Squeeze - When The Hangover Strikes Chords & Tabs

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
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Ab G


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


Verse 2
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       C7                     F7
As the hangover strikes and I turn on the tap 
        C7
But the water's too loud
        F7                         Fm             B7
And I'm caged by the fact that the battle's not lost
          C                      Dm
Is it the hair of the dog or the baa of the lamb
     Em                     Bb7 
In a sheepish attempt to be half
       Riff 1 Ab7        G7    C7    F7  C7  G7
Of the man that I might be  or was           

Riff 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/squeeze/when_the_hangover_strikes_crd_ver_2.html ]
Refrain 1
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F         Bb7  B7  C          Dm Em F#m
Poor poor poor poor shaken one
Fm        Bb7            Ebmaj7             Dm   G7
Pour pour pour pour me a-nother one another one


Verse 3
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         C7                       F7  
When the hangover strikes and the mirror reveals 
          C7
That it's midnight or bust
      F7                        Fm        B7
And a drink does appeal now the battle is won
       C                          Dm
So the cure of the can pours it's heart out to me
           Em                      Bb7
Though I'm feeling locked up and I can't 
 Riff 1      Ab7      G7     C7     F7  C7
Find the key  well no damage was done

Riff 2

Refrain 2
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F         Bb7  B7  C          Dm Em F#m
Poor poor poor poor shaken one
Fm        Bb7            Ebmaj7             Dm   G7
Pour pour pour pour me a-nother one another one 


Inst | End
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-- Glenn Tilbrook plays this live | solo --

Cmaj7 Dm Em Dm 
Cmaj7 Dm Em Bb7
Riff 1 (Octave 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 Ab7 G7         C7 F7 C7 C#7 C7
     No   damage was done  


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
October 2012 

watfordkev@gmail.com