Total stranger Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]I w[C]as[C#dim][A][Em][A][D]
[G]down upon my luck
at the [C]jobs were hard to find[G].
[D]I w[G]as sort of short on cash
[Em]and my [A]bill was way behind.
[D]So I went to [G]see my lifelong friend,
an [C]old man now betrayed.
I figured as hell [A]he'd [D]help me out
[A]with this fortune he'd [D]made.
[G]I said, old pal, I need your help,
and I [C]hate to be so [G]bold
But remember when I saved your life
[Em]down [A]at the swimming hole?
[D]Now I'd lik[G]e to ask a favor,
if you [C]can see your way
I'd like to get [C#dim]a little [D]loan,[E]
[A]then I [D]heard him [G]say
Excuse me, total stranger,
I [C]can't seem to recall
Now are [G]you really certain
that [A]we've ever met at all?
[D]I'd really lik[G]e to help you out,
as [C]he opened wide the door
A [G]so long total stranger
[Em]that I've never [D]seen [G]be fore
Now once I had a girlfriend
who [C]really caught [G]my eye
And when [D]my wife [G]was out of town,
[A]I'd caught her on [D]the sly
[G]We'd taken all the night spots
and honky [C]-tonk around
Join in all [D]the parties
and [A]really [D]paint the town
[G]But then one night my wife came [C]home,
she must have smelled a [G]rat
She looked around from place
[Em]to place
and found [A]where I [D]was at
Well, there [G]we were, all covered up,
[C]I knew that I was dead
But before my wife could say [A]a word,
I jumped [D]right up and said
She's [G]just a total stranger
[C]who came in off the street
The [G]place was kinda crowded,
[Em]so I[A] offered her a[D] seat
Now, I couldn't [G]leave this lady
just [C]a -standin' on the floor
She's [G]just a total [Em]stranger
that [A]I've never seen [G]be fore
Now, her friend said, let's go huntin'
I've [C]got the gun and shells,
[G]and the birds are ready flyin'
And I [A]think we'll do quite well
[D]But he shot [G]a half a dozen
And then [C]said, I suppose
I really ought to [A]tell you that
The hunting season's [D]closed
[G]About that time he heard a noise
[C]And stepped behind a tree
[G]He took the gun, the birds,
the [A]shells
And gave them all [D]to me
Up stepped [G]the old game warden
And found [C]me standing there
And then to my [A]complete [Em]sur prise
[A]I heard my friend [G]declare
He's just a total stranger
An[C]d I was passin' by
I [G]saw this total [Em]stranger
shoot [A]those birds out of [D]the sky
It's a shame [G]the way some people
these [C]laws they do ignore
[G]Like this total stranger
[Em]that [A]I've never seen [D]be fore
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