Chords for Leonard Cohen: The Stranger Song

[G] He's a friend, but he says he's a stranger in this song ladies and gentlemen Leonard Cohen
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
We're [A] dealers who said they were through [E] with dealing every time you gave [F#m] them shelter _ _ _
[E] I know that kind of man.
It's hard [F#m] to hold the hand _
Anyone [E] who's reaching for the sky just to [F#m] surrender _ _ _ _
[E] Who is reaching for the sky just to [F#m] surrender? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] And sweeping up [Am] the _ _ [D] Joker's that he [A] left behind you'll find he [E] did not leave you very much
_ Not [F#m] even laughter
_ _ Like [E] _ any dealer he was watching [F#m] for the car that is so [D] high [E] and wild
He'll never need to deal [F#m] another _
_ _ He [E] was just some Joseph looking for [F#m] a manger
_ _ _ He [E] was just some Joseph
_ _ [F#m] for a manger
_ _ _ And _ _ _
[D] then leaning [C] on your _ _
[D] windowsill
[A] he'll say one day you caused his [E] will to weaken with your love and [F#m] warmth and shelter _ _ and
[E] Then taking from his wallet _ [F#m] an old schedule of trains.
[Bm] He'll say I [E] told you when I came
I [F#m] was a stranger _ _ _ [E] I
Told you when I came I was [F#m] a stranger _ _ _
But _ _ _ _ [D] _ now another [C] stranger [D] seems [A] to want you to ignore his [E] dreams as though they were the burden of [F#m] some other
_ _ _ You've [G] _ [E] seen that man before his [F#m] golden arm this batching card, but [E] now it's rusted from the elbow to [F#m] the finger
_ _ _ And [G] [E] he wants to trade the game he plays for [F#m] shelter
_ _ _ _ [D] [E] Yes, he wants to trade the game he knows [F#m] for shelter
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Oh
Yeah, I hate to watch [C] [G] another tired [A] man lay down his hand like he [E] was
giving up the holy game [F#m] of the Pope _ _ _
And [D] _ [E] while he talks his dreams to [F#m] sleep, you notice there's a _ [G] highway [E] that is curling up like smoke
above [F#m] his shoulder _ _ _ _
_ [G#] [E] And suddenly you feel a little [F#m] old
_ _ Now _ _ _ _ _ [D] you tell him to [C] come in [G] sit down
[A] But something makes you turn around [E] the door is open.
You can't close [F#m] your shelter
_ _ _ [E] You try the handle of the [F#m] road it opens.
Do not be [G] afraid
[E] It's you my love you who are [F#m] the stranger
_ _ _ _ [G] It [E] is you my love
_ _ _ [F#m] the stranger
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Well, I've been waiting.
[C] I [G]
was sure [A] we'd meet between the trains.
We're [E] waiting for I think it's time to [F#m] board another _ _ _
Please [E] _ _ understand.
I never had [F#m] a secret charge to get me [E] to the heart of this or any other
[F#m] Matter _ well, _ [G] he [E] talks like this.
You don't know what [F#m] he's after _ _ _ _
[G] When he [E] speaks like this, you don't know what he's [F#m] after _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ Let's meet tomorrow
[C] If [D] you choose [A] upon the shore beneath the [E] bridge that they are building on some endless [F#m] river
_ _ _ _ [E] Then he leaves the platform or the sleeping [F#m] car that's warm you [D] realize [E] he's only
_ _ advertising one [F#m] more shelter
_ _ _ _ [G] When [E] it comes to you he never was [F#m] a stranger
_ _ And [G] [E] you say okay the bridge or someplace [F#m] later
_ _ _ And _ _ _
[D] then leaning on [C] your _
[D] windowsill
[A] He'll say one day _ caused his [E] will to weaken with your love and [F#m] warmth and shelter _ _ _
_ [G#] [E] And then taking his wallet _ an [F#m] old schedule of trains.
He'll [D] say [E] I told you when I came
I was [F#m] a stranger _ _ _
[G] Told [E] _ you when I came I was [F#m] a stranger _ _ I
_ [G] _ [E] Told you I came I was a [F#m] stranger _ _ _ _ _
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