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[Intro x 2]
Em  A7  Cmaj7  D  E
EmHello, pretty Cmaj7stranger
EmCan I sit here for A7awhile?
Cmaj7You know I'm kinda tired & Dlonesome
Seems like I've been ten thousand Emiles
Cmaj7Just want  to Dtalk to you Eawhile
EmYou know I'm not sure where I'm Cmaj7goin'
EmBut I can tell you where I've A7been
Cmaj7But I guess it really doesn't mattDer
Cuz I'm just lookin' for a Efriend
No, I Cmaj7might not Dpass this way Eagain
[Intro x 2]
EmGot no time, now for Cmaj7thinkin'
EmGot no time to wonder A7why
Cmaj7But I got time for one more great Dday
And I got time to say Egoodbye
Cmaj7Yes I can Dmake it if I Etry
EmIt's gettin' late, guess I'll be Cmaj7goin'
EmI hope I didn't bring you A7down
Cmaj7Oh yes, I can come up for a minutDe
If you don't mind me hangin' Eround
Cmaj7Cuz I'm a Dstranger here in tEown
Cmaj7Yes I'm a Dstranger in your Etown
Cmaj7Yes I'm a Dstranger here in Etown

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Stranger

by Johnny Winter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

[Intro x 2]

Em A7 Cmaj7 D E

Em Cmaj7

Hello, pretty stranger

Em A7

Can I sit here for awhile?

Cmaj7 D

You know I'm kinda tired & lonesome

Seems like I've been ten thousand miles

Cmaj7 D E

Just want to talk to you awhile

Em Cmaj7

You know I'm not sure where I'm goin'

Em A7

But I can tell you where I've been

Cmaj7 D

But I guess it really doesn't matter

Cuz I'm just lookin' for a friend

Cmaj7 D E

No, I might not pass this way again

[Intro x 2]

Em Cmaj7

Got no time, now for thinkin'

Em A7

Got no time to wonder why

Cmaj7 D

But I got time for one more great day

And I got time to say goodbye

Cmaj7 D E

Yes I can make it if I try

Em Cmaj7

It's gettin' late, guess I'll be goin'

Em A7

I hope I didn't bring you down

Cmaj7 D

Oh yes, I can come up for a minute

If you don't mind me hangin' round

Cmaj7 D E

Cuz I'm a stranger here in town

Cmaj7 D E

Yes I'm a stranger in your town

Cmaj7 D E

Yes I'm a stranger here in town

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