• Song:

    The Stranger

  • Artist:

    Billy Joel

  • Album:

    STRANGER

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THE STRANGER from The Stranger

INTRO:    Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#
          Am (x02210@1)Em/G (322000@1)A6 (x04xxx@1)Em (022000@1)Em/D (010000@1)B/D#WHISTLE: (x2544x@1) Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#
          Am (x02210@1)Em/G (322000@1)A6 (x04xxx@1)Em (022000@1)B/D# (x2544x@1)A (x02220@1)B7 (x21202@1)B7/A  EmELECTRIC: (022000@1)Em  C7  Em  C7

EmWell (022000@1)we all have a face
        Am (x02210@1)         EmThat (022000@1)we hide away forever
       Am (x02210@1)              C7And (x32310@1)we take them out and show ourselves
     D (xx0232@1)              B7When (x21202@1)everyone has gone
         Em (022000@1)           
Some are satin some are steel
         Am (x02210@1)              EmSome (022000@1)are silk and some are leather
            Am (x02210@1)         DThey're (xx0232@1)the faces of the stranger
       Bm (x24432@1)             Em (022000@1)C7 (x32310@1)Em (022000@1)C7But (x32310@1)we love to try them on

EmWell (022000@1)we all fall in love
       Am (x02210@1)          EmBut (022000@1)we disregard the danger
          Am (x02210@1)          C7Though (x32310@1)we share so many secrets
          D (xx0232@1)                B7There (x21202@1)are some we never tell
         Em (022000@1)Why were you so surprised
         Am (x02210@1)          EmThat (022000@1)you never saw the stranger
        Am (x02210@1)          DDid (xx0232@1)you ever let your lover see
    Bm (x24432@1)            EmThe (022000@1)stranger in yourself?

Bm*       Bb#5          D*
Don't be afraid to try again
D7 (xx0212@1)          Bm*   Bb (x1333x@1)          D*    D (xx0232@1)D7 (xx0212@1)   
Everyone goes south every now and then, oh oh
Bm*             Bb#5              D*
You've done it, why can't someone else?
D7 (xx0212@1)               Bm* Bb#5                  D (xx0232@1)  BmYou (x24432@1)should know by now you've been there yourself

EmOnce (022000@1)I used to believe
      Am (x02210@1)           EmI (022000@1)was such a great romancer
       Am (x02210@1)           C7Then (x32310@1)I came home to a woman
       D (xx0232@1)                B7That (x21202@1)I could not recognize
       EmWhen (022000@1)I pressed her for a reason
      Am (x02210@1)          EmShe (022000@1)refused to even answer
       Am (x02210@1)            DIt (xx0232@1)was then I felt the stranger
        Bm (x24432@1)              Em (022000@1)C7 (x32310@1)Em (022000@1)C7Kick (x32310@1)me right between the eyes

EmWell (022000@1)we all fall in love
       Am (x02210@1)          EmBut (022000@1)we disregard the danger
          Am (x02210@1)          C7Though (x32310@1)we share so many secrets
          D (xx0232@1)                B7There (x21202@1)are some we never tell
         Em (022000@1)Why were you so surprised
         Am (x02210@1)          EmThat (022000@1)you never saw the stranger
        Am (x02210@1)          DDid (xx0232@1)you ever let your lover see
    Bm (x24432@1)            EmThe (022000@1)stranger in yourself?

Bm*       Bb#5          D*
Don't be afraid to try again
D7 (xx0212@1)          Bm*   Bb (x1333x@1)          D*    D (xx0232@1)D7 (xx0212@1)   
Everyone goes south every now and then, oh oh
Bm*             Bb#5              D*
You've done it, why can't someone else?
D7 (xx0212@1)               Bm* Bb#5                  D (xx0232@1)  BmYou (x24432@1)should know by now you've been there yourself

EmYou (022000@1)may never understand
        Am (x02210@1)           EmHow (022000@1)the stranger is inspired
       Am (x02210@1)         C7But (x32310@1)he isn't always evil
       D (xx0232@1)                B7And (x21202@1)he is not always wrong
           EmThough (022000@1)you drown in good intentions
         Am (x02210@1)             EmYou (022000@1)will never quench the fire
            Am (x02210@1)         DYou'll (xx0232@1)give in to your desire
         Bm (x24432@1)            Em (022000@1)C7 (x32310@1)Em (022000@1)C7 (x32310@1)Em (022000@1)C7 (x32310@1)EmWhen (022000@1)the stranger comes along

WHISTLE:  B7  B7/A  Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#
          Am (x02210@1)Em/G (322000@1)A6 (x04xxx@1)Em (022000@1)B/D# (x2544x@1)A (x02220@1)B7 (x21202@1)B7/A  EmPIANO: (022000@1)   Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E  (fade)


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