The Stranger Song chords by Dave Cousins, Leonard Cohen, The Strawbs
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Verse 1
(E minor) It's (C major) true that all the men you
knew were (G major) dealers
Who said they were
through with (D major) dealing
Every time you gave them (E minor) shelter
I (D major) know that kind of man,
it's hard (E minor) to hold the hand of anyone
(D major) Who is reaching for the sky
just to surrender
(E minor) Who is (D major) reaching for the
sky just to sur (E minor) render
Verse 2
And then (C major) sweeping up the (D major) joker
(C major) s that he (G major) left behind
You find he did not (D major) leave you very much,
not even (E minor) laughter
Like (D major) any dealer, he was watching (E minor) for the
card that is so high and (D major) wild
He'll never need to deal an (E minor) other
He was (D major) just some Joseph
looking for a (E minor) manger
He was (D major) just some Joseph
looking for a (E minor) manger
And then (C major) leaning on your window sill He'll
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Verse 3
(G major)
say one day you caused
his will
(D major) To weaken with your love
and warmth (E minor) and shelter
And then (D major) taking from his wallet
An old (E minor) schedule of trains, he'll say
I (D major) told you when I came I was a (E minor) stranger
I (D major) told you when I came I was a (E minor) stranger
Verse 4
But (C major) now another (B flat major) stranger (D major) seems
To (G major) want you to ignore his dreams
(D major) As though they were the burden
of some oth (E minor) er
Oh, you've (D major) seen that man before
His golden (E minor) arm, dispatching cards
But now it's (D major) rusted from
the elbows to the (E minor) finger
And he (D major) wants to trade the
game he plays for (E minor) shelter
Yes, he (D major) wants to trade the
game he knows for (E minor) shelter
Verse 5
Ah, you (C major) hate to watch
another tired (G major) man
Lay down his hand like he was (D major) giving
up the holy game of (E minor) poker
And (D major) while he talks his dreams to sleep, you
no (E minor) tice there's a highway
That is (D major) curling up like smoke
above his (E minor) shoulder
It's (D major) curling just like smoke
above his (E minor) shoulder
Verse 6
You (C major) tell him to come in, sit (C minor) down
But (G major) something makes you turn around
The (D major) door is open,
you can't close your (E minor) shelter
You (D major) try the handle of the road,
it opens, (E minor) do not be afraid
It's (D major) you, my love, you who are the (E minor) stranger
It is (D major) you, my love, you who
are the (E minor) stranger
Well, (C major) I've been waiting,
Verse 7
I was sure
We'd (G major) meet between the trains
we're waiting (D major) for
I think it's time to board (E minor) an
other
(D major) Please understand,
I never had a secret (E minor) chart
To get me to the (D major) heart of this
or any other mat (E minor) ter
Well, he (D major) talks like this, you
don't know what (E minor) he's after
When he (D major) speaks like this,
you don't know what he's (E minor) af ter
Let's (C major) meet tomorrow, (D major) if you (C major) choose
Verse 8
(G major)
Upon the shore, beneath the bridge
That (D major) they are building
on some endless (E minor) river
Then he (D major) leaves the platform for
the sleeping (E minor) car that's warm
You realize,
he's (D major) only advertising one more (E minor) shelter
And it (D major) comes to you,
he never was a (E minor) stranger
And you (D major) say, "Okay,
the bridge or someplace (E minor) later"
And then (C major) sweeping up the
Verse 9
(B flat major) joker
(C major) s that he (G major) left behind
You find he did not (D major) leave you very much,
not even (E minor) laughter
Like (D major) any dealer, he was watching (E minor) for the
card that is so high and (D major) wild
He'll never need to deal an (E minor) other
He was (D major) just some Joseph looking
for a manger (E minor)
He was just (D major) some Joseph
looking for a (E minor) manger
And (C major) leaning on your
Verse 10
(B flat major) window (C major) sill
He'll (G major) say one day you caused his will
To (D major) weaken with your love and
warmth and (E minor) shelter
And then (D major) taking from his wallet
An old (E minor) schedule of trains, he'll say
I (D major) told you when I came I was a stranger (E minor)
I (D major) told you when I came I was a stranger (E minor)
I (D major) told you when I came I was a stranger (E minor)
I (D major) told you when I came I was a stranger
The Stranger Song
Dave Cousins, Leonard Cohen, The Strawbs
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