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Verse 1
AIt's after midnight in the Dcity  of        Ebroken  AdreamsD  A  
ADown in the alley,     GaliDleo meets his   Epack of AthievesD  A  
EOver the river by the old hotel
There's a Dbig car coming like a bat out of Hell
AIt's the dangerous stranger in his Dghostly  Elimou---Asine.
Verse 2
AYou get the feeling that he's Drunning in an Eendless    AraceD  A  
ADriving through the city like a Drazor       Eacross its AfaceD  A  
EStops on the corner in a flash of flame
       He Dcalls to me ('Hey boy, what's your name?)
                                      A             D          E     A  A-G#-F#  
He's the stranger with a danger if you ever get to play his game.
Chorus
F#I want to go for a Dride
To Gsee what lies on the F#other side
                  D      B   E(D-EEE, D-EEE, D-EEE)
I want to go for a ride tonight, tonight.
Verse 3
AI climb right in,    like a   Dfool I        Esay I'll AgoD  A  
AI listen to the  messages     Dcomin' through his Eradi----AoD  A  
EIs that my name on channel 9? They say
 ('You're Dgoing away for a long long time')
                                  A                D       E      A  A-G#-F#  
With the dangerous stranger from a station on the other side.
Chorus
F#I want to go for a Dride
To Gsee what lies on the F#other side
                  D      B   E(D-EEE, D-EEE, D-EEE)
I want to go for a ride tonight, tonight.
Verse 4
AThe night is black and the    Dstars no      Elonger  AburnD  A  
AThe radio says that we're     Dpast the point of Eno reAturnD  A  
EI scream at the driver but he says
('No way, you Dshouldn't have come if you didn't want to stay')
AHe's the dangerous stranger on a Dhighway to the Eend of Atime
AHe's the dangerous stranger on a Dhighway to the Eend of Atime.
Ending guitar solo is over a chord progression of:
C-G-F- C  F- G(x3)
C-G-F- C  F-G-A… A  G-F#-F-G-A…A  

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Dangerous Stranger

by Be Bop Deluxe

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Verse 1

A D E A D A

It's after midnight in the city of broken dreams

A D E A D A

Down in the alley, Galileo meets his pack of thieves

Over the river by the old hotel

There's a big car coming like a bat out of Hell

A D E A

It's the dangerous stranger in his ghostly limou---sine.

Verse 2

A D E A D A

You get the feeling that he's running in an endless race

A D E A D A

Driving through the city like a razor across its face

Stops on the corner in a flash of flame

He calls to me ('Hey boy, what's your name?)

A D E A A G# F#

He's the stranger with a danger if you ever get to play his game.

Chorus

F# D

I want to go for a ride

G F#

To see what lies on the other side

D B E

(D-EEE, D-EEE, D-EEE)

I want to go for a ride tonight, tonight.

Verse 3

A D E A D A

I climb right in, like a fool I say I'll go

A D E A D A

I listen to the messages comin' through his radi----o

Is that my name on channel 9? They say

('You're going away for a long long time')

A D E A A G# F#

With the dangerous stranger from a station on the other side.

Chorus

F# D

I want to go for a ride

G F#

To see what lies on the other side

D B E

(D-EEE, D-EEE, D-EEE)

I want to go for a ride tonight, tonight.

Verse 4

A D E A D A

The night is black and the stars no longer burn

A D E A D A

The radio says that we're past the point of no return

I scream at the driver but he says

('No way, you shouldn't have come if you didn't want to stay')

A D E A

He's the dangerous stranger on a highway to the end of time

A D E A

He's the dangerous stranger on a highway to the end of time.

Ending guitar solo is over a chord progression of:

C G F C F G

--- - (x3)

C G F C F G A A G F# F G A A

--- --… ----…

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