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1/65

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 65Position: 10

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

 E- 022100
 A- 002220
 B7- 021202
 C#m- x46654 or  C#m7- x46454
 D- xx0230
[Intro]
e|-12h-|
b|-12h-|
"1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4"
 E   Ax3 B7  
e|-12-12-10----10-10------------------------------------------------------------10------------|
B|----------12-------12-10-10h12-12-10-8-8h10-10-8---10-10-8---10-10-8---10bh12----12br10-8---|
G|-------------------------------------------------9---------9---------9--------------------9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EStranger in my Astreet he sings his Esongs under a Atree
Outside a Eneighbourhood esAtate I wonder, Awhy-Ey is he still
B7Singing at Eme
ECall him what you Awant I named him "EBarry the Faux APas"
Because he'll Escream into the Asky
I wonder, Awhy-Ey,
I wonder, Awhy-Ey,
I wonder, Awhy-Ey,
is he still B7screaming at Eme?
and B7underneath that wisdom tree did Barry say to me
[Chorus]
Whatever you AdoE, whatever you AsaEy, however it's C#m7done,
whatever Abecomes is gonna' happen to Eyou
[Break]
 E   Ax3 B7  
e|-12-12-10----10-10------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
B|----------12-------12-10-10h12-12-10-8-8h10-10-8---10-10-8---10-10-8---10bh12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------9---------9---------9--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EOnly when it's Adark you'll hear him Eroaring in the Apark
To an Eoptimistic Aboy who wonders, AwhEy-y
he wonders, AwhEy-y,
he wonders, AwhEy-y
is he still B7screaming at Eme
N/C (Palm Mute)
Solid heart of gold he'll tell you stories when he's old
he doesn't do just what he's told he wonders AwhEy-y,
he wonders AwhEy-y,
he wonders AwhEy-y
is he still B7screaming at Eme?
And B7underneath that wisdom tree did Barry say to me
[Chorus]
Whatever you AdoE, whatever you AsaEy, however it's C#mdone,
whatever Abecomes is gonna' happen to Eyou
[Outro]
lots of "la"s
C#m A E
C#m A E
A E A E
D A D A
E
E A E A E A D A E

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Stranger

by Hudson Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C#m7

- 022100

- 002220

- 021202

C#m C#m7

- x46654 or - x46454

- xx0230

[Intro]

e|-12h-|

b|-12h-|

"1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4"

E A B7

e|-12-12-10----10-10------------------------------------------------------------10------------|

B|----------12-------12-10-10h12-12-10-8-8h10-10-8---10-10-8---10-10-8---10bh12----12br10-8---|

G|-------------------------------------------------9---------9---------9--------------------9-|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

E A E A

Stranger in my street he sings his songs under a tree

E A A E

Outside a neighbourhood estate I wonder, why-y is he still

B7 E

Singing at me

E A E A

Call him what you want I named him "Barry the Faux Pas"

E A

Because he'll scream into the sky

A E

I wonder, why-y,

A E

I wonder, why-y,

A E

I wonder, why-y,

B7 E

is he still screaming at me?

and underneath that wisdom tree did Barry say to me

[Chorus]

A E A E C#m7

Whatever you do, whatever you say, however it's done,

A E

whatever becomes is gonna' happen to you

[Break]

E A B7

e|-12-12-10----10-10------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-|

B|----------12-------12-10-10h12-12-10-8-8h10-10-8---10-10-8---10-10-8---10bh12-12-12-12-12-|

G|-------------------------------------------------9---------9---------9--------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

E A E A

Only when it's dark you'll hear him roaring in the park

E A A E

To an optimistic boy who wonders, why-y

A E

he wonders, why-y,

A E

he wonders, why-y

B7 E

is he still screaming at me

N/C (Palm Mute)

Solid heart of gold he'll tell you stories when he's old

A E

he doesn't do just what he's told he wonders why-y,

A E

he wonders why-y,

A E

he wonders why-y

B7 E

is he still screaming at me?

And underneath that wisdom tree did Barry say to me

[Chorus]

A E A E C#m

Whatever you do, whatever you say, however it's done,

A E

whatever becomes is gonna' happen to you

[Outro]

lots of "la"s

C#m A E

A E A E

D A D A

E A E A E A D A E

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