Billy Joel - The stranger

^{Em7 C7 Em7 C7}Well we all... [Verse] ^Em7have a face that we ^Amhide away fo^Em7rever and we ^Amtake them out and ^Cshow ourselves when ^Deveryone has gone^B7#5(#9). Some are ^Em7satin, some are steel. Some are ^Amsilk and some are ^Em7leather. They’re the ^Am7faces of the str^Danger, but we^Bm7 love to try them^Em7 on. ^{C9 Em7 C9} Well we all

^Em7fall in love, but we ^Amdisregard the dan^Em7ger. Though we ^Am7share so many se^Ccrets, there are ^Dsome we never tell^B7#5(#9). Why were yo^Em7u so suprised that you ^Amnever saw the st^Em7ranger? Did you ^Amever let your ^Dlover see the st^Bmranger in y^Em7ourself?

^Gmaj7Don’t be af^Gm(maj7)raid to try aga^D/F#in. ^D7 Everyone goes ^Gmaj7south, ^Gm(maj7)every now and ^D/F#then. ^{Am7 D9 Gmaj7}Youve done it, ^Gm(maj7)why can’t someone el^D/F#se? ^D7You should know by Bm Bb+ A6 B7#9 now. You’ve been there yourself. Once I

^Em7Used to believe that I was ^Amsuch a great ro^Em7mancer. Then I ^Amcame home to a ^Cwoman that I ^Dcould not recogni^B7#5(#9)ze. When I ^Em7pressed her for a reason, she re^Amfused to even^Em7 answer. It was ^Am7then I felt the st^Dranger kick me ^Bm7right between the^Em7 eyes.^{C9 Em7 C9}Well we all

^Em7fall in love, but we ^Amdisregard the dan^Em7ger. Though we ^Am7share so many se^Ccrets, there are ^Dsome we never tell^B7#5(#9). Why were yo^Em7u so suprised that you ^Amnever saw the st^Em7ranger? Did you ^Amever let your ^Dlover see the st^Bmranger in y^Em7ourself? Bridge] ^Gmaj7Don’t be af^Gm(maj7)raid to try aga^D/F#in. ^D7 Everyone goes ^Gmaj7south, ^Gm(maj7)every now and ^D/F#then. ^{Am7 D9 Gmaj7}Youve done it, ^Gm(maj7)why can’t someone el^D/F#se? ^D7You should know by Bm Bb+ A6 B7#9 now. You’ve been there yourself. You may

^Em7never understand how the ^Amstranger is in^Em7spired, but he ^Am7is not always ^Cevil, and he ^Dis not always wro^B7#5(#9)ng. Though you ^Em7drown in good intentions, you will never quench the fire. You will ^Amgive in to d^Desire when the s^Bm7tranger comes a^Em7long.^C9

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