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Rank Stranger

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[Verse 1]
GI wandered again to my D7home in the Gmountains
Where in youths' early dawn I was Ahappy and D7freeA  D7  
D7I looked for my Gfriends but D7I never could Gfind them
GI found they were all rank D7strangers to Gme.C  G  
[Chorus]
GEver'body I met (RESPONSE: ever'body I met)
Seemed to Cbe a rank Gstranger (seemed to be a rank stranger)
GNo mother or dad (no mother or dad) ...
Not a Afriend could I D7see (not a Afriend could I D7see)
They knew not my Gname (they knew not my name)
And I D7knew not their Gfaces (and I knew not their faces)
GI found they were all (I found they were all)
Rank D7strangers to Gme (rank Cstrangers to  Gme).
[Break]
G D7 G A D7 A D7 G D7 G D7 G C G
[Verse 2]
G"They've all moved away" - said the Dvoice of a Gstranger
G"To a beautiful home - by the Abright crystal Dsea"A  D  
DSome beautiful Gday - I'll Dmeet 'em in Gheaven
Where no one will be - a D7stranger to Gme.C  G  
[Chorus]
GEver'body I met (RESPONSE: ever'body I met)
Seemed to Cbe a rank Gstranger (seemed to be a rank stranger)
GNo mother or dad (no mother or dad) ...
Not a Afriend could I D7see (not a Afriend could I D7see)
They knew not my Gname (they knew not my name)
And I D7knew not their Gfaces (and I knew not their faces)
GI found they were all (I found they were all)
Rank D7strangers to Gme (rank Cstrangers to  Gme).
[Outro]
G D7 G A D7 A D7 G D7 G D7 G C G

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Rank Stranger

by The Stanley Brothers

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[Verse 1]

G D7 G

I wandered again to my home in the mountains

A D7 A D7

Where in youths' early dawn I was happy and free

D7 G D7 G

I looked for my friends but I never could find them

G D7 G C G

I found they were all rank strangers to me.

[Chorus]

Ever'body I met (RESPONSE: ever'body I met)

C G

Seemed to be a rank stranger (seemed to be a rank stranger)

No mother or dad (no mother or dad) ...

A D7 A D7

Not a friend could I see (not a friend could I see)

They knew not my name (they knew not my name)

D7 G

And I knew not their faces (and I knew not their faces)

I found they were all (I found they were all)

D7 G C G

Rank strangers to me (rank strangers to me).

[Break]

G D7 G A D7 A D7 G D7 G D7 G C G

[Verse 2]

G D G

"They've all moved away" - said the voice of a stranger

G A D A D

"To a beautiful home - by the bright crystal sea"

D G D G

Some beautiful day - I'll meet 'em in heaven

D7 G C G

Where no one will be - a stranger to me.

[Chorus]

Ever'body I met (RESPONSE: ever'body I met)

C G

Seemed to be a rank stranger (seemed to be a rank stranger)

No mother or dad (no mother or dad) ...

A D7 A D7

Not a friend could I see (not a friend could I see)

They knew not my name (they knew not my name)

D7 G

And I knew not their faces (and I knew not their faces)

I found they were all (I found they were all)

D7 G C G

Rank strangers to me (rank strangers to me).

[Outro]

G D7 G A D7 A D7 G D7 G D7 G C G

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