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Stranger On The Shore:Andy Williams.
#30 in UK and #38 in USA in 1962.
INTRO:  E   F#m7   B7   E   B7   E7   A  Am  
#1.
EHere I F#m7stand.B7.. Ewatching B7the E7tide go Aout.Am  
So Eall alC#m7one and F#7blue,
just F#m7dreaming dreams of B7you.
#2.
I Ewatched your F#m7ship B7as Eit B7sailed E7out to Asea,Am  
Etaking C#m7all my G#mdreams,
  E7        AB7dim9    E  E7  
and taking all of  me.
#3.
AThe sighing of Ewaves,
        F#m7B7dim9   B7  E  
the wailing of     the wind,
E7the Atears in my eyes G#mburn..
                 F#7F#7dim9  F#m7  B7  
Pleading, My love, re.......turn.
#4.
EWhy, oh, F#m7why  B7must EI B7go E7on like Athis?Am  
            E    C#m   G#m   E7         A6B7dim5       E   F#m7   B7   E  
Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the  shore?
(INTERLUDE:)  A   E   F#m7B7dim9  B7  E.. E7   A   G#m   F#7F#7dim9
             F#m7 B7
OUTRO:
EWhy, oh, F#m7why  B7must EI B7go E7on like Athis?Am  
            E    C#m   G#m   E7         A6B7dim5       E   F#m7   B7   E  
Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the  shore?
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Stranger On The Shore

by Andy Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

C#m7

F#7

G#m

C#m

Stranger On The Shore:Andy Williams.

#30 in UK and #38 in USA in 1962.

E F#m7 B7 E B7 E7 A Am

INTRO:

#1.

E F#m7 B7 E B7 E7 A Am

Here I stand... watching the tide go out.

E C#m7 F#7

So all alone and blue,

F#m7 B7

just dreaming dreams of you.

#2.

E F#m7 B7 E B7 E7 A Am

I watched your ship as it sailed out to sea,

E C#m7 G#m

taking all my dreams,

E7 A E E7

B7dim9

and taking all of me.

#3.

A E

The sighing of waves,

F#m7 B7 E

B7dim9

the wailing of the wind,

E7 A G#m

the tears in my eyes burn..

F#7 F#m7 B7

F#7dim9

Pleading, My love, re.......turn.

#4.

E F#m7 B7 E B7 E7 A Am

Why, oh, why must I go on like this?

E C#m G#m E7 A6 E F#m7 B7 E

B7dim5

Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore?

A E F#m7 B7 E E7 A G#m F#7

(INTERLUDE:) B7dim9 .. F#7dim9

F#m7 B7

OUTRO:

E F#m7 B7 E B7 E7 A Am

Why, oh, why must I go on like this?

E C#m G#m E7 A6 E F#m7 B7 E

B7dim5

Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore?

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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