Chords for Teresa Stratas - I'm a stranger here myself

Tempo:
94.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

B

Bb

F

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Teresa Stratas - I'm a stranger here myself chords
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[Eb] [B] [Ebm] [B]
[Ebm] Tell me is [B] love [Eb] still a [Ebm] popular [B] suggestion
[Eb] Or merely [Ab] an obsolete [Bb]
art?
[F] Forgive me [B] for asking [E] this [A] simple [Ebm] question
I'm unfamiliar [B] [Cm] with this [Ebm] height
[Bb] I'm a stranger [Eb] here I [Ebm] said
[B] [Eb] [Ebm] [B] [Ebm] Why is [B] it wrong [Ebm] [B]
[Ebm] when it's [Abm] shamefully [Bb] obvious I do?
[C] [Eb]
[F] Does love [B] embarrass [E] him?
Or does [A] it bore him?
[Ebm] I'm only waiting for my cue
I'm [Bb] a stranger here [Ebm] myself
[Db] I dream of a day, [Em] of a gay warm day
[Bbm] With [Abm] my [Dbm] face [Abm] between his [B] hands
[Db] Have I missed the [F] path?
Have [D] I [Ebm] gone astray?
[C] I ask and no one [F] understands
[Bb] [Ebm] Love [B] me or [F] leave me
[Ebm] That seems to be [B] the [F] question
[Ebm] I don't know [Abm] the tactics [Bb] to [F] use
[Ab] [F] But if [Abm] he [B] should offer [E] a personal [A] suggestion
[Bb] How could I [Eb] possibly [E] refuse
When [F] I'm a [Bb] stranger [Ebm] here myself?
[Eb] [Bb]
[B] [Ebm] [Abm] Please tell [Ab] me, tell a stranger
[Gb] If I curiosity goaded
[F] Is there really any danger
[Ebm] That [G] love has been outmoded?
[Ab] I'm interested especially [Gb] in knowing why you waste it
[F] Through [Bb] romances so fleshly
With what have you [C] replaced it?
[Bbm]
What is your latest [Bb] foible?
Is [C] gin rummy [Bb] more exquisite?
Is skiing [C] more enjoyable?
[E] For [Bb] heaven's sake, [Gb] when [N] I [Bb] said
[Eb] I [Ebm] [B] can't believe
[Eb] [Ebm] That love has lost [B] its glamour
[Eb] That passion [Abm] is really [Bb] passing
[Eb] [Fm] Gender [B] is just [E] a word [A] in grammar
[Ebm] [B] How can I ever [Cm] find my [C] way
Since [B] I'm a [Bb] stranger [Ebm] here myself?
How can [F] he [Ebm] ignore my available [F] [Ebm] condition?
Why [Abm] these Victorian [D]
[Db] [Bb] views?
[Abm] You see here [B] before you
[Bb] A woman [A] with [G] a mission
[Ab] [Abm] I must [B]
discover [Bb] the key to [A] his [G] ignition
[Abm] And that if [B] he should make a [Bb] diplomatic [A] [G] proposition
[Ebm]
[B] How could I [Bb] possibly [N]
[Ebm] refuse
[G] [Bb] [Eb] How [Ab] could I possibly [G] refuse
[Gm] When I'm a stranger here [Cm] myself?
[Ab] [Cm] [Ab] [Cm] [Ab] [G] [F] [Cm]
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B
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Bb
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F
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Eb
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Ebm
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B
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Bb
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To learn Teresa Stratas - Im A Stranger Here Myself chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Ebm, B, Ebm, G, Abm, B, Bb and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 47 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 94. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _
_ [Ebm] Tell me is [B] love [Eb] still a [Ebm] popular [B] suggestion
[Eb] _ Or merely [Ab] an obsolete [Bb] _
_ art?
[F] Forgive me [B] for asking [E] this [A] simple [Ebm] question
I'm unfamiliar [B] [Cm] with this [Ebm] height
[Bb] I'm a stranger [Eb] here I [Ebm] said
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] _ [B] _ _ [Ebm] Why is [B] it wrong [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _
[Ebm] when it's [Abm] shamefully [Bb] obvious I do?
[C] _ [Eb] _
[F] Does love [B] embarrass [E] him?
Or does [A] it bore him?
[Ebm] I'm only waiting for my cue
I'm [Bb] a stranger here [Ebm] myself
_ _ [Db] I dream of a day, [Em] of a gay warm day
[Bbm] With [Abm] my _ [Dbm] face [Abm] between his _ [B] hands
[Db] Have I missed the [F] path?
Have [D] I [Ebm] gone astray?
[C] I ask and no one [F] understands
_ [Bb] _ [Ebm] Love [B] me or [F] leave me
[Ebm] That seems to be [B] the [F] question
[Ebm] I don't know [Abm] the tactics [Bb] to [F] use
[Ab] [F] But if [Abm] he [B] should offer [E] a personal [A] suggestion
[Bb] How could I [Eb] possibly [E] refuse
When [F] I'm a [Bb] stranger [Ebm] here myself?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[B] _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] Please tell [Ab] me, tell a stranger
[Gb] If I curiosity goaded
[F] Is there really any danger
[Ebm] That [G] love has been outmoded?
[Ab] I'm interested especially [Gb] in knowing why you waste it
[F] Through [Bb] romances so fleshly
With what have you [C] replaced it?
[Bbm]
What is your latest [Bb] foible?
Is [C] gin rummy [Bb] more exquisite?
Is skiing [C] more enjoyable?
[E] For [Bb] heaven's sake, [Gb] when [N] I _ _ [Bb] _ said
[Eb] I [Ebm] [B] can't believe
[Eb] [Ebm] That love has lost [B] its glamour
[Eb] That passion [Abm] is really [Bb] passing _
[Eb] _ [Fm] Gender [B] is just [E] a word [A] in grammar
[Ebm] [B] How can I ever [Cm] find my [C] way
Since [B] I'm a [Bb] stranger [Ebm] here myself? _ _
How can [F] he [Ebm] ignore my available [F] [Ebm] condition?
Why [Abm] these Victorian [D] _
_ [Db] [Bb] views?
[Abm] You see here [B] before you
[Bb] A woman [A] with [G] a mission
[Ab] [Abm] I must [B]
discover [Bb] the key to [A] his [G] ignition
[Abm] And that if [B] he should make a [Bb] diplomatic _ [A] [G] proposition
[Ebm] _
[B] How could I _ _ [Bb] possibly [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] refuse
_ [G] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ How [Ab] could I possibly [G] refuse
_ _ [Gm] When I'm a stranger here [Cm] myself?
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Cm] _
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This song was written by Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash.

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