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Stranger In A Photograph - Tom Henrik (FtM Trangender Youtuber)
* - just one strum
[Verse 1]
There's a Cstranger in a Bbphotograph
I Fcannot Drecognize
She Chas long hair, a Bbvelvet scarf,
A strange Fsadness in her Deyes
She Fwears a dress, the Gperfect girl,
They Fsay she's Gbeautiful
But Bbwhen I look at Cher I feel
BbIt's sad but true that Gshe's not real
[Chorus]
She is just an CillusionF  
AmJust a beautiful Glie
A foreign CintrusionF  
On what Amshould have been my Glife
And I Ghid behind her Feyes
And I Amcried behind her Gsmile
CUntil I killed her in a Fdark and stormy Gnight
Now, shes just a Fstranger in a Gphotograph
               C     F       Am  G*
Just a stranger
[Verse 2]
There's a Cstranger in a Bbphotograph
I Fcannot Drecognize
Her Cgender was Bbassigned to me
FDespite my silent Dcries
Her Fbody was a Gcage for me
In Fall these lonely Gyears
Her Bbface a mask I hCad to wear
To Bbcover up my tGears
[Chorus]
She is just an CillusionF  
AmJust a beautiful Glie
A foreign CintrusionF  
On what Amcould have been my Glife
And I Ghid behind her Feyes
And I Amcried behind her Gsmile
CUntil I killed her in a Fdark and stormy Gnight
Now, shes just a Fstranger in a Gphotograph
               C     F       Am  G*
Just a stranger
[Bridge]
    Bb*            F*
And even though it hurts sometimes
   Bb*                F*
To look back on these days
  Bb*                  F*
I know they've made me stronger
      Dm*            C*
In so many differnet ways
It Bbmay take years 'til FI'm at peace
With Bbwho I used to Fbe
But I Dmlook at her and Cthen I smile
I Bbknow that I am Gfree
[Chorus]
'Cause it is just an CillusionF  
AmJust a beautiful Glie
A foreign CintrusionF  
On what Amshould have been my Glife
And I Ghid behind her Feyes
And I Amcried behind her Gsmile
But Cnow I'm sure she wont Fhurt me anyGmore
Because she's just a Fstranger in a Gphotograph
[Outro]
Just a FstrangerG  
She's just a Fstranger
In a Gphotograph
               C     F     Am     G  C*
Just a stranger

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Tom Henrik - Stranger In A Photograph

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Stranger In A Photograph - Tom Henrik (FtM Trangender Youtuber)

* - just one strum

[Verse 1]

C Bb

There's a stranger in a photograph

F D

I cannot recognize

C Bb

She has long hair, a velvet scarf,

F D

A strange sadness in her eyes

F G

She wears a dress, the perfect girl,

F G

They say she's beautiful

Bb C

But when I look at her I feel

Bb G

It's sad but true that she's not real

[Chorus]

C F

She is just an illusion

Am G

Just a beautiful lie

C F

A foreign intrusion

Am G

On what should have been my life

G F

And I hid behind her eyes

Am G

And I cried behind her smile

C F G

Until I killed her in a dark and stormy night

F G

Now, shes just a stranger in a photograph

C F Am G

Just a stranger

[Verse 2]

C Bb

There's a stranger in a photograph

F D

I cannot recognize

C Bb

Her gender was assigned to me

F D

Despite my silent cries

F G

Her body was a cage for me

F G

In all these lonely years

Bb C

Her face a mask I had to wear

Bb G

To cover up my tears

[Chorus]

C F

She is just an illusion

Am G

Just a beautiful lie

C F

A foreign intrusion

Am G

On what could have been my life

G F

And I hid behind her eyes

Am G

And I cried behind her smile

C F G

Until I killed her in a dark and stormy night

F G

Now, shes just a stranger in a photograph

C F Am G

Just a stranger

[Bridge]

Bb F

* *

And even though it hurts sometimes

Bb F

* *

To look back on these days

Bb F

* *

I know they've made me stronger

Dm C

* *

In so many differnet ways

Bb F

It may take years 'til I'm at peace

Bb F

With who I used to be

Dm C

But I look at her and then I smile

Bb G

I know that I am free

[Chorus]

C F

'Cause it is just an illusion

Am G

Just a beautiful lie

C F

A foreign intrusion

Am G

On what should have been my life

G F

And I hid behind her eyes

Am G

And I cried behind her smile

C F G

But now I'm sure she wont hurt me anymore

F G

Because she's just a stranger in a photograph

[Outro]

F G

Just a stranger

She's just a stranger

In a photograph

C F Am G C

Just a stranger

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