Stranger chords by Secondhand Serenade (Official Version)

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Csus4
C
Fsus2
F5
Dm
G
F
Gsus4
Csus2
Dm7
Am7
Fadd9
Am

Intro 1

Csus4

Fsus2

Verse 1
Csus4 
C 
Turn around
Csus4 
C 
Turn around
Fsus2 
F5 
and fix your eye      in my direction
Fsus2 
F5 
So there    is a connection
Csus4 
C 
I can't speak
Csus4 
C 
I can't make a sound to somehow
Fsus2 
F5 
capture your attention
Fsus2 
F5 
I'm staring  at perfection
Dm 
G 
Take a look at me so you can see

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Chorus 1
How beautiful you
C 
G 
(are) You call me a stranger
Dm 
You say I'm a danger
But all these thoughts are
F 
Gsus4 
C 
leaving you      tonight
G 
I'm broke and abandoned
Dm 
You are an angel
F 
Making all my dreams
Gsus4 
Csus2 
C 
Csus2 
C 
come true     tonight

Verse 2
Csus4 
C 
I'm confident
Csus4 
C 
But I can't pretend
Fsus2 
F5 
I wasn't terrified to meet you
Fsus2 
F5 
I knew     you could see right through me
Csus4 
C 
I saw my life flash right
Csus4 
C 
before my very eyes
Fsus2 
F5 
And I knew just what we'd turn into
F 
F5 
Dm 
I was hoping that you could see
G 
Take a look at me so you can see

Chorus 2
C 
G 
You call me a stranger
Dm 
You say I'm a danger
But all these thoughts are
F 
Gsus4 
C 
leaving you      tonight
G 
I'm broke and abandoned
Dm 
You are an angel
F 
Making all my dreams
Gsus4 
Dm7 
come true     tonight
G 
You are an angel
Dm7 
G 
Making all my dreams

Bridge 1
come true tonight
C 
Am7 
Take a look at me so you can see
Fadd9 
How beautiful you are
G 
Take a look at me so you can see
C 
How beautiful you are
Am7 
Take a look at me so you can see
Fadd9 
How beautiful you are
G 
Take a look at me so you can see

Bridge 2
How beautiful you
C 
Am7 
(are) Your beauty seems so far   away
Fadd9 
I'd have to write a thousand songs
to make you
Gsus4 
C 
comprehend how beautiful you are
Am7 
I know that I can't make  you stay
Fadd9 
But I would give my final breath
to make you
Am 
Gsus4 
Fsus2 
Understand how beautiful you are
Am7 
G 
Fsus2 
Understand how beautiful you are

Chorus 3
C 
G 
You call me a stranger
Dm 
You say I'm a danger
But all these thoughts are
F 
Gsus4 
C 
leaving you      tonight
G 
I'm broke and abandoned
Dm 
You are an angel
F 
Making all my dreams
Gsus4 
come true     tonight

Chorus 4
C 
G 
You call me a stranger
Dm 
F 
Gsus4 
You say I'm a danger
C 
G 
You call me a stranger
Dm 
F 
Gsus4 
Csus4 
C 
Csus4 
C 

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Csus4
C
Fsus2
F5
Dm
G
F
Gsus4
Csus2
Dm7
Am7
Fadd9
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 73

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Stranger by Secondhand Serenade, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Secondhand Serenade's performance.