Joe Jackson – Stranger Than Fiction (Ukulele)

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Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na           

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Na na na na na na na na na na na na
Verse 1:
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Please mister can you help me try to find my baby's house -

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It's 3 in the morning and it's pourin' rain.

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I can't find the house and I forgot the number,

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But I gotta give her these roses to relieve her pain
Pre-Chorus 1:
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Don't laugh, just tell me you've been there before

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So we fight, but we fight every evening,

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And I tell ya every morning I just love her more
Chorus 1:
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And life goes on, filled with disasters and friction

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And life can be strange

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But love can be stranger than fiction

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Only love can be stranger than fiction
Na Na Bridge:
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Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

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Na na na na na na na na na na na na
Verse 2:
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Excuse me operator, tell me what time it is -

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Me and my lover been in bed all day

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I think I strained a muscle I didn't know I had

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Mmm, tell me what day is it anyway?
Pre-Chorus 2:
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Don't laugh, just tell me you hear what I'm saying

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I love her so much I don't even know what planet I'm on

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Love her so much, wish she'd just go away
Chorus 2:
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And life goes on, filled with bizarre contradictions

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And life can be strange

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But love can be stranger than fiction

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Only love can be stranger than fiction
Bridge:
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I know that sometimes love goes

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but sometimes it comes back to get ya

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And when love grows, it grows like a flower
it grows like a tumor
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Love shows that god has a sense of humor
Pre-Chorus bridge: C G D G C G D G Chorus 3:
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Ya know that life goes on, ever immune to prediction

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And life can be strange

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But love can be stranger than fiction

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Only love can be stranger than fiction

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