The Moody Blues – Isnt Life Strange (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
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(John Lodge)
Seventh Sojourn [1972]
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Tabbed by: varannion
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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 Dm G C Am
Isn't life strange, a turn of the page?
Dm G C
Can read like before, can we ask for more?
Dm G C Am
Each day passes by, how hard man will try
Dm
The sea will not wait
G C G Am D Dm
You know, it makes me want to cry, cry, cry
Chorus
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your heart
F Em Dm G
To be one with your love
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your eyes
F Em Dm G
Looking back where you were
F C
And here we are
Verse 2
C Dm G C Am
Isn't love strange, a word we arrange?
Dm G C
With no thought or care, maker of despair
Dm G C Am
Each breath that we breathe, with love we must weave
Dm
To make us as one
G C G Am D Dm
You know, it makes me want to cry, cry, cry
Chorus
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your heart
F Em Dm G
To be one with your love
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your eyes
F Em Dm G
Looking back where you were
F C
When we were young
Verse 3
C Dm G C Am
Isn't life strange, a turn of the page?
Dm G C
A book without light, unless with love we write
Dm G C Am
To throw it away, to lose just a day
Dm
The quicksand of time
G C G Am D Dm
You know, it makes me want to cry, cry, cry
Chorus
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your heart
F Em Dm G
To be one with your love
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your eyes
F Em Dm G
Looking back where you were
Chorus
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your heart
F Em Dm G
To be one with your love
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your eyes
F Em Dm G
Looking back where you were
Chorus
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your heart
F Em Dm G
To be one with your love
C G Am G
Wished I could be in your eyes
F Em Dm G
Looking back where you were
/ 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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