A Stranger On Earth Chords by Marianne Faithfull

Tempo:
125.7 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

G

D

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Stranger On Earth- Marianne Faithfull chords
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[G] [D]
Some [Bm] fools don't know [C#m] what's [F#] right from wrong
[B] [Bm] Somehow [A#]
[D] [E] those [G] folks belong
[Gm] [F#] [Bm] Me, I tried [F#m] for [G] all I'm worth
[F#m] But I [Fm] still remain [Em] a stranger on this earth
[A]
[D] Some [Bm] people believe, [C#m] other [F#] folk cry
[Bm] Me, I have [A#] to struggle [D]
[E] to keep alive
[G] [Gm]
[F#m] Ever [B] since [B] [F#m] the day of [G] my birth
[F#] I've been a stranger, [Gm]
stranger on this earth
I try [F] to be
[E] what all [D#] folks should
[D#] [F#m] [F] Forgetting the bad [A] and doing [D#] good
[C#] [C#m] But [A] no matter [C#m] how I [F#] try
[B] [Bm] My [E] troubles [A] always [A] multiply
[D] Now I've [Bm] been doing [C#] the [Em] best [F#] I can
[Bm] Ever [A#] since [D]
[E] life [G] began
[Gm]
[F#m] [B] Someday [Bm]
when [F#m] I prove my [G] worth
[F#m] I won't be a [Em] stranger
[D#] [D] on earth
[A]
[D] [Bm]
[C#] [F#]
[Bm] [A#]
[A] [E] [G]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#] [G]
[D] [Em] [D#]
[D] [F#]
[E] Now [C#m] I've been living [Dm] [D#m] the best [G#] I can
[C#m] Ever [C] [B] since [F#] my life [A] began
[Am]
[G#] [G#m] The [C#m] day's gonna come when [G#m] I prove [A] my worth
And I won't be [F] no stranger
No, I won't [E] be no stranger on this earth
[E]
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[G]
[C]
100%  ➙  126BPM
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
F#
134211112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Marianne Faithfull - A Stranger On Earth chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F#m, G, F#m, Bm, F#m, D#, F#m, F, A, Gm and F#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 63 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 126. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Some [Bm] fools don't know _ _ [C#m] what's [F#] right from wrong
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ Somehow [A#] _
_ [D] _ [E] those [G] folks belong
[Gm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] Me, I tried _ [F#m] _ for [G] all I'm worth
[F#m] But I [Fm] still remain [Em] a stranger on this earth
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ Some [Bm] people believe, _ [C#m] _ _ other [F#] folk cry _
_ [Bm] Me, I have [A#] to struggle [D] _
[E] to keep alive
[G] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ Ever [B] _ since [B] [F#m] the day of [G] my birth _
[F#] I've been a stranger, [Gm] _ _
stranger on this earth
I _ _ _ _ try [F] to be _
_ [E] what all [D#] folks should _
[D#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F] Forgetting the bad _ [A] and doing [D#] good _
_ [C#] _ _ [C#m] But [A] no matter _ [C#m] how I [F#] try _ _
_ [B] _ [Bm] My [E] troubles _ _ [A] always _ _ [A] multiply _ _
_ [D] _ Now I've [Bm] been doing _ [C#] the [Em] best [F#] I can _
_ [Bm] _ _ Ever [A#] since [D] _
_ [E] life _ [G] began
_ [Gm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] Someday [Bm]
when [F#m] I prove _ my [G] worth _
[F#m] I won't be a [Em] stranger _ _
[D#] [D] on earth
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Now [C#m] I've been living [Dm] _ [D#m] _ the best [G#] I can
_ [C#m] _ _ Ever [C] _ [B] since [F#] my life [A] began
_ _ [Am] _
_ [G#] _ [G#m] The [C#m] day's gonna come when [G#m] I prove _ [A] my worth _
And I won't be [F] no stranger
_ _ _ _ _ No, I won't [E] be no _ stranger _ _ _ _ on _ this earth
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thanks for watching! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _

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