Strangers Like Me chords by Phil Collins (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bb
Eb/Bb
Ab/Bb
Cm/Bb
Eb
Ab
F
G
C
Fm
Cm/Eb
Eb/G
Fm7
Ebm/Gb
B
E
F#m
A/B

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bb 
Eb/Bb 
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Cm/Bb 
 (B flat major) Whatever  (E flat/Bb) you      do,  (B flat major)  (A flat/Bb) I'll     do it  (C minor/Bb) too
Bb 
Eb/Bb 
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
 (B flat major) Show  (E flat/Bb) me       everything and  (B flat major) tell me  (A flat/Bb) how
Bb 
Eb/Bb 
 (B flat major) It all  (E flat/Bb) means    something
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Cm/Bb 
Bb 
Eb/Bb 
 (B flat major) And  (A flat/Bb) yet      no (C minor/Bb) thing     (B flat major) to  me  (E flat/Bb) 
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
 (B flat major)  (A flat/Bb) 

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Pre-chorus 1

I can see there's so much to learn

It's all so close and yet so far

I see myself as people see me

Oh, I just know there's something

bigger out there

Chorus 1
Bb 
Eb 
Bb 
Fm 
Cm/Eb 
 (B flat major) I wan (E flat major) na  know,  (B flat major) can you  (F minor) show  (C minor/Eb) me?
Bb 
Eb 
 (B flat major) I wan (E flat major) na  know
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
about these  (B flat major) strangers  (A flat/Bb) like     me
Bb 
Eb 
Bb 
Fm 
Cm/Eb 
 (B flat major) Tell me  (E flat major) more,  (B flat major) please  (F minor) show  (C minor/Eb) me
Bb 
Eb 
 (B flat major) Something's  (E flat major) familiar
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
about these  (B flat major) strangers  (A flat/Bb) like     me

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Bb 
Eb/Bb 
 (B flat major)  (E flat/Bb) Every    gesture,
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Cm/Bb 
Bb 
 (B flat major) eve (A flat/Bb) ry       move that  (C minor/Bb) she  (B flat major) makes
Eb/Bb 
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Makes  (E flat/Bb) me       feel like  (B flat major) never be (A flat/Bb) fore
Bb 
Eb/Bb 
 (B flat major) Why  (E flat/Bb) do       I have
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Cm/Bb 
 (B flat major) This gro (A flat/Bb) wing     need  (C minor/Bb) to       be
Bb 
Eb/Bb 
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
 (B flat major) beside  (E flat/Bb) her?  (B flat major)  (A flat/Bb) 

Pre-chorus 2

Ooh, these emotions I never knew

Of some other world far beyond this place

Beyond the trees, above the clouds

Oh, I see before me a new horizon

Chorus 2
Bb 
Eb 
Bb 
Fm 
Cm/Eb 
 (B flat major) I wan (E flat major) na  know,  (B flat major) can you  (F minor) show  (C minor/Eb) me?
Bb 
Eb 
 (B flat major) I wan (E flat major) na  know
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
about these  (B flat major) strangers  (A flat/Bb) like     me
Bb 
Eb 
Bb 
Fm 
Cm/Eb 
 (B flat major) Tell me  (E flat major) more,  (B flat major) please  (F minor) show  (C minor/Eb) me
Bb 
Eb 
 (B flat major) Something's  (E flat major) familiar
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
about these  (B flat major) strangers  (A flat/Bb) like     me

Bridge 1
Eb/G 
Ab 
Eb/G 
 (E flat/G) Come with  (A flat major) me  now to see my  (E flat/G) world
Fm7 
Eb/G 
Where there's  (F minor7) beauty beyond your  (E flat/G) dreams
Ab 
Ebm/Gb 
Can you  (A flat major) feel the things I  (E flat minor/Gb) feel
Fm7 
Right  (F minor7) now,  with you?
Eb/G 
Ab 
 (E flat/G) Take my  (A flat major) hand
Fm7 
Eb/G 
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
There's a  (F minor7) world I  (E flat/G) need   to know  (A flat major)  (B flat major)  (E flat major) 
Bb 
Fm7 
Cm/Eb 
 (B flat major)  (F minor7)  (C minor/Eb) 
Bb 
Eb 
Bb 
Ab 
 (B flat major)  (E flat major)  (B flat major)  (A flat major) 

Chorus 3
B 
E 
B 
F#m 
E 
 (B major) I wan (E major) na know,  (B major) can you  (F sharp minor) show   (E major) me?
B 
E 
 (B major) I wan (E major) na know
B 
A/B 
about these  (B major) strangers  (A/B) like  me
B 
E 
B 
F#m 
E 
 (B major) Tell me  (E major) more,  (B major) please  (F sharp minor) show   (E major) me
B 
E 
 (B major) Something's  (E major) familiar
B 
A/B 
about these  (B major) strangers  (A/B) like  me
B 
I wanna know  (B major) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bb
Eb/Bb
Ab/Bb
Cm/Bb
Eb
Ab
F
G
C
Fm
Cm/Eb
Eb/G
Fm7
Ebm/Gb
B
E
F#m
A/B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Bb majorBPM: 120

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

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
Ab/Bb: 6-x-6-5-4-x
Cm/Bb: 6-x-5-5-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Cm/Eb: x-6-5-5-8-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Ebm/Gb: x-x-4-3-4-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Strangers Like Me by Phil Collins, 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 Bb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Phil Collins.