The Stranger Chords by Billy Joel
- Key: Em
- BPM: 92
- Capo: no capo
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THE STRANGER CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Em Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm C Em Gbm Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Gbm Em D B7 Em7 D Cmaj7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B7 Cmaj7 C E7 Am C D Em7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B7 A B7 Em7 C7 Em7 C7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Well we all have a face Am Em That we hide away forever Am C And we take them out and show ourselves D When everyone has gone E7 Some are satin some are steel A E7 Some are silk and some are leather Am D They're the faces of the stranger Bm But we love to try them on Em C7 Em C7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Em Well we all fall in love Em But we disregard the danger Am C Though we share so many secrets D Bm There are some we never tell B7 Em Why were you so surprised A E7 That you never saw the stranger Em Am D Did you ever let your lover see Bm Em The stranger in yourself [Chorus] Gmaj7 D ■ Don't be afraid to try again Gmaj7 Everyone goes south D D7 Every now and then Gmaj7 Ooh ooh D You've done it why can't someone else Bm You should know by now A B7 You've been there yourself [Verse] E7 Once I used to believe A I was such a great romancer Em Am C Then I came home to a woman D That I could not recognize Em When I pressed her for a reason A Em She refused to even answer A D It was then I felt the stranger Bm Em Kick me right between the eyes Em7 C7 Em C7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Em7 Well we all fall in love Em But we disregard the danger C Though we share so many secrets D Bm There are some we never tell Em Why were you so surprised Em That you never saw the stranger Am D Did you ever let your lover see Bm Em The stranger in yourself [Chorus] Gmaj7 D D7 ■ Don't be afraid to try again ■ Gmaj7 Everyone goes south Gmaj7 Every now and then Ooh ooh D Gmaj7 D You've done it why can't someone else D7 Bm You should know by now A You've been there yourself B7 Em You may never understand [Verse] A7 Am Em How the stranger is inspired Am C But he isn't always evil D And he is not always wrong Em Though you drown in good intentions Am Em You will never quench the fire Am D You'll give in to your desire Bm Em When the stranger comes along [Solo] C Em ■ ■ Ooh ooh Em Ooh ooh C7 Em7 Em C D Em G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] B7 Cmaj7 C E7 Em Gbm7 Am G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D Em7 Ebm Dbm7 A B7 A Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G C Bm C ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]