Chords for Billy Joel - The Stranger (Live 1977)
Tempo:
94.75 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
E
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [G] [C]
[B]
[C] [E]
[A] [F] [Am] [C] [G]
[Gbm] [C] [D]
[B] [Em] [G]
[C] [B]
[C]
[D] [E] [Gbm] [Ab]
[Am] [Em] [Gbm]
[Em] [Ebm] [A]
[Db] [B] [Eb]
[Em] [E] [Em]
[C] [E] [Em]
[C] [G] Well, [E] we all have a face that [A] we [E] hide away forever.
And [A] we take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when everyone [B] has gone.
Some [E] are satin, some are steel, [A] some are silk and [E] some are leather.
[A] They're the faces [D] of a stranger, [B] but we love to [Em] try them on.
[C] [Em] [C]
Well, [E] we all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we [B] never tell.
[E] Why were you so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover [B] see the stranger [Em] in yourself?
[D] [G] Don't be [Gm] afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G] goes out every [D] now and then.
[G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
You should [Bm] know by [Bb] now, you've been there [A] yourself.
[Bm] [E] Once I used to believe I [A] was such a [E] great [B] romancer.
[A] Then I came home [C] to a woman [D] that I could not [B] recognize.
[E] When I pressed her for a reason, [A] she refused to [E] even answer.
[A] It was then I [D] felt the stranger [B] kick me right [Em] between the eyes.
[C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] Well, we [E] all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we never [B] tell.
[Em] Why were you [E] so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover see the [B] stranger [Em] in yourself?
[G] [Gm] Don't be afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G]
goes out every [D] now and then.
[G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
[C] You should [Bm] know by now, [Bb]
you've been there [A] yourself.
[B] [Em] You may never understand how the stranger is inspired.
[C] But he isn't always evil, [D] and he is not always [Bm] wrong.
Though you [Em] drown in good intentions, [A] you will never [Em] quench the fire.
[A] No giving to [D] your desire [Bm] when the stranger [Em] comes along.
[C] [Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[D] [Bm] [C]
[B] [C]
[Eb] [E]
[Gbm] [E] [Am] [G]
[Gbm] [Em] [Ebm]
[A] [Dbm] [B] [Eb]
[Em]
[N]
[B]
[C] [E]
[A] [F] [Am] [C] [G]
[Gbm] [C] [D]
[B] [Em] [G]
[C] [B]
[C]
[D] [E] [Gbm] [Ab]
[Am] [Em] [Gbm]
[Em] [Ebm] [A]
[Db] [B] [Eb]
[Em] [E] [Em]
[C] [E] [Em]
[C] [G] Well, [E] we all have a face that [A] we [E] hide away forever.
And [A] we take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when everyone [B] has gone.
Some [E] are satin, some are steel, [A] some are silk and [E] some are leather.
[A] They're the faces [D] of a stranger, [B] but we love to [Em] try them on.
[C] [Em] [C]
Well, [E] we all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we [B] never tell.
[E] Why were you so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover [B] see the stranger [Em] in yourself?
[D] [G] Don't be [Gm] afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G] goes out every [D] now and then.
[G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
You should [Bm] know by [Bb] now, you've been there [A] yourself.
[Bm] [E] Once I used to believe I [A] was such a [E] great [B] romancer.
[A] Then I came home [C] to a woman [D] that I could not [B] recognize.
[E] When I pressed her for a reason, [A] she refused to [E] even answer.
[A] It was then I [D] felt the stranger [B] kick me right [Em] between the eyes.
[C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] Well, we [E] all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we never [B] tell.
[Em] Why were you [E] so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover see the [B] stranger [Em] in yourself?
[G] [Gm] Don't be afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G]
goes out every [D] now and then.
[G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
[C] You should [Bm] know by now, [Bb]
you've been there [A] yourself.
[B] [Em] You may never understand how the stranger is inspired.
[C] But he isn't always evil, [D] and he is not always [Bm] wrong.
