Stranger Chords
Stranger by Hudson Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, B7, C#m7, C#m and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|-12h-|
b|-12h-|
"1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4"
E A (x3) B7
e|-12-12-10----10-10------------------------------------------------------------10------------|
B|----------12-------12-10-10h12-12-10-8-8h10-10-8---10-10-8---10-10-8---10bh12----12br10-8---|
G|-------------------------------------------------9---------9---------9--------------------9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E A E A
Stranger in my street he sings his songs under a tree
E A A E
Outside a neighbourhood estate I wonder, why-y is he still
B7 E
Singing at me
E A E A
Call him what you want I named him "Barry the Faux Pas"
E A
Because he'll scream into the sky
A E
I wonder, why-y,
A E
I wonder, why-y,
A E
I wonder, why-y,
B7 E
is he still screaming at me?
B7
and underneath that wisdom tree did Barry say to me
A E A E C#m7
Whatever you do, whatever you say, however it's done,
A E
whatever becomes is gonna' happen to you
Break
E A (x3) B7
e|-12-12-10----10-10------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
B|----------12-------12-10-10h12-12-10-8-8h10-10-8---10-10-8---10-10-8---10bh12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------9---------9---------9--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E A E A
Only when it's dark you'll hear him roaring in the park
E A A E
To an optimistic boy who wonders, why-y
A E
he wonders, why-y,
A E
he wonders, why-y
B7 E
is he still screaming at me
N/C (Palm Mute)
Solid heart of gold he'll tell you stories when he's old
A E
he doesn't do just what he's told he wonders why-y,
A E
he wonders why-y,
A E
he wonders why-y
B7 E
is he still screaming at me?
B7
And underneath that wisdom tree did Barry say to me
A E A E C#m
Whatever you do, whatever you say, however it's done,
A E
whatever becomes is gonna' happen to you
Outro
lots of "la"s
C#m A E
C#m A E
A E A E
D A D A
E
E A E A E A D A E