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Hello Stranger

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[Verse 1]
CHello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine
FHello, stranger, put your loving hand in Cmine
GYou are a stranger and you're a pal of Cmine
[Verse 2]
CGet up, rounder, let a working man lay down
FGet up, rounder, let a working man lay Cdown
GYou are a rounder, but you're all out and Cdown
[Verse 3]
CEvery time I ride the 6th and 4th streetcar
FEvery time I ride the 6th and 4th streetcCar
GI can see my baby peeping through the Cbars
[Verse 4]
CShe bowed her head, she waved both hands at me
FShe bowed her head, she waved both hands at Cme
GI'm prison bound, I'm longing to be Cfree
[Verse 5]
COh, I'll see you when your troubles are like mine
FOh, I'll see you when your troubles are like Cmine
GOh, I'll see you when you haven't got a Cdime
[Verse 6]
CWeeping like a willow, mourning like a dove
FWeeping like a willow, mourning like a Cdove
GThere's a girl up the country that I really Clove
[Outro]
CHello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine
FHello, stranger, put your loving hand in Cmine
GYou are a stranger and you're a pal of Cmine

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Hello Stranger

by The Carter Family

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine

F C

Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine

G C

You are a stranger and you're a pal of mine

[Verse 2]

Get up, rounder, let a working man lay down

F C

Get up, rounder, let a working man lay down

G C

You are a rounder, but you're all out and down

[Verse 3]

Every time I ride the 6th and 4th streetcar

F C

Every time I ride the 6th and 4th streetcar

G C

I can see my baby peeping through the bars

[Verse 4]

She bowed her head, she waved both hands at me

F C

She bowed her head, she waved both hands at me

G C

I'm prison bound, I'm longing to be free

[Verse 5]

Oh, I'll see you when your troubles are like mine

F C

Oh, I'll see you when your troubles are like mine

G C

Oh, I'll see you when you haven't got a dime

[Verse 6]

Weeping like a willow, mourning like a dove

F C

Weeping like a willow, mourning like a dove

G C

There's a girl up the country that I really love

[Outro]

Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine

F C

Hello, stranger, put your loving hand in mine

G C

You are a stranger and you're a pal of mine

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