Chord/Tab song: When the Hangover Strikes

Beautiful jazzy ballad. This was not easy to pin down!

Riff 1 Riff 2



E ---------------- | E --------5--3--5- |
B ---------------- | B ----3>5--------- |
G ---------------- | G --------5--3--5- |
D 7---9---10--12-- | D ----3>5--------- |
A 5---7---8---10-- | A ---------------- |
E ---------------- | E ---------------- |


Intro

[Ab] [G]

Verse 1

When the [C7]hangover strikes and I [F7]open my post
And the [C7]coffee is on
And I'm [F7]burning my toast I let the [Fm]battle commence
I see a [C]sun in the trees and a [Dm]draught at the door
With my [Em]head in my lap there's a [Bb7]day
Riff 1 Ab7 G7 C7 F7 C7 G7
To ex-plore but I'm left without sense

Verse 2

As the [C7]hangover strikes and I [F7]turn on the tap
But the [C7]water's too loud
And I'm [F7]caged by the fact that the [Fm]battle's not lo[B7]st
Is it the [C]hair of the dog or the [Dm]baa of the lamb
In a [Em]sheepish attempt to be [Bb7]half
Riff 1 Ab7 G7 C7 F7 C7 G7
Of the man that I might be or was

Riff 2

Refrain 1

[F]Poor poor [Bb7]poor [B7]poor[C] shaken one[Dm][Em][F#m]
[Fm]Pour pour [Bb7]pour pour me a-[Ebmaj7]nother one another [Dm]one[G7]

Verse 3

When the [C7]hangover strikes and the [F7]mirror reveals
That it's [C7]midnight or bust
And a [F7]drink does appeal now the [Fm]battle is [B7]won
So the [C]cure of the can pours it's [Dm]heart out to me
Though I'm [Em]feeling locked up and I [Bb7]can't
Riff 1 Ab7 G7 C7 F7 C7
Find the key well no damage was done

Riff 2

Refrain 2

[F]Poor poor [Bb7]poor [B7]poor[C] shaken one[Dm][Em][F#m]
[Fm]Pour pour [Bb7]pour pour me a-[Ebmaj7]nother one another [Dm]one [G7]

Inst | End


-- Glenn Tilbrook plays this live | solo --

[Cmaj7] [Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[Cmaj7]Riff 1[Dm] (O[Em]cta[Bb7]ve 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] N[Ab7]o [G7]damage was [C7]don[F7]e [C7][C#7][C7]



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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
October 2012

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