Verse
C#m
Its been a strange night
G#
Radio Istanbul and a seasick flight
C#m
And such a cold day
G#
So many empty voices with important things to say
A
Ah, but you smile
C#m
Cause you know you wont be hanging for the trial
F#
Theyll have to judge you in absentia for a while
B
As your [vast and gnarled soul?] touches down
G#
In a neeeeeeeeew town
C#m
Its been a strange life
[Verse 2]
C#m
Its been a bad year
G#
Far too many Xs in the atmosphere
C#m
Just like a dull knife
G#
You never know when youre gonna feel the bite
A
Ah, but you laugh
C#m
The immigration man he wants your autograph
F#
And you catch your sad reflection in the glass
B
But you wash it from your memory like a stain
G#
In a sloooooooow drain
C#m
Its been a strange life
[Verse 3]
C#m
Its been a strange life
G#
Stumbling up the stairs and looking for the light
C#m
There are no just laws
G#
You know one mans battle is anothers lost cause
A
Ah, but you grin
C#m
Cause theres a sense of something coming on the wind
F#
And you really cant wait for it to begin
B
And youre just another stranger in a strange town
G#
As you toooooooouch down
C#m
Its been a strange life