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The Stranger

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[Intro]
From the Cwest there came a stranger I'll Ftell his story Cnow
And the Creason they called him stranger is beDcause he loved a Gcow
Yeah Cyou might think that lovin' a cow is Fsomethin' sorta Cstrange
But Foh my friend did you Cever A7spend D7six months Gon the Crange
[Verse]
Well the days get Glong and the nights get Ccold
And a feller gets Glonely and a feller grows Cold
And a feller starts to Fwonderin' if he'll ever find a pretty little golden-haired Cbluey-eyed girl someAmhow
And a feller goes Dout Gand fucks a Ccow
[Chorus]
A-lee-da-lo-da-Glay-hee, yuh-hoo-Choo
A-lee-da-lo-da-Glay-hee, yuh-hoo-Choo (get along little doggie)
A-yee-ho-da-Flay-hee, woo-hoo-doo-de-Cho, lay-Amhoo
GIt's your misfortune not my ownC  
Ah Gcome here you little old brown-eyed darlin' you, CI love you
Yo-da-lee-da-Glay-hee, yuh-hoo-hoo-hoo, Cwoo-woo-woo, wow wow
[LoL]
FI don't ever fool around with no ham and cheese C  

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The Stranger

by Bobby Bare

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C F C

From the west there came a stranger I'll tell his story now

C D G

And the reason they called him stranger is because he loved a cow

C F C

Yeah you might think that lovin' a cow is somethin' sorta strange

F C A7 D7 G C

But oh my friend did you ever spend six months on the range

[Verse]

G C

Well the days get long and the nights get cold

G C

And a feller gets lonely and a feller grows old

F C Am

And a feller starts to wonderin' if he'll ever find a pretty little golden-haired bluey-eyed girl somehow

D G C

And a feller goes out and fucks a cow

[Chorus]

G C

A-lee-da-lo-da-lay-hee, yuh-hoo-hoo

G C

A-lee-da-lo-da-lay-hee, yuh-hoo-hoo (get along little doggie)

F C Am

A-yee-ho-da-lay-hee, woo-hoo-doo-de-ho, lay-hoo

G C

It's your misfortune not my own

G C

Ah come here you little old brown-eyed darlin' you, I love you

G C

Yo-da-lee-da-lay-hee, yuh-hoo-hoo-hoo, woo-woo-woo, wow wow

[LoL]

F C

I don't ever fool around with no ham and cheese

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