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The Stranger chords by
Billy Joel
Billy Joel

1977Rock
5.0 (1)
Intro 1
Am
F
Am
F

Verse 1
Am

Well, we all have a face
Dm
Am

That we hide away forever
Dm

And we take them out
F

And show ourselves
G
E

when everyone has gone
Am

Some are satin, some are steel
Dm
Am

Some are silk and some are leather
Dm
G

They're the faces of a stranger
E

But we'd love to try them
Interlude 1
Am
F
Am
F

(on)
Verse 2
Am

Well, we all fall in love
Dm
Am

But we disregard the danger
Dm
F

Though we share so many secrets
G
E

There are some we never tell
Am

Why were you so surprised
Dm
Am

That you never saw the stranger?
Dm
G

Did you ever let your lover
E
Am

See the stranger in yourself?
Chorus 1
C
Cm
G

Don't be afraid to try again
G
C

Everyone goes south
Cm
G
Dm
G

every now and then, ooh
C

You've done it
Cm
G

Why can't someone else?
G
Em

You should know by now
Ebaug
D
E

You've been there yourself
Verse 3
Am

Once I used to believe
Dm
Am

I was such a great romancer
Dm
F

Then I came home to a woman
G
E

That I could not recognize
Am

When I pressed her for a reason
Dm
Am

She refused to even answer
Dm
G

It was then I felt the stranger
E

Kick me right between the eyes
Interlude 2
Am
F
Am
F

Verse 4
Am

Well, we all fall in love
Dm
Am

But we disregard the danger
Dm
F

Though we share so many secrets
G
E

There are some we never tell
Am

Why were you so surprised
Dm
Am

That you never saw the stranger?
Dm
G

Did you ever let your lover
E
Am

See the stranger in yourself?
Chorus 2
C
Cm
G

Don't be afraid to try again
G
C

Everyone goes south
Cm
G
Dm
G

every now and then, ooh
C

You've done it
Cm
G

Why can't someone else?
G
Em

You should know by now
Ebaug
D
E

You've been there yourself
Verse 5
Am

You may never understand
Dm
Am

How the stranger is inspired
Dm
F

But he isn't always evil
G
E

And he is not always wrong
Am

Though you drown in good intentions
Dm
Am

You will never quench the fire
Dm
G

You'll give in to your desire
E

When the stranger comes along
Outro 1
Am
F
Am
F

Am
F

[Fade out]

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Chords
  • Am

  • F

  • Dm

  • G

  • E

  • C

  • Cm

    3
  • Em

  • Ebaug

    4
  • D

Capo: 7

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