The Stranger's Story Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D][A][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Oh come hear a story
a [G]stranger just told me
Of [D]a woman who meant e[A]verything
So [D]proud he once honed her,
but [G]he has her no longer,
for [D]she wears an[A]other man's [D]ring.
He talked of the good time
they [G]had in the springtime,
be[D]fore she was stolen [A]away.
He [D]blamed her, oh no none,
he [G]said she was too young,
and [D]that's why she [A]wanted to [D]stray.
We drank to her new love,
that [G]it might be true love,
her [D]future both happy and [A]bright.
With his [D]eyes growin' misty,
he [G]drank down the whiskey
that was [D]tellin' his [A]story, that [D]night.
And though he didn't even know [G]me,
he told me all of his story.
[D]And not one single word did
he say [A]without pride.
[D]And then he asked me if I blamed [G]her.
But oh, when he named [D]her,
I [A]wanted to run out and [D]hide.
How could I tell him,
the [G]man that had dealt him
His [D]sadness and sorrow [A]was me.
I [D]ran from the table
[G]while I was still able
To [D]hold back [A]my own [D]misery.
And now a wonder comes to me
[G]That maybe he knew me
An[D]d he told me, just so I'd c[A]ry
But [D]without his knowing,
[G]my teardrops were flowing
For [D]she had just [A]told me
good [D]-bye you