"Stranger By The Day"
By Shades Apart
From The album "Eyewitness"
Tab by: Zach Waters zwaters@ga.prestige.net
Tuning: Standard
Intro (Distortion)
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B, F#, E, F# x4, on last repeat go to 'G#' after last 'F#'
On the third time this clean lead comes in:
e--7-9-7-7-9-7-7-9-7-7-9-7-4~~--|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
The verse is played like this:
C# F# B Bb G#
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-6-XX-6-6-XX-----------------4-4-XX-3-3-XX----------------|
D--6-6-XX-6-6-XX--4-4-XX-4-4-XX--4-4-XX-3-3-XX-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--|
A--4-4-XX-4-4-XX--4-4-XX-4-4-XX--2-2-XX-1-1-XX-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--|
E-----------------2-2-XX-2-2-XX----------------4-4-XX-4-4-XX--|
C# D# G#
e------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--8-8-XX-8-8-XX--------4-----4-4--|
D-6-6-XX-6-6-XX--8-8-XX-8-8-XX------6-----4---6--|
A-4-4-XX-4-4-XX--6-6-XX-6-6-XX----6-----6-----6--|
E-------------------------------4-----4-------4--|
Verse 1 (Distortion)
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C# F#
Snow is falling from the sky, in the middle of July
B Bb G#
Sun was shining in my eyes again last night
C# D# G#
Alarm goes off without a sound, the silence is so loud something isn't right
C# F#
Footsteps echo down the hall, no one's there at all
B Bb G#
Dial your number but your voice says "I'm not home"
C# D#
Everything is inside out, I don't know what it's about
Chorus (Distortion)
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D# B F# E F#
It keeps getting stranger by the day
B F# E F#
stranger by the day
B F# E F#
It keeps getting stranger by the day
B F# E F# G#
Stranger by the day
Verse 2 (Distortion)
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E|-------|
B|-------|Clean Harmonics Fill
G|-------|Played before the first 'C#'
D|--(7)--|
A|--(7)--|
E|--(7)--|
C# F#
Going for a walk outside, to see what I can find
B Bb G#
No reflections in the windows I pass by
C# D# G#
It feels hotter in the shade, water's running up the drain, something's going on
C# F#
Conversations with a mime, stared at by the blind
B Bb G#
Imagination must be working overtime
C# D#
The world is upside down, everything is turned around
[Repeat Chorus]
Solo (Distortion)
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C#, F#, B, Bb, C#, D#, G#
C# F B Bb G#
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------7----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-8---9-8-9-8-6-------------6-9-8-8-9-11----8-9-11-------|
D|-6-8-9-----------------9-8---6-8-9--------------11--------9-8-6-|
A|---------------------------9------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C# D#
e|-7-6--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9---7-------------11-9-7-9-7---8-9-11-12-11-9-8-9-8-4-7----|
G|-9-----9-9-8-9-9-8------------8--------------------------8--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3 (Clean for first part then distorted)
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(Note the changes into the full chord instead of powerchords for the first part)
C#m F#
By the time I reach your door, I can't take anymore
B Bb G#m
I just happened to be in your neighborhood
C#m D# G#m
I'm the one who gets surprised, I don't believe my eyes, your alibi's no good
C# F# B Bb G#
Whatever happened to the world, whatever happened to the girl I thought I knew
C# D# B F#
It just can't be true, I guess I'm losing you, girl
Outro Chorus
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B F# E F#
Stranger by the day
B F# E F#
Stranger by the day
B F# E F#
It keeps getting stranger by the day
B F# E F#
Stranger by the day
B F# E F#
Stranger by the day
B F# E F# G#
Stranger by the day
