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New Stranger Blues

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[Intro]
E E7 A E B E
[Verse]
I'm a strEanger here, just blowed in your tE7own
I'm a strAanger here, just blowed in your tEown
Just becBause I'm a stranger everybody wants to dog me arEound
[Verse]
LEord, I wonder do my good gal know I'm hE7ere?
LAord, I wonder do my good gal know I'm hEere
Well, iBf she do she sure don't seem to cEare
[Verse]
HEow can some people dog a poor stranger E7so
HAow can some people dog a poor stranger Eso
They shBould remember they gonna reap what they sEow
[Verse]
I would stEay up North but nothing here that I can E7do
I would stAay up North but nothing here that I can Edo
Just hBang around the corner and sing the poor stranger blEues
[Solo]
E E7 A E B E
[Verse]
Mama, I'm gEoing back South if I wear ninety-nine pairs of shE7oes
Mama, I'm gAoing back South if I wear ninety-nine pairs of shEoes
Then I knBow I'll be welcome and I won't have the stranger's blEues
[Outro]
E E7 A E B E

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New Stranger Blues

by Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E E7 A E B E

[Verse]

E E7

I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town

A E

I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town

B E

Just because I'm a stranger everybody wants to dog me around

[Verse]

E E7

Lord, I wonder do my good gal know I'm here?

A E

Lord, I wonder do my good gal know I'm here

B E

Well, if she do she sure don't seem to care

[Verse]

E E7

How can some people dog a poor stranger so

A E

How can some people dog a poor stranger so

B E

They should remember they gonna reap what they sow

[Verse]

E E7

I would stay up North but nothing here that I can do

A E

I would stay up North but nothing here that I can do

B E

Just hang around the corner and sing the poor stranger blues

[Solo]

E E7 A E B E

[Verse]

E E7

Mama, I'm going back South if I wear ninety-nine pairs of shoes

A E

Mama, I'm going back South if I wear ninety-nine pairs of shoes

B E

Then I know I'll be welcome and I won't have the stranger's blues

[Outro]

E E7 A E B E

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