Stranger Blues Chords by Elmore James
Tempo:
129.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm a stranger here, I just brought in your town.
[G] I'm a stranger here, I just brought in [D] your town.
And [A] just because I'm a stranger,
[G] everybody gonna [D] be wrong.
Well I've been treated so plain, so.
Well [G] I've been treated so plain,
[D] so.
[A] And they all should remember, [G] they gotta reap what [D] they sow.
And sometimes I wonder, do my baby know I'm here?
[G] And sometimes I wonder, do my baby know I'm [D] here?
Well [A] and if she do, she [G] sure don't [D] even care.
Oh no!
And sometimes I wonder,
[D]
[G] do my baby know I'm here?
[D]
Well I passed you,
[G] if I were 99, I'd pass [D] you.
And [A] you know I will be welcome, [G] I have no more than winter blues.
Anytime here, and the tracks are on.
Anytime here, and the tracks [D]
[A] are on.
[G] Move on down.
[D]
[G] I'm a stranger here, I just brought in [D] your town.
And [A] just because I'm a stranger,
[G] everybody gonna [D] be wrong.
Well I've been treated so plain, so.
Well [G] I've been treated so plain,
[D] so.
[A] And they all should remember, [G] they gotta reap what [D] they sow.
And sometimes I wonder, do my baby know I'm here?
[G] And sometimes I wonder, do my baby know I'm [D] here?
Well [A] and if she do, she [G] sure don't [D] even care.
Oh no!
And sometimes I wonder,
[D]
[G] do my baby know I'm here?
[D]
Well I passed you,
[G] if I were 99, I'd pass [D] you.
And [A] you know I will be welcome, [G] I have no more than winter blues.
Anytime here, and the tracks are on.
Anytime here, and the tracks [D]
[A] are on.
[G] Move on down.
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
D
G
A
D
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a _ stranger here, _ I just brought in your town. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm a stranger here, _ I just brought in [D] your town. _ _ _ _ _
_ And [A] just because I'm a stranger, _
[G] _ everybody gonna [D] be wrong. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I've _ _ _ been treated so plain, _ so. _ _ _
_ _ _ Well [G] I've _ been treated so plain, _
[D] so. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] And they all should remember, [G] they gotta _ reap what [D] they sow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And sometimes _ _ _ I wonder, do my baby know I'm here? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] And sometimes I wonder, _ do my baby know I'm [D] here? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well [A] and if she do, she [G] sure don't _ [D] even care. _
Oh no! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And sometimes I wonder, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ do my baby _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
know I'm here? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ passed you, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ if I were 99, I'd pass [D] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ And [A] you know I will be welcome, [G] I have no more than winter blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Anytime here, and the tracks _ are on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Anytime here, and the tracks [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ are on.
_ [G] _ _ Move on down. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a _ stranger here, _ I just brought in your town. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm a stranger here, _ I just brought in [D] your town. _ _ _ _ _
_ And [A] just because I'm a stranger, _
[G] _ everybody gonna [D] be wrong. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I've _ _ _ been treated so plain, _ so. _ _ _
_ _ _ Well [G] I've _ been treated so plain, _
[D] so. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] And they all should remember, [G] they gotta _ reap what [D] they sow. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And sometimes _ _ _ I wonder, do my baby know I'm here? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] And sometimes I wonder, _ do my baby know I'm [D] here? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well [A] and if she do, she [G] sure don't _ [D] even care. _
Oh no! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And sometimes I wonder, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ do my baby _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
know I'm here? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ passed you, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ if I were 99, I'd pass [D] you. _
_ _ _ _ _ And [A] you know I will be welcome, [G] I have no more than winter blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Anytime here, and the tracks _ are on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Anytime here, and the tracks [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ are on.
_ [G] _ _ Move on down. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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