{"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":74152,"song":"Sit Down Young Stranger","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/74152-sit-down-young-stranger-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/74152?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":110,"content":"Capo II\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm standin' at the doorway, my head down in my hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNot knowin' where to sit, not knowin' where I stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy father looms above me, for him there is no rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy mother's arms enfold me and hold me to her breast[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"They say you've been out wanderin', they say you've traveled far[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSit down, young stranger and tell us who you are\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe room has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Sit down, young stranger and tell us where you been\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Well, I've been up to the mountain, I've walked down by the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI never questioned no one and no one questioned me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy love was given freely and oft-times was returned[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI never came to borrow, I only came to learn[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd laughter came too easy for life to pass me by[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI never had a dollar that I didn't earn with pride[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause I had a million daydreams to keep me satisfied\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"And will you gather daydreams, or will you gather wealth?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHow can you find your fortune when you cannot find yourself?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy mother's eyes grow misty, there's a tremblin' in her hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"Sit down, young stranger, I do not understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd will you try and tell us that you've been too long at school?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat knowledge is not needed, that power does not rule?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat war is not the answer, that young men should not die?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSit down young stranger, I wait for your reply\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"The answer is not easy for souls are not reborn[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo wear the crown of peace, you must wear the Crown of Thorns[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf Jesus had a reason, I'm sure he would not tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey treated him so badly, how could he wish them well?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe parlor now is empty, there's nothin' left to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy father has departed, my mother's gone to pray[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe answer's in the forest, carved upon a tree:[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"John loves Mary,\"...does anyone love me?[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo II\n\n[Intro]\n| G |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| G | G | C | G | C | G | D | G |","chords":["G","C","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}