Strange Things - Randy Newman

Randy Newman
Arr: Gino Bellofatto

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q = 138
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     
                        
   

mf
 
     

                       
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I was on top of the world li ving high. It/was right in my po

       

 
    
 
    
       
  
 
       

   
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       
      

 

  

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cket. I was li ving the life things were

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              

     


  
  

         
    
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         
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            

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just the way they should be. When from

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                
        
    
 
     

              
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         

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out of the sky like a bomb comes some little punk in a ro cket.

 
  
     


  
f

   
      
  

          
 
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  
        


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Now all of a su dden some strange things are ha ppening to me.

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             
         
            
 
    

       
        
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        

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        
I had friends, I had lot of friends. Now

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            

        
        
  

mf
   
 
   
f
    
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      
 
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   
 
  

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     
all my friends are gone. And I'm do ing the/best I can

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
       

  
  
 
 
    
 
   
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   
           


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to/ca rry on. I had


   
  
              
   
      
       
   

              
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  
              
      
       
 But   a ny more.

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po wer  was res pec ted.
I

    
Res pect not
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 
Po wer

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 
 
  
     
 
    

    

             
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   
  
 
     
 
 



  

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And I've one whom I adored.
lost the love to/the

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     
  
 


    
 

  
 
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     
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  

     
 

 
  

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Let me tell you/a bout the things are ha
strange

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    
         
    
       
  
        

     
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      

 

 


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ppening to me.
S trange

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                 
      
       
  
 
  
     
              

    
 
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      
  
 
 



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things. S trange things are ha

            
                   
   
  
   
       
   
        

          3   3  3
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      
3 3
   
   


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Ain't no doubt a bout it.
ppening to me.

   
      
 
   
  
         

    
     
       
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 
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      
 

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You/got


  
   
                         
        
              
    
   

       
    
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         
  


some one you think you know well, it/turns out a stran ger.

 
    

    
      
      
   
  
   
      
  
   
         
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            
   


The mi nute you turn your back, You're in it/all but

   
                   
         
    
   

 
 

  

            
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          


your self. They laught at your jokes, you think

    
       
        
    f
   
       
 
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              
        
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   


you're do ing quite well, but you're in dan ger, boy. You

  
     
 

  
 
        

      
65

              

           


       
end up a lone, for go tten, way up on the shelf.
S

                
        
          
   
  

  
 

         
 

  
           
69

   

    


things are ha ppening to me.
trange S

          
              
               

 

 
       
   
        

      
73

   
      

 
 


things.
trange S

         
            
 
         
         
  
           
  
     
              3  3    3
7

  
77
 3
   

 
 


Ain't no doubt a bout
trange things are ha ppening to me.

 
            

  
  
    
 

   
  
     
    
      

   3 
81

     


it

   
                        

                   
    
   

  
           
84

    

 

 

 


things are ha ppening to me.
S trange

     
     
        
      
         
 
     
  

   
            

     
88

  
       
 

 



things.
S trange

      
                         
 
        
 
   
  
          
8

     

       
92
  

    
  
  


S trange things are ha ppening to me.

    
         
   


   
     
 

      
   
 
96

     


    
                       
  
   
   
 
              
  

        

  
  
100

   



S trange

     


                        
           
    
    

     
103

     


things. S trange

    mp

                     
                     
    
   
 9

  
106

      


things.

                          

  
rall.
-----

                

p

     
    