{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1006042,"song":"The Stranger","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11222151-the-stranger-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1006042?type=chord","rating":4.68717,"votes":188,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Em/D[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em/G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Em/D[/ch]  [ch]B/D#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Whistle]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Em/D[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em/G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]B/D#[/ch]  [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]B7[/ch]  [ch]B7/A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Electric]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, we all have a face[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat we hide away forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nAnd we take them out and show ourselves[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nWhen everyone has gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSome are satin some are steel[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSome are silk and some are leather[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey're the faces of the stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nBut we love to try them on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, we all fall in love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut we disregard the danger[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nThough we share so many secrets[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThere are some we never tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhy were you so surprised[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat you never saw the stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDid you ever let your lover see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe stranger in yourself?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]*       [ch]Bbaug[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nDon't be afraid to try again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]*   [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]*    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nEveryone goes south every now and then, oh oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]*             [ch]Bbaug[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nYou've done it, why can't someone else?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]* [ch]Bbaug[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou should know by now you've been there yourself[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOnce I used to believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI was such a great romancer[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nThen I came home to a woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThat I could not recognize[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen I pressed her for a reason[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe refused to even answer[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was then I felt the stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nKick me right between the eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, we all fall in love[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut we disregard the danger[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nThough we share so many secrets[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThere are some we never tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhy were you so surprised[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat you never saw the stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDid you ever let your lover see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe stranger in yourself?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]*       [ch]Bbaug[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nDon't be afraid to try again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]*   [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]*    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nEveryone goes south every now and then, oh oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]*             [ch]Bbaug[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nYou've done it, why can't someone else?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]* [ch]Bbaug[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou should know by now you've been there yourself[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou may never understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHow the stranger is inspired[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nBut he isn't always evil[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd he is not always wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThough you drown in good intentions[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou will never quench the fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou'll give in to your desire[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen the stranger comes along[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Whistle]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]  [ch]B7/A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Em/D[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em/G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]B/D#[/ch]  [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]B7[/ch]  [ch]B7/A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Piano]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Em/D[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  (fade)","plain_text":"[Intro]\nEm  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#\nAm  Em/G  D/F#  Em  Em/D  B/D#\n\n[Whistle]\nEm  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#\nAm  Em/G  D/F#  Em  B/D#  A/C#  B7  B7/A  Em\n\n[Electric]\nEm  C7  Em  C7\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Whistle]\nB7  B7/A  Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#\nAm  Em/G  D/F#  Em  B/D#  A/C#  B7  B7/A  Em\n\n[Piano]\nEm  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E  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