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If I Am A Stranger

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1/81

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 81Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--Em----0------G6--------------Cmaj7------------------------------------------|
B|--3s5---5-3-0--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0------------2-4--4p2-0---2---4---0-------0---2--4---0-------------|
D|------------------------------------2---0h2------------2-------------|
A|--------------------------3---3---3---3-------3------3----3-2-0------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------3-0--|
 Guitar2:
e|-----0-------0--------------0----------------------------------------|
B|-----0-------0--------------0----------------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0----------0---0----------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-------0---0--0h2-----2----------------------------------------|
A|-2---2-------x--------------3-----------------------------3-2-0------|
E|-0---0-------3--------------------------------------------------3-0--|
[Verse]
FEmor all the hours here that G6move too slow
There's all this Cletting go, that don't pass
EmIf all this love is real, G6how will we know?
If we're Conly scared of losing it, how will it last?
[Chorus]
Dadd4If I am a Emstranger now to youC  G  
I will Calways Gbe, I will Calways Dadd4be
Dadd4Stronger now then Emme, stronger then yoCuG  
Our love will Calways Gbe
And if we Clet it Dadd4go, I will try to be there for Cyou
If I can, what if I can't?
G Em7 Cadd9 G   G Em7 Cadd9
[Verse]
EmToday is yesterday when Gyou don't know
How to Crebuild the walls that someone has knocked down
EmTo tell the truth it's Ghard enough about a lover
Who you want to Chide your darkness from
So they won't let you down
[Chorus]
DIf I am a Emstranger now to CyouG  
I will Calways Gbe, I will Calways Dbe
DStronger now then Emme, stronger then CyouG  
Our love will Calways Gbe
And if we Clet it go, I Dadd4will try to be there for youC  
I will try and be there for Dadd4you
If I can, what if I can't?
G Em7 Cadd9 G   G Em7 Cadd9    G Em7 Cadd9 G   G Em7 Cadd9
                                                     ...second time:
e|----2-----0-----2-----0--------3-----5-----5-------|-5-----5---5-5b--|
B|------3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----|---3-----3-------|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4...-----4-----4-----4...|-----4-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------0--------|
B|---------------------------0--------|
G|--------------0-----0---0--0--------|
D|------------------------2--2--------|
A|------------3---3-2---3-2--2--------|
E|------------------------0--0--------|
EmFor all the hours here that G6move too slow
There's all this Cletting go, that don't pass
EmIf all this love is real, G6how will we know?
If we're Conly scared of losing it, how will it last?
[Chorus]
DIf I am a Emstranger now to CyouG  
I will Calways Gbe, I will Calways Dbe
DStronger now then Emme, stronger then CyouG  
Our love will Calways Gbe
And if we Clet it Dadd4go, I will try to be there for Cyou
I will try and be there for Dadd4you
If I can, what if I Emcan't?
    G6= (3x0000)
 Dadd4= (x54035)
   Em7= (022030)
 Cadd9= (x32033)
************************************
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| s  Slide
************************************

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If I Am A Stranger

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Dadd4

Em7

Cadd9

[Intro]

Em G6 Cmaj7

e|------0--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3s5---5-3-0--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--0------------2-4--4p2-0---2---4---0-------0---2--4---0-------------|

D|------------------------------------2---0h2------------2-------------|

A|--------------------------3---3---3---3-------3------3----3-2-0------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------3-0--|

Guitar2:

e|-----0-------0--------------0----------------------------------------|

B|-----0-------0--------------0----------------------------------------|

G|-----0-------0----------0---0----------------------------------------|

D|-2---2-------0---0--0h2-----2----------------------------------------|

A|-2---2-------x--------------3-----------------------------3-2-0------|

E|-0---0-------3--------------------------------------------------3-0--|

[Verse]

Em G6

For all the hours here that move too slow

There's all this letting go, that don't pass

Em G6

If all this love is real, how will we know?

If we're only scared of losing it, how will it last?

[Chorus]

Dadd4 Em C G

If I am a stranger now to you

C G C Dadd4

I will always be, I will always be

Dadd4 Em C G

Stronger now then me, stronger then you

C G

Our love will always be

C Dadd4 C

And if we let it go, I will try to be there for you

If I can, what if I can't?

G Em7 Cadd9 G G Em7 Cadd9

[Verse]

Em G

Today is yesterday when you don't know

How to rebuild the walls that someone has knocked down

Em G

To tell the truth it's hard enough about a lover

Who you want to hide your darkness from

So they won't let you down

[Chorus]

D Em C G

If I am a stranger now to you

C G C D

I will always be, I will always be

D Em C G

Stronger now then me, stronger then you

C G

Our love will always be

C Dadd4 C

And if we let it go, I will try to be there for you

Dadd4

I will try and be there for you

If I can, what if I can't?

G Em7 Cadd9 G G Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 G G Em7 Cadd9

...second time:

e|----2-----0-----2-----0--------3-----5-----5-------|-5-----5---5-5b--|

B|------3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----|---3-----3-------|

G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4...-----4-----4-----4...|-----4-----------|

D|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

[Verse]

e|---------------------------0--------|

B|---------------------------0--------|

G|--------------0-----0---0--0--------|

D|------------------------2--2--------|

A|------------3---3-2---3-2--2--------|

E|------------------------0--0--------|

Em G6

For all the hours here that move too slow

There's all this letting go, that don't pass

Em G6

If all this love is real, how will we know?

If we're only scared of losing it, how will it last?

[Chorus]

D Em C G

If I am a stranger now to you

C G C D

I will always be, I will always be

D Em C G

Stronger now then me, stronger then you

C G

Our love will always be

C Dadd4 C

And if we let it go, I will try to be there for you

Dadd4

I will try and be there for you

If I can, what if I can't?

= (3x0000)

Dadd4

= (x54035)

Em7

= (022030)

Cadd9

= (x32033)

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| s Slide

************************************

About If I Am A Stranger Chords by Ryan Adams

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