Leonard Cohen - The stranger song
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Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song
Live at the Paris Theatre, London - 1968
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[Verse 1]
F#mIt's D/Atrue that all the Cmen you D/Aknew were Adealers
Who said Athey were through with Edealing
Every Etime you gave them F#mshelF#sus4ter F#m
I Eknow that kind of Esus4man E
It's hard to F#mhold the hand of F#sus4anyone F#m
Who's Ereaching for the Esus4sky Ejust to surF#mrendeF#sus4r F#m
Who is Ereaching for the Esus4sky juEst to surF#mrendeF#sus4r F#m F#sus4
[Verse 2]
F#mAnd then D/Asweeping up the Cjokers tD/Ahat he Aleft behind
You'll Afind he did not Eleave you very much
Not even F#mlaugF#sus4hter F#m
Like Eany dealer heEsus4 was waEtching for the F#mcard
That F#sus4is so hF#migh and wiEld
He'll never need to EdeEsus4al anotheF#mr F#sus4 F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4lookinEg for a mangF#mer F#sus4 F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4lookinEg for a mangF#mer F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
[Verse 3]
F#mAnd thD/Aen leaning on yourC window D/Asill
He'll Asay one day you Acaused his will
To wEeaken with your love and warmth and sF#mhelteF#sus4r F#m
And then tEaking from his waEsus4llet E
An old F#mschedF#sus4ule of F#mtrains, he'll say
I Etold you when I Esus4came I Ewas a F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m
I Etold you when I Esus4came I Ewas a F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m
[Verse 4]
F#mOh but D/Anow another sCtranger D/Aseems
To Awant you to igAnore his dreams
As Ethough they were the Eburden of some F#motherF#sus4 F#m
You've Eseen that man beEsus4fore E
His golden F#marm dispatching F#sus4cards F#m
But now it's Erusted from the Esus4elbow Eto the F#mfingeF#sus4r F#m
And he Ewants to trade the Esus4game hEe plays for F#msheltF#sus4er F#m
Yes he Ewants to trade the Esus4game hEe knows for F#msheltF#sus4er F#m
[Verse 5]
F#mAh youD/A hate to watch Canother D/Atired Aman
Lay down his Ahand
Like he was Egiving up the Eholy game of F#mpokerF#sus4 F#m
And Ewhile he talks his Edreams to sleep
You F#mnotice there's a F#sus4highwayF#m
That is Ecurling up like Esus4smoke aEbove his F#mshoulF#sus4der F#m
It's Ecurling just like Esus4smoke aEbove his F#mshoulF#sus4der F#m
[Verse 6]
F#mWell, you D/Atell him to come Cin sit D/Adown
But sAomething makes you Aturn around
The Edoor is open Fyou can't close your F#msheltF#sus4er F#
You Etry the handle Esus4of the Eroad
It F#mopens do not F#sus4be afraF#mid
It's Eyou my love, Esus4you, whEo are the F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m
It's Eyou my love, Esus4you, whEo are the F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m
[Verse 6]
F#mWell, ID/A have been waiting, CI was D/Asure
We'd Ameet between the Atrains we're waiting Efor
I think it's Etime to board anF#motherF#sus4 F#m
Please Eunderstand, I Esus4never hEad a F#msecret chart
F#sus4To get F#mme to the Eheart of this
Or Esus4any otEher mF#matterF#sus4 F#m
When he Etalks like this you Esus4don't kEnow what he's F#mafterF#sus4 F#m
When he Espeaks like this, you Esus4don't kEnow what he's F#mafterF#sus4 F#m
[Verse 7]
F#mLet's D/Ameet tomorrow Cif you D/Achoose
UpAon the shore, Abeneath the bridge
That Ethey are building Eon some endless F#mriverF#sus4 F#m
Then he Eleaves the platform
Esus4For thEe sleeping F#mcar that's warm
You rF#sus4ealize,F#m he's Eonly advertEsus4ising Eone more F#msheltF#sus4er F#m
And it Ecomes to you, he Esus4never Ewas a F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m
And you Esay okay the Esus4bridge Eor someplace F#mlaterF#sus4 F#m
[Verse 8]
F#mAnd then D/Asweeping up the jCokers D/Athat he lAeft behind
You Afind he did not Eleave you very much
Not even F#mlaugF#sus4hter F#m
Like Eany dealer Esus4he was Ewatching F#mfor the card
That F#sus4is so hF#migh and Ewild
He'll Enever Esus4need to deal F#manothF#sus4er F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4looking Efor a F#mmangeF#sus4r F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4looking Efor a F#mmangeF#sus4r F#m F#sus4
[Verse 9]
F#mAnd thD/Aen leaning on yourC window D/Asill
He'll Asay one day you Acaused his will
To Eweaken with your Elove and warmth and F#msheltF#sus4er F#m
And Etaking from his Esus4wallet E
An old F#mschedF#sus4ule of F#mtrains, he'll say
I Etold you when I Esus4came IE was a F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m F#sus4
I Etold you when I Esus4came IE was a F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m F#sus4
I Etold you when I Esus4came IE was a F#mstranF#sus4ger F#m F#sus4