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