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Strangers When We Meet

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AAll my friends
Now seem so thin and frail
Slinky secrEets
Hotter than the D/F#sun
No peAachy prayers
No trendy rechauffe
I'm with Eyou
So I cD/F#an't go on
Chorus:
AlEl my violence
RainDing tears uApon the sheet
I'm bewilderEed/resentful
FoDr we're strAangers when we meet
Blank scrAeen TV
Preening ourselves in the snow
FoErget my name
But ID/F#'m over you
Blended Asunrise
And it's a dying world
Humming REheingold
We scavD/F#enge up our clothes
(Chorus)
Cold tEired fingD/F#ers
		 D(no third)    
Tapping out your memories
Halfway sadneEssD/F#  
		 D(no third)
Dazzled by the new
Your embraAce 
Was all that I feared
That whirling Eroom
We trade D/F#by vendu
Steely Eresolve 
Is fallinDg from Ame
My poEor soul
ADll bruised Apassivity
AlEl your regrets
Ride roDugh-shod over Ame
I'm so Eglad
That we're sDtrangers when we Ameet
I'm so tEhankful
That we're sDtrangers when we Ameet
I'm in cElover
That we're stranDgers whAen we meet
Heel head oEver
And we're strDangers when we Ameet

All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

"Strangers When We Meet" offers a moment of conventional pop amidst the more experimental soundscapes of the album it appears on. It stands out by resolving some of the album's intensity with a soothing quality. The song itself was recorded multiple times, suggesting a journey in finding its right home. At its heart, it plays like a familiar encounter in an unexpected setting.

AI-written from these sources:Strangers When We Meet (David Bowie song) — Wikipedia ↗David Bowie — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Strangers When We Meet

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

All my friends

Now seem so thin and frail

Slinky secrets

D/F#

Hotter than the sun

No peachy prayers

No trendy rechauffe

I'm with you

D/F#

So I can't go on

Chorus:

All my violence

D A

Raining tears upon the sheet

I'm bewildered/resentful

D A

For we're strangers when we meet

Blank screen TV

Preening ourselves in the snow

Forget my name

D/F#

But I'm over you

Blended sunrise

And it's a dying world

Humming Rheingold

D/F#

We scavenge up our clothes

(Chorus)

E D/F#

Cold tired fingers

(no third)

Tapping out your memories

E D/F#

Halfway sadness

(no third)

Dazzled by the new

Your embrace

Was all that I feared

That whirling room

D/F#

We trade by vendu

Steely resolve

D A

Is falling from me

My poor soul

D A

All bruised passivity

All your regrets

D A

Ride rough-shod over me

I'm so glad

D A

That we're strangers when we meet

I'm so thankful

D A

That we're strangers when we meet

I'm in clover

D A

That we're strangers when we meet

Heel head over

D A

And we're strangers when we meet

About Strangers When We Meet Chords by David Bowie

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