Stranger In A Strange Land Chords by Leon Russell

Tempo:
164.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stranger in a Strange Land - Leon Russell chords
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[Gm]
[F]
[C]
[Eb] Oh, oh.
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Cm] [E]
[F] [Bb] How many [F] days
[Ab] as it empties, I was [Eb] born?
[Bb]
How many [F] days till [Eb] I die?
[Bb] Do I know any [F] way
[Ab] that I can make [Eb] it last?
[Bb] Do I only [F] know how
make [Gm] you cry.
[Cm] When the baby looks down [F] him, [Cm] such a sight to [F] see,
[Dm] share the simple [Gm] secret with the [Eb] wild.
Keep [Ab] stranger in the [Eb] strange [Bb] land.
[Eb] Keep [Ab] stranger [Eb] in the strange [Bb] land.
Tell me why.
[Ab] Keep stranger [Eb] in the strange [Bb] land.
Oh.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bbm] Well, [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Ab] it takes a singing [Eb] song.
[Bb] Now many [F] years until [Eb] it's done.
[Bb] Tears, smiles, [F] confusion, [Ab] waiting in the [Eb] night.
[Bb] Lay by [F] my side when the [Gm] morning comes.
[Cm] And the baby looks [F] down him, [Cm] share the smell of [F] hay
with [Dm] the Pharaoh and [Gm] the palace of the [Eb] king.
Keep stranger in the strange [Bb] land.
Tell me why.
[Ab] Keep stranger in [Eb] the strange [Bb] land.
[Ab] Woo.
Stranger in [Eb] the strange [Bb] land.
[Ab] Stranger [Eb] in the strange [Bb] land.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Ab] Well, I [Eb] don't exactly know what's going on [Bb] in the world today.
I don't know what else to [Ab] say about the way the [Eb] people are treating each other.
[Bb] Not like brothers.
Leaders take us [Ab] far away [Eb] from ecology with [Bb] pathology and astrology.
It's got [Ab] some words to say [Eb] about the way we live [Bb] today.
Why can't we learn to love [Ab] each other and [Eb] try to learn a new face [Bb] to the whole world wide human [Ab] race?
Stop the [Eb] money chasing, lay back, [Bb] relax, and get back on the human [Ab] track.
Stop [Eb] racing towards oblivion.
[Bb] Oh, but the sad, sad state we're in, [Ab] and that's the [Eb] pain.
Do you recognize the bell [Bb] that tolled when you heard rain?
Won't you stop and listen [Ab] to the children [Eb] sing?
Won't you sing it, children?
[Bb]
Won't you come on and sing it, children?
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
Sing it one more time, [Ab] we didn't hear you.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
Stranger [Eb] in the strange [Bb] land.
[Ab]
[Eb] Stranger in the strange land.
Stranger in the strange [Bb] land.
Woo.
[Ab] Stranger [Eb] in the strange [Bb] land.
[Bbm]
[Bb]
Key:Β Β 
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To learn Leon Russell - (Remastered 2013) Stranger In A Strange Land chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, Eb, Bb, Ab and Eb. Start with a comfortable 82 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 165. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Oh, oh.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ [E] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ How many [F] _ _ days
[Ab] as it empties, I was [Eb] born?
_ _ [Bb] _
How many [F] _ days till [Eb] I _ die? _ _ _ _
[Bb] Do I _ know any [F] _ way
[Ab] that I can make [Eb] it last?
_ [Bb] Do I only [F] know how
make [Gm] you cry. _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] When the baby looks down [F] him, _ [Cm] _ such a sight to [F] see,
_ _ [Dm] _ share the simple [Gm] secret with the _ [Eb] wild. _
_ _ _ _ Keep [Ab] stranger in the [Eb] _ _ strange [Bb] _ land.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Keep [Ab] stranger [Eb] in the strange _ _ [Bb] land.
Tell me why.
_ [Ab] Keep stranger [Eb] in the _ strange _ [Bb] land.
Oh.
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ Well, [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Ab] it takes a singing [Eb] _ song. _
[Bb] _ Now many [F] years until [Eb] it's done. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Tears, smiles, _ [F] confusion, _ _ [Ab] _ waiting in the [Eb] night.
_ _ [Bb] Lay by [F] my side when the [Gm] morning _ _ comes. _
_ _ [Cm] And the baby looks [F] down him, _ [Cm] _ share the smell of [F] hay
with [Dm] the Pharaoh and [Gm] the palace of the [Eb] king. _ _
_ _ _ _ Keep stranger in the _ _ strange [Bb] land. _
Tell me why.
_ [Ab] Keep stranger in [Eb] the _ strange [Bb] _ land. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Woo.
Stranger in [Eb] the strange _ _ [Bb] _ land.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Stranger [Eb] in the strange _ [Bb] land. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Well, I [Eb] don't exactly know what's going on [Bb] in the world today.
I don't know what else to [Ab] say about the way the [Eb] people are treating each other.
[Bb] Not like brothers.
_ Leaders take us [Ab] far away [Eb] from ecology with [Bb] pathology and astrology.
It's got [Ab] some words to say [Eb] about the way we live [Bb] today.
Why can't we learn to love [Ab] each other and [Eb] try to learn a new face [Bb] to the whole world wide human [Ab] race?
Stop the [Eb] money chasing, lay back, [Bb] relax, and get back on the human [Ab] track.
Stop [Eb] racing towards oblivion.
[Bb] Oh, but the sad, sad state we're in, [Ab] and that's the [Eb] pain.
Do you recognize the bell [Bb] that tolled when you heard rain?
Won't you stop and listen [Ab] to the children [Eb] sing?
Won't you sing it, children?
[Bb] _
Won't you come on and sing it, children?
[Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ Sing it one more time, [Ab] we didn't hear you.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Stranger [Eb] in the _ strange [Bb] land. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ Stranger in the strange land.
Stranger in the strange [Bb] land.
Woo.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Stranger [Eb] in the strange _ _ [Bb] land. _
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It's Leon Russell and Don Preston who authored this song.

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