The Stranger chords by Billy Joel
Intro 1
Em
C
Em
C
Verse 1
Em
Well, we all have a face
Am
Em
That we hide away forever
Am
And we take them out
C
And show ourselves
D
B
when everyone has gone
Em
Some are satin, some are steel
Am
Em
Some are silk and some are leather
Am
D
They're the faces of a stranger
B
But we'd love to try them
Interlude 1
Em
C
Em
C
(on)
Verse 2
Em
Well, we all fall in love
Am
Em
But we disregard the danger
Am
C
Though we share so many secrets
D
B
There are some we never tell
Em
Why were you so surprised
Am
Em
That you never saw the stranger?
Am
D
Did you ever let your lover
B
Em
See the stranger in yourself?
Chorus 1
G
Gm
D
Don't be afraid to try again
D
G
Everyone goes south
Gm
D
Am
D
every now and then, ooh
G
You've done it
Gm
D
Why can't someone else?
D
Bm
You should know by now
Bbaug
A
B
You've been there yourself
Verse 3
Em
Once I used to believe
Am
Em
I was such a great romancer
Am
C
Then I came home to a woman
D
B
That I could not recognize
Em
When I pressed her for a reason
Am
Em
She refused to even answer
Am
D
It was then I felt the stranger
B
Kick me right between the eyes
Interlude 2
Em
C
Em
C
Verse 4
Em
Well, we all fall in love
Am
Em
But we disregard the danger
Am
C
Though we share so many secrets
D
B
There are some we never tell
Em
Why were you so surprised
Am
Em
That you never saw the stranger?
Am
D
Did you ever let your lover
B
Em
See the stranger in yourself?
Chorus 2
G
Gm
D
Don't be afraid to try again
D
G
Everyone goes south
Gm
D
Am
D
every now and then, ooh
G
You've done it
Gm
D
Why can't someone else?
D
Bm
You should know by now
Bbaug
A
B
You've been there yourself
Verse 5
Em
You may never understand
Am
Em
How the stranger is inspired
Am
C
But he isn't always evil
D
B
And he is not always wrong
Em
Though you drown in good intentions
Am
Em
You will never quench the fire
Am
D
You'll give in to your desire
B
When the stranger comes along
Outro 1
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
[Fade out]
The Stranger
Billy Joel
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