Stranger

By Jeff Lynne 
ELO - From the Album 'Secret Messages'

Chords by Ray Costello 'The Gribleys'

Chord Definition:
The G7 is best played as a bar chord 3rd fret.
If playng on acoustic guitar play all other chords at the root position.
If playing on electric try playing all chords further up the fret board.

Intro:
(Synth Sounds and reverse Vocals)
Guitar
Bb   C  Bb   C   Bb    C   Bb   C


Verse 1:
     Bb             C       
On a cold and windy morning,
         Bb            C
Said goodbye to my old friends
          Bb                 C
They were hangin' around the corner,
          Dm               Am
They were stayin' till the end
         F
till the end


Verse 2:
       Bb            C
On the other side of midnight,
      Bb                     C
I was lookin' for a place to stay
    Bb                   C
And one thing's sure for certain,
        Dm                Am
I ain't never goin' back again
   F
no no
Dm   C            F
      The stranger

Verse 3:
    Bb                     C
The streetlights looked so pretty 
        Bb            C
As they spread into a town
       Bb                 C
I was lookin' for another sundown
       Dm                          Am
And my head was spinning round and round
      F
All around


Chorus:
F                                    G7 
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
                    C             F
Lookin' through the eyes of danger
                              G7
Lookin' at the all-night dancer
C                           Fmaj7
Never takin' all the chances
     G7    F
Of a Stranger


Instrumental:
Bb   C  Bb   C   Bb    C   Bb   C

Verse 4:
     Bb              C
As I walked into the main street, 
      Bb               C
saw a crowd across the square
      Bb             C
And I heard a guitar playin' 
      Dm               Am
and I saw you standing there
         F
standing there


Chorus: 
F                                    G7 
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
                    C             F
Lookin' through the eyes of danger
                              G7
Lookin' at the all-night dancer
C                           Fmaj7
Never takin' all the chances
     G7    F
Of a Stranger

Verse 5:
    Bb              C
Distant bells they started ringing, 
     Bb               C
somewhere far off in the night
     Bb             C
And the place was full of loneliness 
     Dm               Am
that disappeared from sight
    F
Oh Oh

Dm   C  F

Chorus: 
F                                    G7 
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
                    C             F
Lookin' through the eyes of danger
                              G7
Lookin' at the all-night dancer
C                           Fmaj7
Never takin' all the chances
           G7
Of a Stranger

Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger

Bb  C
Oh Oh 
Bb  C
Oh Oh 
Bb  C
Oh Oh

Bb
I ain't never goin' back
Bb
I ain't never goin' back
Bb
I ain't never goin' back

Fade Out


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| B  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note