Biography:
Matt Hales (born January 17, 1972), better known as Aqualung, is a British singer/songwriter best known in the United Kingdom for his song "Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)", which was featured on a television advertisement for the new Volkswagen Beetle during the summer of 2002 and went on to become a Top 10 hit in the UK singles chart later that year.
Prior to his success as Aqualung, Hales was known as the lead singer of mid-1990s, London-based Britpop band Ruth.
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Other songs:
- Brighter Than Sunshine
- Cold
- Strange And Beautiful
- Another Little Hole
- Breaking My Heart
- Cant Get You Out Of My Mind
- Easier To Lie
- Fingertip
- Glimmer
- Good Times Gonna Come
- I Cant Satisfy Your Love
- Left Behind
- Lost
- Rolls So Deep
- Something To Believe In
- Thin Air
- Time Moves Slow
- To The Wonder
- Vapour Trail
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Aqualung "Strange and Beautiful"
Its songs like this that makes me wish I could play the piano...
Here is my version on acoustic. I took my time to make this as easy to play without
taking too much away. Enjoy!
Capo(3)- all chords relative to capo
Intro:
Em G Bm D(rift) Em G Bm D(rift)
e|-----------2-|-2-0----|----------2-|-2-0----|
B|-----------3-|------3-|----------3-|------3-|
G|--0--------4-|--------|-0--------4-|--------|
D|--2---0----4-|--------|-2---0----4-|--------|
A|--2---2----x-|--------|-2---2------|--------|
E|------3------|--------|-----3------|--------|
Em G Bm D Em
I've been, watching your world from a far
G Bm D Em G
I've been, trying to be where you are and I've been
Bm D Em G Bm D <-rift
Secretly falling apart unseen
Em G Bm D Em
To me, you're strange and you're beautiful
G Bm D Em G
You'd be, so perfect with me but you just can't see
Bm D Em G Bm D <- rift
You turn every head but you don't see me
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, you fall asleep and
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, and when I wake you
A G D C G
I'll be the first thing you see and you'll realize that
A
You love me
Em G Bm D(rift) Em G Bm D(rift)
e|-----------2-|-2-0----|----------2-|-2-0----|
B|-----------3-|------3-|----------3-|------3-|
G|--0--------4-|--------|-0--------4-|--------|
D|--2---0----4-|--------|-2---0----4-|--------|
A|--2---2----x-|--------|-2---2------|--------|
E|------3------|--------|-----3------|--------|
Yeah Yeah
Em G Bm D Em
Sometimes, the last thing you want comes in first
G Bm D Em G
Sometimes, the first thing you want never comes and I know
Bm D Em G Bm D <-rift
The waiting is all you can do sometimes
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, you fall asleep and
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, and when I wake you
A G D C G
I'll be the first thing you see and you'll realize that
A
You love me
(repeat chorus)
Em G Bm D(rift)Em G Bm D(rift)
e|-----------2--2-0-------------2--2-0----|
B|-----------3-------3----------3-------3-|
G|--0--------4---------0--------4---------|
D|--2---0----4---------2---0----4---------|
A|--2---2----x---------2---2--------------|
E|------3------------------3--------------|
Yeah Yeah
Fade out.
Its songs like this that makes me wish I could play the piano...
Here is my version on acoustic. I took my time to make this as easy to play without
taking too much away. Enjoy!
Capo(3)- all chords relative to capo
Intro:
Em G Bm D(rift) Em G Bm D(rift)
e|-----------2-|-2-0----|----------2-|-2-0----|
B|-----------3-|------3-|----------3-|------3-|
G|--0--------4-|--------|-0--------4-|--------|
D|--2---0----4-|--------|-2---0----4-|--------|
A|--2---2----x-|--------|-2---2------|--------|
E|------3------|--------|-----3------|--------|
Em G Bm D Em
I've been, watching your world from a far
G Bm D Em G
I've been, trying to be where you are and I've been
Bm D Em G Bm D <-rift
Secretly falling apart unseen
Em G Bm D Em
To me, you're strange and you're beautiful
G Bm D Em G
You'd be, so perfect with me but you just can't see
Bm D Em G Bm D <- rift
You turn every head but you don't see me
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, you fall asleep and
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, and when I wake you
A G D C G
I'll be the first thing you see and you'll realize that
A
You love me
Em G Bm D(rift) Em G Bm D(rift)
e|-----------2-|-2-0----|----------2-|-2-0----|
B|-----------3-|------3-|----------3-|------3-|
G|--0--------4-|--------|-0--------4-|--------|
D|--2---0----4-|--------|-2---0----4-|--------|
A|--2---2----x-|--------|-2---2------|--------|
E|------3------|--------|-----3------|--------|
Yeah Yeah
Em G Bm D Em
Sometimes, the last thing you want comes in first
G Bm D Em G
Sometimes, the first thing you want never comes and I know
Bm D Em G Bm D <-rift
The waiting is all you can do sometimes
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, you fall asleep and
A G Em
I'll put a spell on you, and when I wake you
A G D C G
I'll be the first thing you see and you'll realize that
A
You love me
(repeat chorus)
Em G Bm D(rift)Em G Bm D(rift)
e|-----------2--2-0-------------2--2-0----|
B|-----------3-------3----------3-------3-|
G|--0--------4---------0--------4---------|
D|--2---0----4---------2---0----4---------|
A|--2---2----x---------2---2--------------|
E|------3------------------3--------------|
Yeah Yeah
Fade out.
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