Chords for Elton John's "Strangers" - Randy Meisner & Ann Wilson 1982
Tempo:
138.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Am] [C#m] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [G] [D] Do people call [A] a string?
[G] [F#m] A holler above [Em] the center ring?
[D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] is wondering
[C] If they'll make it back
[A]
[Em] [D] Do people [A] lay wire
[G] [F#m] Overhead
[Em] under fire?
[D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] inquires
[E] If [C] it's just an act
[A]
[G]
[D] Strangers
After all we've fought We're [A] strangers
[D] And [G] we've made
The long and [A] the lonely climb
[Bm] And [D] now we've [A] reached [E] the part
[G] Where we've [D] gone
[A] We're strangers
We [G] were [D] strangers [A] [D] from the start
[F#m]
[Bm]
[D] [G] [A]
[G] [D] Do people call [A] it a tie?
[G] [F#m]
On the [Em] edge of love and pride?
[D] [G] And both [A] afraid [Bm] to approach the sky?
[C]
[G]
[A] [D] Do people play
[A] [F#m]
Which is [Em] life and which is art?
[D] [G] And isn't [A] it [Bm] a little late to start?
[C] It all begins
[A]
[G] [D] Strangers
After all we've fought
[A] We're strangers
[D] And
[G] we've made
The long [A] and the lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E]
the part
[G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're strangers
[G] We were [D] [A] strangers [G] from the start
[D] We're [A] strangers
[D] After all [Am] [G] we've made
The long and [A] the lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E] the part
[G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're strangers
[G] We were [D] [A] strangers [D] from the start
[F#m]
[Bm]
[G] We're [D] [A]
[G] [A] strangers [D] from the start
[F#m] [Bm]
[G] [A] We're [G] strangers
[D] [A] [D]
[Am] [C#m] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [G] [D] Do people call [A] a string?
[G] [F#m] A holler above [Em] the center ring?
[D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] is wondering
[C] If they'll make it back
[A]
[Em] [D] Do people [A] lay wire
[G] [F#m] Overhead
[Em] under fire?
[D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] inquires
[E] If [C] it's just an act
[A]
[G]
[D] Strangers
After all we've fought We're [A] strangers
[D] And [G] we've made
The long and [A] the lonely climb
[Bm] And [D] now we've [A] reached [E] the part
[G] Where we've [D] gone
[A] We're strangers
We [G] were [D] strangers [A] [D] from the start
[F#m]
[Bm]
[D] [G] [A]
[G] [D] Do people call [A] it a tie?
[G] [F#m]
On the [Em] edge of love and pride?
[D] [G] And both [A] afraid [Bm] to approach the sky?
[C]
[G]
[A] [D] Do people play
[A] [F#m]
Which is [Em] life and which is art?
[D] [G] And isn't [A] it [Bm] a little late to start?
[C] It all begins
[A]
[G] [D] Strangers
After all we've fought
[A] We're strangers
[D] And
[G] we've made
The long [A] and the lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E]
the part
[G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're strangers
[G] We were [D] [A] strangers [G] from the start
[D] We're [A] strangers
[D] After all [Am] [G] we've made
The long and [A] the lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E] the part
[G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're strangers
[G] We were [D] [A] strangers [D] from the start
[F#m]
[Bm]
[G] We're [D] [A]
[G] [A] strangers [D] from the start
[F#m] [Bm]
[G] [A] We're [G] strangers
[D] [A] [D]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
F#m
D
A
G
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] Do people call [A] a string? _ _
_ [G] _ [F#m] _ A holler above [Em] the center ring?
_ _ [D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] is wondering _ _ _
[C] If they'll make it back
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] Do people _ [A] lay wire _ _
_ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ Overhead _
[Em] _ under fire?
_ _ [D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] _ inquires
_ [E] If [C] it's just an act
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] Strangers
_ _ After all we've fought We're _ [A] _ strangers
[D] And _ _ _ _ _ [G] we've made
The long and [A] the _ lonely climb
[Bm] And _ [D] now we've [A] reached [E] the part _ _
[G] Where we've [D] gone
[A] We're _ _ strangers
We [G] were [D] strangers [A] _ [D] from the _ start
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ [D] Do people call [A] it a tie?
_ _ [G] _ [F#m] _
_ On the [Em] edge of love and pride?
[D] _ [G] And both [A] afraid [Bm] to approach the sky?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] Do people play _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ Which is [Em] life and which is art?
_ [D] _ [G] And isn't [A] it [Bm] a little late to _ start?
_ [C] It all begins
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Strangers
After all we've fought _
_ _ [A] We're strangers
_ [D] And _
_ _ [G] _ _ we've made
The long [A] and the _ lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E]
the part
_ _ [G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're _ strangers
_ [G] We were _ [D] [A] strangers [G] from the start _
[D] _ We're _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ strangers _
[D] After all _ [Am] _ _ [G] we've made
The long and [A] the _ lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E] the part _ _
[G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're _ strangers _
[G] We were _ [D] [A] strangers _ [D] from the _ start
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] We're [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] strangers [D] from the start _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] We're _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] strangers
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [D] Do people call [A] a string? _ _
_ [G] _ [F#m] _ A holler above [Em] the center ring?
_ _ [D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] is wondering _ _ _
[C] If they'll make it back
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] Do people _ [A] lay wire _ _
_ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ Overhead _
[Em] _ under fire?
_ _ [D] [G] While the [A] audience [Bm] _ inquires
_ [E] If [C] it's just an act
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] Strangers
_ _ After all we've fought We're _ [A] _ strangers
[D] And _ _ _ _ _ [G] we've made
The long and [A] the _ lonely climb
[Bm] And _ [D] now we've [A] reached [E] the part _ _
[G] Where we've [D] gone
[A] We're _ _ strangers
We [G] were [D] strangers [A] _ [D] from the _ start
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ [D] Do people call [A] it a tie?
_ _ [G] _ [F#m] _
_ On the [Em] edge of love and pride?
[D] _ [G] And both [A] afraid [Bm] to approach the sky?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] Do people play _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ Which is [Em] life and which is art?
_ [D] _ [G] And isn't [A] it [Bm] a little late to _ start?
_ [C] It all begins
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Strangers
After all we've fought _
_ _ [A] We're strangers
_ [D] And _
_ _ [G] _ _ we've made
The long [A] and the _ lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E]
the part
_ _ [G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're _ strangers
_ [G] We were _ [D] [A] strangers [G] from the start _
[D] _ We're _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ strangers _
[D] After all _ [Am] _ _ [G] we've made
The long and [A] the _ lonely climb
[Bm] And now [D] we've reached [E] the part _ _
[G] Where we've [D] gone [A] We're _ strangers _
[G] We were _ [D] [A] strangers _ [D] from the _ start
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] We're [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] strangers [D] from the start _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] We're _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] strangers
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _