Chords for The Stranger Song (Bonus Track)
Tempo:
95.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
G
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[G] It's true that all the men you knew were [D]
dealers who said they were through [A] with dealing every
time you gave [Bm] them shelter.
I [A] know that kind of man, it's hard [Bm] to hold the hand of the [A] sky just to [Bm] surrender.
[A] The sky just to [Bm] surrender.
And then [G] sweeping off the [F] jokers that he [D] left behind, you find he did not [A] leave you very
much, not even [Bm] laughter.
[A] Like here, he was watching [Bm] for the card that is so high and [A] wild, you never need to deal [Bm] another.
He [A] was just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
He was [A] just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
[G]
[D] [A]
[B] [A]
[Bm] I [A] told you when I came, I was a [Bm] stranger.
[A]
[B] [Bm]
[G] Now another stranger seems [D] to want you to ignore his dreams [A] as though they were the
burden of [Bm] some other.
Oh, [A] you've seen that man before, his golden [Bm] arm dispatching cards, but [A] now it's rusted
from the elbow to the [Bm] finger.
He [A] wants to trade the game he plays [Bm] for shelter.
Yes, [A] he wants to trade the game he knows [Bm] for shelter.
I [G] hate to see [F] another tired [D] man laid down his hand like he was [A] giving up the holy game [Bm] of poker.
And [A] while he talks, he dreams to sleep, [Bm] you notice there's a highway that [A] is curling up
like smoke above his [Bm] shoulder.
It is [A] curling up like smoke above [Bm] his shoulder.
[G] It's time to come in and sit down, [D] but something makes you tired.
[A]
[B] [A] You try to handle up the world, [Bm] it opens, do not be afraid.
[A] It's you my love, you are the [B] stranger.
[A] It's you my love, it's you who are the [Bm] stranger.
[G] Oh, I've been waiting, I was sure [A] we'd meet between the trains we're waiting [E] for.
I think it's time to board [F#] another.
[E] Please understand I never had a [F#] secret chart to get me to the [E] heart of this or any other [F#] matter.
When [E] he talks like this, you don't know what [F#] he's after.
[A] He speaks like this, you don't know what [Bm] he's after.
God, [G] [F]
you've [D] forgotten the shore beneath the bridge.
[A]
[B] [A] And he leaves the platform door on the sleeping [B] car that's warm.
You realize [A] you don't advertise at one [B] more shelter.
And [A] it comes to you, he never was [B] a stranger.
And [A] you say, okay, the bridge, but someplace [Bm] later.
I [A] told you when I came, I was [B] a stranger.
I [A] told you when I came, I [Bm] was a stranger.
[G] [N]
[G#] [N]
[G] It's true that all the men you knew were [D]
dealers who said they were through [A] with dealing every
time you gave [Bm] them shelter.
I [A] know that kind of man, it's hard [Bm] to hold the hand of the [A] sky just to [Bm] surrender.
[A] The sky just to [Bm] surrender.
And then [G] sweeping off the [F] jokers that he [D] left behind, you find he did not [A] leave you very
much, not even [Bm] laughter.
[A] Like here, he was watching [Bm] for the card that is so high and [A] wild, you never need to deal [Bm] another.
He [A] was just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
He was [A] just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
[G]
[D] [A]
[B] [A]
[Bm] I [A] told you when I came, I was a [Bm] stranger.
[A]
[B] [Bm]
[G] Now another stranger seems [D] to want you to ignore his dreams [A] as though they were the
burden of [Bm] some other.
Oh, [A] you've seen that man before, his golden [Bm] arm dispatching cards, but [A] now it's rusted
from the elbow to the [Bm] finger.
He [A] wants to trade the game he plays [Bm] for shelter.
Yes, [A] he wants to trade the game he knows [Bm] for shelter.
I [G] hate to see [F] another tired [D] man laid down his hand like he was [A] giving up the holy game [Bm] of poker.
And [A] while he talks, he dreams to sleep, [Bm] you notice there's a highway that [A] is curling up
like smoke above his [Bm] shoulder.
It is [A] curling up like smoke above [Bm] his shoulder.
[G] It's time to come in and sit down, [D] but something makes you tired.
[A]
[B] [A] You try to handle up the world, [Bm] it opens, do not be afraid.
[A] It's you my love, you are the [B] stranger.
[A] It's you my love, it's you who are the [Bm] stranger.
[G] Oh, I've been waiting, I was sure [A] we'd meet between the trains we're waiting [E] for.
I think it's time to board [F#] another.
[E] Please understand I never had a [F#] secret chart to get me to the [E] heart of this or any other [F#] matter.
When [E] he talks like this, you don't know what [F#] he's after.
[A] He speaks like this, you don't know what [Bm] he's after.
God, [G] [F]
you've [D] forgotten the shore beneath the bridge.
[A]
[B] [A] And he leaves the platform door on the sleeping [B] car that's warm.
You realize [A] you don't advertise at one [B] more shelter.
And [A] it comes to you, he never was [B] a stranger.
And [A] you say, okay, the bridge, but someplace [Bm] later.
I [A] told you when I came, I was [B] a stranger.
I [A] told you when I came, I [Bm] was a stranger.
[G] [N]
[G#] [N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] It's true that all the men you knew were [D]
dealers who said they were through [A] with dealing every
time you gave [Bm] them shelter.
I [A] know that kind of man, it's hard [Bm] to hold the hand of the _ [A] _ sky just to [Bm] surrender.
_ _ _ [A] The sky just to [Bm] surrender.
_ _ _ And then [G] sweeping off the [F] jokers that he [D] left behind, you find he did not [A] leave you very
much, not even [Bm] laughter.
_ _ [A] Like here, he was watching [Bm] for the card that is so high and [A] wild, you never need to deal [Bm] another.
_ He [A] was just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
_ He was [A] just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ I [A] told you when I came, I was a [Bm] stranger.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] Now another stranger seems [D] to want you to ignore his dreams [A] as though they were the
burden of [Bm] some other.
_ Oh, [A] you've seen that man before, his golden [Bm] arm dispatching cards, but [A] now it's rusted
from the elbow to the [Bm] finger.
_ He [A] wants to trade the game he plays [Bm] for shelter.
Yes, [A] he wants to trade the game he knows [Bm] for shelter.
_ _ _ I [G] hate to see [F] another tired [D] man laid down his hand like he was [A] giving up the holy game [Bm] of poker.
_ And [A] while he talks, he dreams to sleep, [Bm] you notice there's a highway that [A] is curling up
like smoke above his [Bm] shoulder.
_ It is [A] curling up like smoke above [Bm] his shoulder.
_ _ _ _ [G] It's time to come in and sit down, [D] but something makes you tired.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] You try to handle up the world, [Bm] it opens, do not be afraid.
[A] It's you my love, you are the [B] stranger.
_ [A] It's you my love, it's you who are the [Bm] stranger. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Oh, I've been waiting, I was sure [A] we'd meet between the trains we're waiting [E] for.
I think it's time to board [F#] another.
_ _ [E] Please understand I never had a [F#] secret chart to get me to the [E] heart of this or any other [F#] matter.
_ When [E] he talks like this, you don't know what [F#] he's after.
_ [A] He speaks like this, you don't know what [Bm] he's after.
_ _ God, _ [G] _ _ [F]
you've [D] forgotten the shore beneath the bridge.
[A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] And he leaves the platform door on the sleeping [B] car that's warm.
You realize [A] you don't advertise at one [B] more shelter.
And [A] it comes to you, he never was [B] a stranger.
And [A] you say, okay, the bridge, but someplace [Bm] later.
_ I [A] told you when I came, I was [B] a stranger.
I [A] told you when I came, I [Bm] was a stranger. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] It's true that all the men you knew were [D]
dealers who said they were through [A] with dealing every
time you gave [Bm] them shelter.
I [A] know that kind of man, it's hard [Bm] to hold the hand of the _ [A] _ sky just to [Bm] surrender.
_ _ _ [A] The sky just to [Bm] surrender.
_ _ _ And then [G] sweeping off the [F] jokers that he [D] left behind, you find he did not [A] leave you very
much, not even [Bm] laughter.
_ _ [A] Like here, he was watching [Bm] for the card that is so high and [A] wild, you never need to deal [Bm] another.
_ He [A] was just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
_ He was [A] just some Joseph looking for a [Bm] manger.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ I [A] told you when I came, I was a [Bm] stranger.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] Now another stranger seems [D] to want you to ignore his dreams [A] as though they were the
burden of [Bm] some other.
_ Oh, [A] you've seen that man before, his golden [Bm] arm dispatching cards, but [A] now it's rusted
from the elbow to the [Bm] finger.
_ He [A] wants to trade the game he plays [Bm] for shelter.
Yes, [A] he wants to trade the game he knows [Bm] for shelter.
_ _ _ I [G] hate to see [F] another tired [D] man laid down his hand like he was [A] giving up the holy game [Bm] of poker.
_ And [A] while he talks, he dreams to sleep, [Bm] you notice there's a highway that [A] is curling up
like smoke above his [Bm] shoulder.
_ It is [A] curling up like smoke above [Bm] his shoulder.
_ _ _ _ [G] It's time to come in and sit down, [D] but something makes you tired.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] You try to handle up the world, [Bm] it opens, do not be afraid.
[A] It's you my love, you are the [B] stranger.
_ [A] It's you my love, it's you who are the [Bm] stranger. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Oh, I've been waiting, I was sure [A] we'd meet between the trains we're waiting [E] for.
I think it's time to board [F#] another.
_ _ [E] Please understand I never had a [F#] secret chart to get me to the [E] heart of this or any other [F#] matter.
_ When [E] he talks like this, you don't know what [F#] he's after.
_ [A] He speaks like this, you don't know what [Bm] he's after.
_ _ God, _ [G] _ _ [F]
you've [D] forgotten the shore beneath the bridge.
[A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] And he leaves the platform door on the sleeping [B] car that's warm.
You realize [A] you don't advertise at one [B] more shelter.
And [A] it comes to you, he never was [B] a stranger.
And [A] you say, okay, the bridge, but someplace [Bm] later.
_ I [A] told you when I came, I was [B] a stranger.
I [A] told you when I came, I [Bm] was a stranger. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _