The Stranger
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
D D G G x2
[Verse 1]
D G
Stranger I know where you'll find her
D G D G D
Down the road from here about a mile and a quarter
D G
You'll know the place by a shackey barn
D A
That stands in the field by a run-down farm
G D
By a pond, filled up with stagnant water
[Transitional Chords]
G D G
[Verse 2]
D G
Then you'll see a shack nearby
D A
You'll ask yourself I wonder why
G D G
It looks so cold and lifeless all around
D G
Chimney rocks are fallin' out
D A
It looks as though the fire's gone out
G D
And the biggest part of the house is rotted down
[Transitional Chords]
G D G
[Chorus 1]
G
Though Stranger…
D
I ain't seen her lately
G D
She don't come around here like she used to
G
You've got her pictured in your mind
G
Pretty, gentle, sweet and kind
G D
You've practiced every word you're gonna say
D G
You'll call her name but she won't hear you
D G
She's in the graveyard near you
D A D
She died ten years ago, last May
[Transitional Chords]
G D G
[Verse 3]
D G
There was a man she talked about
D A
A man she had to live without
G D
Years ago he just turned and left one day
D G
He left her with an unborn child
D A
And a love for him that never died
G D
And an aching heart that sent her to an early grave
[Transitional Chords]
G D G
[Verse 4]
D G
Yes, Stranger I know who you are
D A
I recognized you from afar
G
But you ain't never seen me
D G
Not one time
D G
Yes, I know that you're my dad
D A
From pictures that my Momma had
G D
And it was me and Momma that you left behind
[Transitional Chords]
G D G
[Chorus 2]
D G
Stranger you will find her there
D
In a peaceful sleep on yonder hill
D G
Where we once walked as I do still
A D
To pick her flowers from the field
[Transitional Chords]
G D G
[Verse 5]
D G
Momma don't need you anymore
D G
And I don't need you like before
D G A
You can go on back to where you went before…
D G D
You're just a stranger
[Outro]
D D G G x2
D
How to play The Stranger
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.