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Foreigner

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Fminor

90BPM

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
  F5/Cx330xx
  Cx320xx
  G#430xxx
  C5/G330xxx
Picking Pattern: each chord is played four times in a row
e|---F5/C----------C----------G#----------C5/G----------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------0---------0-------------------------|
D|-----3---3-----2---2-------0---------0-----|
A|---3---------3-----------3---3-----3---3---|
E|-----------------------4---------3---------|
[Intro]
   F5/C      CX2
[Verse 1]
You looked F5/Cdown at your cup and you Cwon't look back up
It's the F5/Clast time I saw your Ceyes
I'd F5/Cforgotten their color, their Cshape, and their flutter
It's F5/Cbeen that long since you'd looked in Cmine
[Chorus 1]
And there's a G#lover in my Chead
And there's a G#stranger in my Cbed
And G#I won't Cknow until the G#morning cComes
[Pre-Verse 1]
F5/C  C  F5/C
[Verse 2]
You F5/Cstarted to lose all your colCor and all your proof
And I've F5/Cwondered if you've moved Con
Those F5/Cbrown eyes in the morn', that tee Cshirt that I adore
That F5/Cterrible hairCcut
[Chorus 2]
And there's a G#lover in my Chead
And there's a G#stranger in my Cbed
I thought I G#knew those Ceyes
But there's a G#foreigner iCnside
[Pre-Verse 2]
F5/C  C  F5/C
[Verse 3]
See I F5/Chad this thought that we'd pick Cup where we left off
But it F5/Cturns out I was a Cfool
When I F5/Ccame to visit you I barCely recognized you
Under F5/Cyour new neighborChood
[Chorus 3]
And there's a G#lover in my Chead
And there's a G#stranger in my Cbed
I thought I G#knew those Ceyes
But there's a G#foreigner iCnside
[Pre-Verse 4]
F5/C  C  F5/C
[Bridge]
  G#   C(X4)   G#    C5/G    F5/C    C    G#    C5/G  C  
[Chorus 4]
And there's a G#lover in my Chead
And there's a G#stranger in my Cbed
I thought I G#knew his Ceyes
But there's a G#foreigner Cinside

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Foreigner

by The Wild Reeds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F5/C

C5/G

[Chords]

F5/C

x330xx

x320xx

430xxx

C5/G

330xxx

Picking Pattern: each chord is played four times in a row

F5/C C G# C5/G

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|-------0---------0-------------------------|

D|-----3---3-----2---2-------0---------0-----|

A|---3---------3-----------3---3-----3---3---|

E|-----------------------4---------3---------|

[Intro]

F5/C C

[Verse 1]

F5/C C

You looked down at your cup and you won't look back up

F5/C C

It's the last time I saw your eyes

F5/C C

I'd forgotten their color, their shape, and their flutter

F5/C C

It's been that long since you'd looked in mine

[Chorus 1]

G# C

And there's a lover in my head

G# C

And there's a stranger in my bed

G# C G# C

And I won't know until the morning comes

[Pre-Verse 1]

F5/C C F5/C

[Verse 2]

F5/C C

You started to lose all your color and all your proof

F5/C C

And I've wondered if you've moved on

F5/C C

Those brown eyes in the morn', that tee shirt that I adore

F5/C C

That terrible haircut

[Chorus 2]

G# C

And there's a lover in my head

G# C

And there's a stranger in my bed

G# C

I thought I knew those eyes

G# C

But there's a foreigner inside

[Pre-Verse 2]

F5/C C F5/C

[Verse 3]

F5/C C

See I had this thought that we'd pick up where we left off

F5/C C

But it turns out I was a fool

F5/C C

When I came to visit you I barely recognized you

F5/C C

Under your new neighborhood

[Chorus 3]

G# C

And there's a lover in my head

G# C

And there's a stranger in my bed

G# C

I thought I knew those eyes

G# C

But there's a foreigner inside

[Pre-Verse 4]

F5/C C F5/C

[Bridge]

G# C G# C5/G F5/C C G# C5/G C

(X4)

[Chorus 4]

G# C

And there's a lover in my head

G# C

And there's a stranger in my bed

G# C

I thought I knew his eyes

G# C

But there's a foreigner inside

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