The Stranger Song

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[Verse 1]
F#m  D/A               C       
It's true that all the men you 
D/A       A
knew were dealers
         A                     
Who said they were through with 
 E
dealing
      E                  F#m 
Every time you gave them 
F#sus4 F#m
shelter
  E                 Esus4  E
I know that kind of man
             F#m              
It's hard to hold the hand of 
F#sus4 F#m
anyone
      E                Esus4 E   
Who's reaching for the sky   just
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 to surrender
       E                Esus4 E  
Who is reaching for the sky just 
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to surrender


[Verse 2]
F#m      D/A             C       
And then sweeping up the jokers 
D/A    A
that he left behind
       A               E
You'll find he did not leave you 
very much
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Not even laughter
     E            Esus4  E       
Like any dealer he was watching 
       F#m
for the card
     F#sus4 F#m       E
That is so high and wild
                    E Esus4    
He'll never need to deal 
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another
        E               Esus4 E  
He was just some Joseph looking 
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for a manger
        E               Esus4 E  
He was just some Joseph looking 
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for a manger


[Verse 3]
F#m   D/A               C       D/A
And then leaning on your window sill
      A               A
He'll say one day you caused his 
will
    E                              
To weaken with your love and warmth
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 and shelter
          E                Esus4  E
And then taking from his wallet
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An old schedule of trains, he'll say
  E               Esus4  E     
I told you when I came I was a 
F#m  F#sus4 F#m
stranger
  E               Esus4  E     
I told you when I came I was a 
F#m  F#sus4 F#m
stranger


[Verse 4]
F#m    D/A          C       D/A
Oh but now another stranger seems
   A             A
To want you to ignore his dreams
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   E                    E         
As though they were the burden of 
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some other
       E               Esus4 E
You've seen that man before
           F#m             F#sus4  
His golden arm dispatching cards
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             E               Esus4 
But now it's rusted from the elbow 
E      F#m  F#sus4 F#m
to the finger
       E                  Esus4 E
And he wants to trade the game he
           F#m  F#sus4 F#m
 plays for shelter
       E                  Esus4 E
Yes he wants to trade the game he
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 knows for shelter


[Verse 5]
F#m   D/A            C       D/A
Ah you hate to watch another tired 
   A
man
             A
Lay down his hand
            E             E       
Like he was giving up the holy 
     F#m  F#sus4 F#m
game of poker
    E                  E
And while he talks his dreams to 
sleep
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You notice there's a highway
        E               Esus4  E 
That is curling up like smoke 
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above his shoulder
     E                 Esus4  E  
It's curling just like smoke 
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above his shoulder


[Verse 6]
F#m       D/A              C     
Well, you tell him to come in sit
 D/A
 down
     A                  A
But something makes you turn around
    E            F             
The door is open you can't close 
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your shelter
    E              Esus4  E
You try the handle of the road
   F#m          F#sus4 F#m
It opens do not be afraid
     E            Esus4  E        
It's you my love, you, who are the
 F#m  F#sus4 F#m
 stranger
     E            Esus4  E        
It's you my love, you, who are the
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 stranger


[Verse 6]
F#m    D/A                 C     
Well, I have been waiting, I was 
D/A
sure
     A                A           
We'd meet between the trains we're
         E
 waiting for
             E               F#m  
I think it's time to board another
F#sus4 F#m

       E             Esus4  E    
Please understand, I never had a 
F#m
secret chart
F#sus4 F#m       E
To get me to the heart of this
   Esus4 E    F#m  F#sus4 F#m
Or any other matter
        E                   
When he talks like this you don't 
Esus4  E             F#m  F#sus4 F#m
know what he's after
        E                     
When he speaks like this, you 
Esus4  E             F#m  F#sus4 F#m
don't know what he's after


[Verse 7]
F#m   D/A           C      D/A
Let's meet tomorrow if you choose
  A             A
Upon the shore, beneath the bridge
     E                 E     
That they are building on some 
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endless river
        E
Then he leaves the platform
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For the sleeping car that's warm
     F#sus4 F#m   E          
You realize, he's only 
Esus4 E        F#m  F#sus4 F#m
advertising one more shelter
       E                Esus4 E  
And it comes to you, he never was
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 a stranger
        E            Esus4  
And you say okay the bridge or 
E            F#m  F#sus4 F#m
someplace later


[Verse 8]
F#m      D/A              C     
And then sweeping up the jokers 
D/A      A
that he left behind
    A               E
You find he did not leave you very 
much
         F#m F#sus4 F#m
Not even laughter
     E          Esus4  E        
Like any dealer he was watching for 
F#m
the card
     F#sus4 F#m     E
That is so high and wild
      E     Esus4        F#m  
He'll never need to deal 
F#sus4 F#m
another
        E               Esus4   E
He was just some Joseph looking 
     F#m  F#sus4 F#m
for a manger
        E               Esus4   E
He was just some Joseph looking 
     F#m  F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
for a manger


[Verse 9]
F#m   D/A               C       D/A
And then leaning on your window sill
      A               A
He'll say one day you caused his 
will
   E                E             
To weaken with your love and 
      F#m  F#sus4 F#m
warmth and shelter
    E               Esus4  E
And taking from his wallet
       F#m  F#sus4 F#m
An old schedule of trains, he'll say
  E               Esus4 E      
I told you when I came I was a 
F#m  F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
stranger
  E               Esus4 E      
I told you when I came I was a 
F#m  F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
stranger
  E               Esus4 E      
I told you when I came I was a 
F#m  F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
stranger