your [Am]heart[G]
[F]To be [Em]one with [Dm]your [G]love
[C]Wished I could [G]be in your [Am]eyes[G]
[F]Looking [Em]back where [Dm]you [G]were
And [F]here we [C]are
Verse 2
[C]Isn't love [Dm]strange[G], a word we ar[C]range[Am]?
With no thought or [Dm]care[G], maker of des[C]pair
Each breath that we [Dm]breathe[G], with love we must [C]weav[Am]e
To make us as [Dm]one
You know, it [G]makes me want to [C]cry, [G]cry, [Am]cry[D] [Dm]
Chorus
[C]Wished I could [G]be in your [Am]heart[G]
[F]To be [Em]one with [Dm]your [G]love
[C]Wished I could [G]be in your [Am]eyes[G]
[F]Looking [Em]back where [Dm]you [G]were
When [F]we were [C]young
Verse 3
[C]Isn't life [Dm]strange,[G] a turn of the [C]page?[Am]
A book without [Dm]light,[G] unless with love we [C]write
To throw it a[Dm]way,[G] to lose just a [C]day[Am]
The quicksand of [Dm]time
You know, it [G]makes me want to [C]cry, [G]cry, [Am]cry[D] [Dm]
Chorus
[C]Wished I could [G]be in [Am]your heart[G]
[F]To be [Em]one with your [Dm]love[G]
[C]Wished I could [G]be in [Am]your eyes[G]
[F]Looking [Em]back where [Dm]you were[G]
Chorus
[C]Wished I could [G]be in [Am]your heart[G]
[F]To be [Em]one with your [Dm]love[G]
[C]Wished I could [G]be in [Am]your eyes[G]
[F]Looking [Em]back where [Dm]you were[G]
Chorus
[C]Wished I could [G]be in [Am]your heart[G]
[F]To be [Em]one with your [Dm]love[G]
[C]Wished I could [G]be in [Am]your eyes[G]
[F]Looking [Em]back where [Dm]you were[G]
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
mu mute
pb pre-bend
co cut off
pr partial release
bss bend slightly sharp
~~ vibrato
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