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The Stranger Chords

Music by: Billy Joel · 1977
Genre Rock Tone E minor BPM 92 Views 1057
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[Intro 1]
[Am][F][Am][F]

[Verse 1]
Well, we [Am]all have a face
That we [Dm]hide away [Am]forever
And we [Dm]take them out
And [F]show ourselves
when [G]everyone has [E]gone
Some are [Am]satin, some are steel
Some are [Dm]silk and some are [Am]leather
They're the [Dm]faces of a [G]stranger
But we'd [E]love to try them

[Interlude 1]
[Am](on)[F][Am][F]

[Verse 2]
Well, we [Am]all fall in love
But we [Dm]disregard the [Am]danger
Though we [Dm]share so many [F]secrets
There are [G]some we never [E]tell
Why were [Am]you so surprised
That you [Dm]never saw the [Am]stranger?
Did you [Dm]ever let your [G]lover
See the [E]stranger in your[Am]self?

[Chorus 1]
[C]Don't be afra[Cm]id to try aga[G]in
[G]Everyone goes [C]south
[Cm]every now and [G]then, [Dm]ooh[G]
[C]You've done it
[Cm]Why can't someone [G]else?
[G]You should know by [Em]now
[Ebaug]You've been there yo[D]urse[E]lf

[Verse 3]
Once I [Am]used to believe
I was [Dm]such a great [Am]romancer
Then I [Dm]came home to a [F]woman
That I [G]could not [E]recognize
When I [Am]pressed her for a reason
She [Dm]refused to even [Am]answer
It was [Dm]then I felt the [G]stranger
Kick me [E]right between the eyes

[Interlude 2]
[Am][F][Am][F]

[Verse 4]
Well, we [Am]all fall in love
But we [Dm]disregard the [Am]danger
Though we [Dm]share so many [F]secrets
There are [G]some we never [E]tell
Why were [Am]you so surprised
That you [Dm]never saw the [Am]stranger?
Did you [Dm]ever let your [G]lover
See the [E]stranger in [Am]yourself?

[Chorus 2]
[C]Don't be afra[Cm]id to try aga[G]in
[G]Everyone goes [C]south
[Cm]every now and [G]then, [Dm]ooh[G]
[C]You've done it
[Cm]Why can't someone [G]else?
[G]You should know by [Em]now
[Ebaug]You've been there yo[D]urse[E]lf

[Verse 5]
You may [Am]never understand
How the [Dm]stranger is in[Am]spired
But he [Dm]isn't always [F]evil
And he [G]is not always [E]wrong
Though you [Am]drown in good intentions
You will [Dm]never quench the [Am]fire
You'll give [Dm]in to your d[G]esire
When the [E]stranger comes along

[Outro 1]
[Am][F][Am][F]
[Am][F]
[Fade out]
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