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Hats Off To The Stranger:Lighthouse.
#9 on RPM Canada on GRT Records in 1971.
INTRO:  G  
#1.
GWalkin' down Am7by the Bmriver, Changin' Ddown my Em7head.
I Gchanced to stop for a Bmmoment, a stranger Cbeckoned 
and Dthen he Esaid..walk down the Aroad of life, Ehappy 
as can Abe..Ebut not so Am7happy, yeah, Ethat you can't Asee.
EBe very Acareful, mm-hmm, Eeverywhere you Amgo, Ctake it 
Dvery Eslow.
CHORUS:
EHats off to the Astranger for Etellin' me what he Aknows.
I said, ELord, I Ahear ya, and I'm Am7walkin' sElow.
EJust a singin', HalleAlujah, EHalleAmlujah..Elet a little sunshine 
Adown on me..Dmake this feelin' Egrow-ow-ow-ow.
#2.
GWalkin' Am7down by the Briver, his Cwords warmin' Dup my Em7soul.
He Gcalled to me from the Bother side..there's Cone more Dthing 
ya gotta Eknow, yeah.
Nobody's Aperfect, boy, Enot me or Ayou..Eit doesn't Amatter what 
you Esay or Ddo..Ebut you could be Asingin', Eyeah, a better Atune.
Singin' Cwhoa-Doh-Eoh..
INTERLUDE:  G   Em   Am  Bm.. C   D   Em  G.. Am   B   D  C.. D   Em   A  E..
#3.
EYeah, all the Athings Ethat I have Asaid, you've Eprobably Aheard 
them all beEforeD.E  
EBut the Away that you'll Em7hear them from Ame is like you Cnever Dheard 
them beEfore.
CHORUS:
EHats off to the Astranger for Etellin' me what he Aknows.
I said, ELord, I Ahear ya, and I'm Am7walkin' Eslow.
EHats off to the Astranger for Etellin' me what he Aknows.
I said, ELord, I Ahear ya, and I'm Am7walkin' Eslow.
CHORUS:
EYeah, I said..hats off to the Astranger, for Etellin' me what he Aknows.
I said, ELord, I Ahear ya, and I'm Am7walkin' Eslow.
OUTRO:
EJust a singin', HalleAlujah, EHalleAmlujah..Elet a little sunshine 
Adown on me..Dmake this feelin' Egrow-ow-ow-ow.
EHalleAm7lujah..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Hats Off To The Stranger

by LightHouse

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Am7

Em7

Hats Off To The Stranger:Lighthouse.

#9 on RPM Canada on GRT Records in 1971.

INTRO:

#1.

G Am7 Bm C D Em7

Walkin' down by the river, hangin' down my head.

G Bm C

I chanced to stop for a moment, a stranger beckoned

D E A E

and then he said..walk down the road of life, happy

A E Am7 E A

as can be..but not so happy, yeah, that you can't see.

E A E Am C

Be very careful, mm-hmm, everywhere you go, take it

D E

very slow.

CHORUS:

E A E A

Hats off to the stranger for tellin' me what he knows.

E A Am7 E

I said, Lord, I hear ya, and I'm walkin' slow.

E A E Am E

Just a singin', Hallelujah, Hallelujah..let a little sunshine

A D E

down on me..make this feelin' grow-ow-ow-ow.

#2.

G Am7 B C D Em7

Walkin' down by the river, his words warmin' up my soul.

G B C D

He called to me from the other side..there's one more thing

ya gotta know, yeah.

A E A E A

Nobody's perfect, boy, not me or you..it doesn't matter what

E D E A E A

you say or do..but you could be singin', yeah, a better tune.

C D E

Singin' whoa-oh-oh..

G Em Am Bm C D Em G Am B D C D Em A E

INTERLUDE: .. .. .. ..

#3.

E A E A E A

Yeah, all the things that I have said, you've probably heard

E D E

them all before.

E A Em7 A C D

But the way that you'll hear them from me is like you never heard

them before.

CHORUS:

E A E A

Hats off to the stranger for tellin' me what he knows.

E A Am7 E

I said, Lord, I hear ya, and I'm walkin' slow.

E A E A

Hats off to the stranger for tellin' me what he knows.

E A Am7 E

I said, Lord, I hear ya, and I'm walkin' slow.

CHORUS:

E A E A

Yeah, I said..hats off to the stranger, for tellin' me what he knows.

E A Am7 E

I said, Lord, I hear ya, and I'm walkin' slow.

OUTRO:

E A E Am E

Just a singin', Hallelujah, Hallelujah..let a little sunshine

A D E

down on me..make this feelin' grow-ow-ow-ow.

E Am7

Hallelujah..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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