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Woods – Strange To Explain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAm G C F

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INTRO:
Am  G  C  F  G  G
Am  G  C  F  G  G

VERSE:
        Am   G        C
You can reinvent yourself
        F           G  G
so you don't slip away
          Am         G
You know what? I've been
         C          F     G  G
there before every other day

CHORUS:
 F          C        G
Fade away, that's a fact
 F
Hold your tongue,
           C          G
you might never come back
    F                      C
It may feel strange to explain
                    G   G
Have I been here before?
Am  G  C  F  G  G
Am  G  C  F  G  G

VERSE:
         Am     G            C
You can take a piece of the past and
       F          G   G
put it up for display
 Am       G              C
Hang 'em high, hang 'em dry
             F        G  G
it's better off that way

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CHORUS:
 F          C        G
Fade away, that's a fact
 F
Hold your tongue,
           C          G
you might never come back
    F                      C
It may feel strange to explain
                    G   G
Have I been here before?
Am  G  C  F  G  G
Am  G  C  F  G  G

CHORUS:
 F                      C        G
Fade away (Fade away), that's a fact
 F
Hold your tongue (Hold your tongue)
           C          G
You might never come back
    F                      C
It may feel strange to explain
                    G   G
Have I been here before?

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CHORUS:
 F                      C        G
Fade away (Fade away), that's a fact
 F
Hold your tongue (Hold your tongue)
          C          G
It might never come back
    F                      C
It may feel strange to explain
                    G   G
Have I been here before?

OUTRO:
Am  G  C  F  G  G
Am  G  C  F  G  G
Am  G  C  F  G  G
Am  G  C  F  G  G

How to play Strange To Explain: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Strange To Explain by Woods on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Strange To Explain by Woods is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: Am, G, C and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – G – C – F (i – VII – III – VI in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Strange To Explain chords: questions

What key is Strange To Explain in?

Strange To Explain by Woods is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Strange To Explain?

Strange To Explain uses 4 chords: Am, G, C, F.

What is the chord progression of Strange To Explain?

The main progression is Am – G – C – F (i – VII – III – VI).

Is Strange To Explain easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, D, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

How to play Strange To Explain: key, chords and progression

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Strange To Explain chords: questions

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