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"The Stranger" from THE STRANGER (1977), written and recorded by Billy Joel.
*These chords were written and figured out on a piano. As a result, there are some
pretty sophisticated
grips in here, which may or may not be playable on guitar.*
CHORDS
EADGBE
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G#dim7 456464
F#m7b5 202210
B7#5(#9) x20243
Gm(maj7) 354333
B7#9 x2123x
These are merely just suggestions -- feel free to look them up for yourself!
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PRELUDE:|| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 | B | Cmaj7 | E D/F# G#dim7 | Am Em/G |
|| D/F# C/E | Bm/D B/D# || (whistling begins...)
|| Em7 G/D | Cmaj7 | B7 | Cmaj7 | E7 F#m7b5 E7/G# | Am Am9/G |
|| D/F# C/E | B/D# A/C# | B B/A | Em7 ||
INTRO :|| Em7 | C7 | Em7 | C7 || (played under guitar riff)
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VERSE I
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Well we Em7all have a face
That we Amhide away forEm7ever
And we Amtake them out and Cshow ourselves
When Deveryone has goneB7#5(#9)
Some are Em7satin some are steel
Some are Amsilk and some are Em7leather
They're the Am7faces of the strDanger
Bm7 || Em7 | C9 | Em7 | C9 ||
But we love to try them on
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VERSE II
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Well, we Em7all fall in love
But we Amdisregard the danEm7ger
Though we Am7share so many seCcrets
There are Dsome we never tellB7#5(#9)
Why were Em7you so surprised
That you Amnever saw the Em7stranger
Did you Am7ever let your Dlover see
The strBm7anger in yourself?Em7
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BRIDGE
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Gmaj7 Gm(maj7) D/F#
Don't be afraid to try again
D7Everyone goes Gmaj7south
Every now and D/F#then, Am7oo D9hoo
Gmaj7 Gm(maj7) D/F#
You've done it, why can't someone else?
D7/CYou should know by Bmnow
Bb+ A6 B7#9
You've been there yourself
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VERSE III
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Once I Em7used to believe
I was Amsuch a great roEm7mancer
Then I Amcame home to a Cwoman
That I Dcould not recognizeB7#5(#9)
When I Em7pressed her for a reason
She reAmfused to even Em7answer
It was Am7then I felt the Dstranger
Bm7 || Em7 | C9 | Em7 | C9 ||
Kick me right between the eyes
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VERSE IV
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Well, we Em7all fall in love
But we Amdisregard the danEm7ger
Though we Am7share so many seCcrets
There are Dsome we never tellB7#5(#9)
Why were Em7you so surprised
That you Amnever saw the Em7stranger
Did you Am7ever let your Dlover see
The strBm7anger in yourself?Em7
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BRIDGE
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Gmaj7 Gm(maj7) D/F#
Don't be afraid to try again
D7Everyone goes Gmaj7south
Every now and D/F#then, Am7oo D9hoo
Gmaj7 Gm(maj7) D/F#
You've done it, why can't someone else?
D7/CYou should know by Bmnow
Bb+ A6 B7#9
You've been there yourself
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VERSE IV
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You may Em7never understand
How the Amstranger is insEm7pired
But he Am7isn't always Cevil
And he Dis not always wrongB7#5(#9)
Though you Em7drown in good intentions
You will Amnever quench the Em7fire
You'll give Am7in to your deDsire
Bm7 || Em7 | C9 | Em7 | C9 || (fade out...)
When the stranger comes along.
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POSTLUDE: (fade in on C/E...)
C/E || Bm/D B/D# | Em7 G/D | Cmaj7 | B7 | Cmaj7 | E7 F#m7b5 E7/G# |
|| Am Am9/G | D/F# C/E | B/D# A/C# | B B/A|| (whistling ends...)
|| Em Em7/D | Cmaj7 | B | (begin fade...) | Cmaj7 | E D/F# G#dim7 |
|| Am Em/G | D/F# ||
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