Squeeze – When The Hangover Strikes (Guitar)

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Beautiful jazzy ballad. This was not easy to pin down! Riff 1 Riff 2
E ---------------- |     E --------5--3--5- |
B ---------------- |     B ----3>5--------- |
G 7---9---10--12-- |     G --------5--3--5- |
D ---------------- |     D ----3>5--------- |
A 5---7---8---10-- |     A ---------------- |
E ---------------- |     E ---------------- |
Intro ===== Ab G Verse 1 =======
         C7                     F7
When the hangover strikes and I open my post 

        C7
And the coffee is on

        F7                         Fm
And I'm burning my toast I let the battle commence

        C                      Dm
I see a sun in the trees and a draught at the door

        Em                       Bb7
With my head in my lap there's a day  

      Riff 1 Ab7        G7           C7    F7  C7  G7
To ex-plore     but I'm left without sense
Verse 2 =======
       C7                     F7
As the hangover strikes and I turn on the tap 

        C7
But the water's too loud

        F7                         Fm             B7
And I'm caged by the fact that the battle's not lost

          C                      Dm
Is it the hair of the dog or the baa of the lamb

     Em                     Bb7 
In a sheepish attempt to be half

       Riff 1 Ab7        G7    C7    F7  C7  G7
Of the man that I might be  or was           
Riff 2 Refrain 1 =========
F         Bb7  B7  C          Dm Em F#m
Poor poor poor poor shaken one

Fm        Bb7            Ebmaj7             Dm   G7
Pour pour pour pour me a-nother one another one
Verse 3 =======
         C7                       F7  
When the hangover strikes and the mirror reveals 

          C7
That it's midnight or bust

      F7                        Fm        B7
And a drink does appeal now the battle is won

       C                          Dm
So the cure of the can pours it's heart out to me

           Em                      Bb7
Though I'm feeling locked up and I can't 

 Riff 1      Ab7      G7     C7     F7  C7
Find the key  well no damage was done
Riff 2 Refrain 2 =========
F         Bb7  B7  C          Dm Em F#m
Poor poor poor poor shaken one

Fm        Bb7            Ebmaj7             Dm   G7
Pour pour pour pour me a-nother one another one 
Inst | End ==========
-- Glenn Tilbrook plays this live | solo --
Cmaj7 Dm Em Dm Cmaj7 Dm Em Bb7
Riff 1 (Octave D E F G) Ab7     G7         C7  F7  C7 C#7 C7
                        No damage was done
-- The original Squeeze recording -- Cmaj7 Dm Em Dm Cmaj7 Dm Em F#m Fm Bb7 Ebmaj7 Dm G7 Cmaj7 Dm Em Dm Cmaj7 Dm Em Bb7
Dm G7 Ab7 G7         C7 F7 C7 C#7 C7
     No   damage was done  
----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2012 [email protected]