Though you [Em] drown in good intentions, [A] you will never [Em] quench the fire.
[A] No giving to [D] your desire [Bm] when the stranger [Em] comes along.
[C] [Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[D] [Bm] [C]
[B] [C]
[Eb] [E]
[Gbm] [E] [Am] [G]
[Gbm] [Em] [Ebm]
[A] [Dbm] [B] [Eb]
[Em]
[N]
Key:
Em
C
E
A
D
Em
C
E
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [A] _
[Db] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] Well, [E] we all have a face that [A] we [E] hide away forever.
And [A] we take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when everyone [B] has gone.
Some [E] are satin, some are steel, [A] some are silk and [E] some are leather.
[A] They're the faces [D] of a stranger, [B] but we love to [Em] try them on. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Well, [E] we all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we [B] never tell.
[E] Why were you so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover [B] see the stranger [Em] in yourself?
_ [D] _ [G] Don't be [Gm] afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G] goes out every [D] now and then.
_ [G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
You should [Bm] know by [Bb] now, you've been there [A] yourself.
[Bm] _ [E] Once I used to believe I [A] was such a [E] great [B] romancer.
[A] Then I came home [C] to a woman [D] that I could not [B] recognize.
[E] When I pressed her for a reason, [A] she refused to [E] even answer.
[A] It was then I [D] felt the stranger [B] kick me right [Em] between the _ eyes.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] Well, we [E] all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we never [B] tell.
[Em] Why were you [E] so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover see the [B] stranger [Em] in yourself?
_ _ [G] _ [Gm] Don't be afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G] _ _
goes out every [D] now and then.
_ [G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
[C] You should [Bm] know by now, [Bb]
you've been there [A] yourself.
[B] _ [Em] You may never understand how the stranger is inspired.
[C] But he isn't always evil, [D] and he is not always [Bm] wrong.
Though you [Em] drown in good intentions, [A] you will never [Em] quench the fire.
[A] No giving to [D] your desire [Bm] when the stranger [Em] comes along.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ _
[Gbm] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [A] _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [A] _
[Db] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] Well, [E] we all have a face that [A] we [E] hide away forever.
And [A] we take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when everyone [B] has gone.
Some [E] are satin, some are steel, [A] some are silk and [E] some are leather.
[A] They're the faces [D] of a stranger, [B] but we love to [Em] try them on. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Well, [E] we all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we [B] never tell.
[E] Why were you so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover [B] see the stranger [Em] in yourself?
_ [D] _ [G] Don't be [Gm] afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G] goes out every [D] now and then.
_ [G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
You should [Bm] know by [Bb] now, you've been there [A] yourself.
[Bm] _ [E] Once I used to believe I [A] was such a [E] great [B] romancer.
[A] Then I came home [C] to a woman [D] that I could not [B] recognize.
[E] When I pressed her for a reason, [A] she refused to [E] even answer.
[A] It was then I [D] felt the stranger [B] kick me right [Em] between the _ eyes.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] Well, we [E] all fall in love, [A] but we disregard [E] the danger.
[A] Though we share so [C] many secrets, [D] there are some we never [B] tell.
[Em] Why were you [E] so surprised [A] that you never [E] saw the stranger?
[A] Did you ever [D] let your lover see the [B] stranger [Em] in yourself?
_ _ [G] _ [Gm] Don't be afraid to [D] try again.
Everyone [G] _ _
goes out every [D] now and then.
_ [G] You've done it, why can't [D] someone else?
[C] You should [Bm] know by now, [Bb]
you've been there [A] yourself.
[B] _ [Em] You may never understand how the stranger is inspired.
[C] But he isn't always evil, [D] and he is not always [Bm] wrong.
Though you [Em] drown in good intentions, [A] you will never [Em] quench the fire.
[A] No giving to [D] your desire [Bm] when the stranger [Em] comes along.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ _
[Gbm] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [A] _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _