The Seventh Stranger
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C Em C E
Those words are all remainders, echoes growing in the heart of twilight
Gm7 Dm Gm7 Dm
They lay back laughing at naivety star
C Em
Awaken all those whispers
C E
The dusty shadow of a passing favour
Gm7 Dm Gm7 Dm
I wouldn't say that you were ruthless or right
Gm7 Dm C
I couldn't see from so far
[Refrão]F C
Was I chasing after rainbows?
E
One thing for sure you never answered when I
Am
called
F D
And I wiped away the water from my face
E Am
to look through the eyes of a stranger
Fmaj7 Fm G
For rumours in the wake of such a lonely crowd
D Am
trading in my shelter for danger
Fmaj7 Fm G
I'm changing my name just as the sun goes down
Dsus D Am
in the eyes of a stranger
C Em
Can't tell the real from reflection
C E
When all these faces look the same to me
Gm7 Dm Gm7 Dm
In ev'ry city such a desolate dream
C Em
Some days are strange to numbers
C E
Some say the seventh sounds a little bit stranger
Gm7 Dm Gm7 Dm
A year of Sundays seems to have drifted right by
Gm7 Dm C
I could have sworn in one evening
F C
And I'm not seized in desperation
E
No steel reproaches on the table from be-
Am
fore
F D
But I still can feel those splinters of ice
E Am
I look through the eyes of a stranger
Repete Refrão
D Am
...walking away like a stranger
How to play The Seventh Stranger
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.