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Gmajor

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 4th fret.
Chords are related to capo.
[Chords]
e||C/G-0---G3---D2----Am0-----||
G||-1---3---3----1-----||
G||-0---0---2----2-----||
D||-2---0---0----2-----||
A||-3---2--------0-----||
E||-3---3--------------||
[Intro]
 C/G   G    Dx4
[Verse]
I had forgotten C/Gthere’s no lunch for GfreDe.
Those shiny lures C/Ghad got their hooks in Gme.D  
The car, the house, C/Gthe debt, the loan, the Gcrutch;
Now I’m just Dlooking for some honesty, C/GI’m not asking GmucDh.
[Verse]
Are you living C/Gsomeone else’s dreGam?D  
Do you wakeup in C/Gthat cold sweat GscrDeam?
Everybody’s C/Ggot to have their GcodDe;
I’m turning Don and tuning in and writing mine my friends, C/GI’ll see you down the roGad.D  
[Chorus]
DI’ve been up, GI’ve been down
I’ve been north, C/GI’ve been south
C/GAnd I’ve been…
DFrom the east to Gthe west
And my head is a C/Gmess and I need…
C/GAmmoment to recolleGct and to figure out Dhow it can be,
GThat I’m a stranger to Amme.C/G  D  
[Verse]
You have to live C/Gwith what you really neGed.D  
You have to earn C/Gsomething and really blGeedD.
The path of least C/Gresistance makes Gyou numb;
Gut when you lean into the wind it Ddoesn’t matter where C/Gyou’ve been coming GfroDm.
[Chorus]
DI’ve been up, GI’ve been down
I’ve been north, C/GI’ve been south
C/GAnd I’ve been…
DFrom the east to Gthe west
And my head is a C/Gmess and I need…
C/GAmmoment to recolleGct and to figure out Dhow it can be,
GThat I’m a stranger to Amme.C/G  D  
[Chorus]
DI’ve been up, GI’ve been down
I’ve been north, C/GI’ve been south
C/GAnd I’ve been…
DFrom the east to Gthe west
And my head is a C/Gmess and I need…
C/GAmmoment to recolleGct and to figure out Dhow it can be,
GThat I’m a stranger to Amme.C/G  D  

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Stranger To Me

by Paul Luc

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Capo on 4th fret.

Chords are related to capo.

[Chords]

C/G G D Am

e||-0---3---2----0-----||

G||-1---3---3----1-----||

G||-0---0---2----2-----||

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

A||-3---2--------0-----||

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

[Intro]

C/G G D

[Verse]

C/G G D

I had forgotten there’s no lunch for free.

C/G G D

Those shiny lures had got their hooks in me.

C/G G

The car, the house, the debt, the loan, the crutch;

D C/G G D

Now I’m just looking for some honesty, I’m not asking much.

[Verse]

C/G G D

Are you living someone else’s dream?

C/G G D

Do you wakeup in that cold sweat scream?

C/G G D

Everybody’s got to have their code;

D C/G G D

I’m turning on and tuning in and writing mine my friends, I’ll see you down the road.

[Chorus]

D G

I’ve been up, I’ve been down

C/G

I’ve been north, I’ve been south

C/G

And I’ve been…

D G

From the east to the west

C/G

And my head is a mess and I need…

C/G G D

Ammoment to recollect and to figure out how it can be,

G Am C/G D

That I’m a stranger to me.

[Verse]

C/G G D

You have to live with what you really need.

C/G G D

You have to earn something and really bleed.

C/G G

The path of least resistance makes you numb;

D C/G G D

Gut when you lean into the wind it doesn’t matter where you’ve been coming from.

[Chorus]

D G

I’ve been up, I’ve been down

C/G

I’ve been north, I’ve been south

C/G

And I’ve been…

D G

From the east to the west

C/G

And my head is a mess and I need…

C/G G D

Ammoment to recollect and to figure out how it can be,

G Am C/G D

That I’m a stranger to me.

[Chorus]

D G

I’ve been up, I’ve been down

C/G

I’ve been north, I’ve been south

C/G

And I’ve been…

D G

From the east to the west

C/G

And my head is a mess and I need…

C/G G D

Ammoment to recollect and to figure out how it can be,

G Am C/G D

That I’m a stranger to me.

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