Stranger to Himself chords by Fairport Convention

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Verse 1
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 (G major) He was a stranger to himself
A spy in his own camp
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And his  (C major) money was his  (G major) health
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C 
All thrown  (F major) to the dust  (C major) 
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by his  (G major) very own hand

Verse 2
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 (G major) 
Yet his beauty lingered still
Beyond the draining of the sand
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But  (C major) greener was the other side  (G major) of the hill
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 (F major) Richer was  (C major) the  (G major) other man's land

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Verse 3

But we loved him,

loved him just like brothers would

We loved him,

loved him like no others could

And she loved him,

loved him like a lover should

Take good care of an aching heart

Verse 4
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You  (G major) never can replace it
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You know  (C major) you are the mas
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ter  (G major) of your heart
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C 
You'll  (F major) realise that  (C major) when
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you think it fit  (G major) 
Those orbs of blue are jading away

Verse 5
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No laughter from  (G major) them dances
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Yet you're  (C major) bound to remem
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ber  (G major) this one day
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G 
 (C major) Hazards  (F major) are risks  (C major) and  (G major) risks are chances
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You can  (C major) run  (G major) for cover,

Verse 6
run for cover like a frightened hare
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 (G major) Till it's all over,
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all  (F major) over  (C major)  (G major) and there's no-one there
there
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G 
'Cause you dar (C major) en't  (G major) discover,