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CFound a Gmessage in the Dmsand
It Cread 'just Gdo the Dmbest you can'
CThis Gworld's nDmot how I planned
CYou're Gon your DmownA#  
No one can Chear youF  
They're just Gtalking all the Amtime
FThere's the Gworld and Amyou're outside
FYour home's Ghard to Amfind
DmYour home's hard to Gfind
CWorn dGown by stFrangers
CAll you Gneed's a Ffriend
You've been Cworn Gdown by FstrangersDm  
This is not the endAm  G  
CGuess it's Ghard to settle Dmdown
When Clove's been Gspread all arDmound the town
CI'm no sGtranger Dmto this room
CMy highs just Gserve to Dmbring me downA#  
I hope to Cchange nowF  
From a Gsorry state of mAmind.
FI had Ghoped for Amheart to heart
FMy heart's Ghard to fiAmnd
DmMy heart's hard to Gfind
CWorn dGown by stFrangers
CAll you Gneed's a Ffriend
You've been Cworn Gdown by FstrangersDm  
This is not the end
(This is Amnot the end)G  
CWorn dGown by stFrangers
CAll you Gneed's a Ffriend
You've been Cworn Gdown by Fstrangers
CAll you Gneed's a Ffriend
By CstranGgerFs
by CstranGgerFs
by CstranGgerFsDm  
(This is not the end)
(this is not the end) Am  
This Gis the end. 

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Strangers

by James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C G Dm

Found a message in the sand

C G Dm

It read 'just do the best you can'

C G Dm

This world's not how I planned

C G Dm A#

You're on your own

C F

No one can hear you

G Am

They're just talking all the time

F G Am

There's the world and you're outside

F G Am

Your home's hard to find

Dm G

Your home's hard to find

C G F

Worn down by strangers

C G F

All you need's a friend

C G F Dm

You've been worn down by strangers

Am G

This is not the end

C G Dm

Guess it's hard to settle down

C G Dm

When love's been spread all around the town

C G Dm

I'm no stranger to this room

C G Dm A#

My highs just serve to bring me down

C F

I hope to change now

G Am

From a sorry state of mind.

F G Am

I had hoped for heart to heart

F G Am

My heart's hard to find

Dm G

My heart's hard to find

C G F

Worn down by strangers

C G F

All you need's a friend

C G F Dm

You've been worn down by strangers

This is not the end

Am G

(This is not the end)

C G F

Worn down by strangers

C G F

All you need's a friend

C G F

You've been worn down by strangers

C G F

All you need's a friend

C G F

By strangers

C G F

by strangers

C G F Dm

by strangers

(This is not the end)

(this is not the end)

This is the end.

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