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[Verse]
F#m E Esus F#m
ItD's true that all the meGn you knDew were deaAlers
Who Asussaid they were Athrough with Edealing
Every time you gave them sF#mhelter
I Eknow that kind of man
It's hard to F#mhold the hand of anyone
Who is Ereaching for the sky just to F#msurrender,
Who is Ereaching for the sky just to F#msurrenEdeEsusr.F#m  
DAnd  sweeping up the Gjokers Dthat he Aleft behind
You Asusfind he Adid not Eleave you very much
Not even F#mlaughter
ELike any dealer he was watching F#mfor the card
That is so high and Ewild
He'll never need to deal F#manother
EHe was just some Joseph looking for a F#mmanger
He was Ejust some Joseph looking for a F#mmangerE  Esus  F#m  
And then Dleaning on your Gwindow Dsill
AHe'll say one day you Asuscaused his Awill
ETo weaken with your love and warmth and F#mshelter
EAnd  taking from his wallet
An old F#mschedule of trains, he'll say
EI told you when I came I was a sF#mtranger
I Etold you when I came I was a F#mstrangeErEsus  F#m  
But Dnow another sGtranger sDeems
To Awant you to Asusignore his Adreams
As Ethough they were the burden of some F#mother
EO you've seen that man before
His golden F#marm dispatching cards
But now it's Erusted from the elbows to the F#mfinger
And he Ewants to trade the game he plays for F#mshelter
Yes he Ewants to trade the game he knows for F#msheltEerEsus.F#m  
I Dhate to watch aGnother Dtired Aman
Lay Asusdown his Ahand
            E                          F#n
Like he was giving up the holy game of poker
And Ewhile he talks his dreams to sleep
You F#mnotice there's a highway
That is Ecurling up like smoke above his F#mshoulder.
It is Ecurling just like smoke above his sF#mhoulder.
You Dtell him to Gcome in Dsit down
ABut something Asusmakes Ayou turn aEround
The Edoor is open you can't close your F#mshelter
You try the Ehandle of the road
It F#mopens do not be afraid
It's Eyou my love, you who are the F#mstranger
It's Eyou my love, you who are the F#mstrangeEr.Esus  F#m  
DWell, I've been waiting, GI was Dsure
We'd Ameet between the Asustrains we're Awaiting for
EI think it's time to board F#manother
Please Eunderstand, I never had a F#msecret chart
To get me to the Eheart of this
Or any other F#mmatter
When he Etalks like this
You don't know what he's F#mafter
When he Espeaks like this,
You don't care what he's F#mafteEr.Esus  F#m  
DLet's meet tomorrow iGf you Dchoose
AUpon the shore, Asusbeneath Athe bridge
Ethat they are building on some endless rF#miver
Then he Eleaves the platform
For the sleeping F#mcar that's warm
You realize, he's Eonly advertising one more F#mshelter
And it Ecomes to you, he never was a F#mstranger
And you Esay ok the bridge or someplace lF#mater.E  Esus  F#m  
And then Dsweeping up the Gjokers Dthat he Aleft behind
You Asusfind Ahe did not lEeave you very much
Not even F#mlaughter
ELike any dealer he was watching F#mfor the card
That is so high and Ewild
He'll never need to deal F#manother
EHe was just some Joseph looking for a F#mmanger
He was Ejust some Joseph looking for a F#mmangerE  Esus  F#m  

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Stranger Song

by Emmylou Harris

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F#m

Esus

Asus

[Verse]

F#m E Esus F#m

D G D A

It's true that all the men you knew were dealers

Asus A E

Who said they were through with dealing

F#m

Every time you gave them shelter

I know that kind of man

F#m

It's hard to hold the hand of anyone

E F#m

Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender,

E F#m E Esus F#m

Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.

D G D A

And sweeping up the jokers that he left behind

Asus A E

You find he did not leave you very much

F#m

Not even laughter

E F#m

Like any dealer he was watching for the card

That is so high and wild

F#m

He'll never need to deal another

E F#m

He was just some Joseph looking for a manger

E F#m E Esus F#m

He was just some Joseph looking for a manger

D G D

And then leaning on your window sill

A Asus A

He'll say one day you caused his will

E F#m

To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter

And taking from his wallet

F#m

An old schedule of trains, he'll say

E F#m

I told you when I came I was a stranger

E F#m E Esus F#m

I told you when I came I was a stranger

D G D

But now another stranger seems

A Asus A

To want you to ignore his dreams

E F#m

As though they were the burden of some other

O you've seen that man before

F#m

His golden arm dispatching cards

E F#m

But now it's rusted from the elbows to the finger

E F#m

And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter

E F#m E Esus F#m

Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter.

D G D A

I hate to watch another tired man

Asus A

Lay down his hand

E F#n

Like he was giving up the holy game of poker

And while he talks his dreams to sleep

F#m

You notice there's a highway

E F#m

That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder.

E F#m

It is curling just like smoke above his shoulder.

D G D

You tell him to come in sit down

A Asus A E

But something makes you turn around

E F#m

The door is open you can't close your shelter

You try the handle of the road

F#m

It opens do not be afraid

E F#m

It's you my love, you who are the stranger

E F#m E Esus F#m

It's you my love, you who are the stranger.

D G D

Well, I've been waiting, I was sure

A Asus A

We'd meet between the trains we're waiting for

E F#m

I think it's time to board another

E F#m

Please understand, I never had a secret chart

To get me to the heart of this

F#m

Or any other matter

When he talks like this

F#m

You don't know what he's after

When he speaks like this,

F#m E Esus F#m

You don't care what he's after.

D G D

Let's meet tomorrow if you choose

A Asus A

Upon the shore, beneath the bridge

E F#m

that they are building on some endless river

Then he leaves the platform

F#m

For the sleeping car that's warm

E F#m

You realize, he's only advertising one more shelter

E F#m

And it comes to you, he never was a stranger

E F#m E Esus F#m

And you say ok the bridge or someplace later.

D G D A

And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind

Asus A E

You find he did not leave you very much

F#m

Not even laughter

E F#m

Like any dealer he was watching for the card

That is so high and wild

F#m

He'll never need to deal another

E F#m

He was just some Joseph looking for a manger

E F#m E Esus F#m

He was just some Joseph looking for a manger

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