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Stranger On The Shore:The Drifters.
#19 on A.C. and #73 on BB Hot 100 on
ATLANTIC Records in 1962.
INTRO:  E   B  E  
#1.
EHere GbmI   Bstand, Ewatching the tide go Amout..
Cso Dball alone Cand Gbblue..just Gbm7dreaming dreams 
of Byou.
#2.
EI watched your Bship as Abm7it sailed out to Amsea..
Etaking Dbmall my Abmdre..Eams and Ataking Ball of Eme.
BRIDGE:
The Asighing of the Abmwa..Eves..the Awailing of the 
Ewind.
The Atears in my eyes Abm7burn..Gbpleading, my love, 
reBturn.
#3.
AbmWhyyyyByyy, oh, GbmwhyyyByy, must EI go on like Amthis?
Shall EI just Dbmbe a Abm7lonely Astranger Bon the Eshore?
INTERLUDE:  E   Gbm   B   EA..E  Abm7   E   A   B  E  
BRIDGE:
The Asighing of the Abmwa..Eves..the Awailing of the 
Ewind.
The Atears in my eyes Abm7burn..Gbpleading, my love, 
reBturn.
#4.
AbmWhyyyyByyy, oh, GbmwhyyyByy, must EI go on like Amthis?
Shall EI just Dbmbe a Abm7lonely Astranger Bon the Eshore?A  E  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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E major

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Stranger On The Shore

by The Drifters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gbm

Gbm7

Abm7

Dbm

Abm

Stranger On The Shore:The Drifters.

#19 on A.C. and #73 on BB Hot 100 on

ATLANTIC Records in 1962.

E B E

INTRO:

#1.

E Gbm B E Am

Here I stand, watching the tide go out..

C Db C Gb Gbm7

so all alone and blue..just dreaming dreams

of you.

#2.

E B Abm7 Am

I watched your ship as it sailed out to sea..

E Dbm Abm E A B E

taking all my dre..ams and taking all of me.

BRIDGE:

A Abm E A

The sighing of the wa..ves..the wailing of the

wind.

A Abm7 Gb

The tears in my eyes burn..pleading, my love,

return.

#3.

Abm B Gbm B E Am

Whyyyyyyy, oh, whyyyyy, must I go on like this?

E Dbm Abm7 A B E

Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore?

E Gbm B E Abm7 E A B E

INTERLUDE: A..E

BRIDGE:

A Abm E A

The sighing of the wa..ves..the wailing of the

wind.

A Abm7 Gb

The tears in my eyes burn..pleading, my love,

return.

#4.

Abm B Gbm B E Am

Whyyyyyyy, oh, whyyyyy, must I go on like this?

E Dbm Abm7 A B E A E

Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore?

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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