Sit Down Young Stranger Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [A]
I'm standing at the door with my [D] head down in [A] my hands, [D] not knowing [A] where to sit, not knowing where [E] to stay.
[A] My father looms above me, for [D] him there is [A] no rest.
[D] My mother's [A] arms enfold me and hold me to [E] her breast.
[A] They say you've been out a-wandering, [D] they say you've [A] traveled far.
[D] Sit down young [A] stranger and tell us who [E] you are.
[A] The room is all gone misty, my [D] thoughts are all [A] as been.
[D] Sit down [A] young stranger and [E] tell us [A] where you've been.
Well I've been up to the mountain, [D] I've walked down by [A] the sea.
[D] I never [A] questioned no one and no one [E] questioned me.
My [A] love was given freely and [D] oft times [A] it was returned.
[D] I never came [A] to borrow, I only came [E] to learn.
[A] Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry.
[D] And laughter came [A] too easy for life to [E] pass me by.
[A] I never had a dollar [D] that I didn't [A] earn with pride.
[D] Cause I had a million [A] daydreams to keep me [E] satisfied.
[A] [D] [F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[A] And [B] will you gather [E] daydreams or will you [B] gather wealth?
[E] How can you find [B] your fortune when you cannot [F#] find yourself?
[B] My mother's eyes grow [E] misty, there's a trembling [B] in her hand.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I do not [F#] understand.
[B] And will you try and tell [E] I should've been too [B] long at school?
[E] That knowledge is [B] not needed, that power does [F#] not rule.
[B] That war is not the answer, [E] that young men [B] should not die.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I'll wait for [F#] your reply.
[B] The answer is not easy [E] if the souls are [B] not reborn.
[E] To wear the crown [B] of geese, you must wear the crown of [F#] thorns.
[B] If Jesus had a reason, [E] I'm sure he [B] would not tell.
[E] They treated him [B] so badly, how could he [F#] wish them well?
[B] The parlor now is empty, [E] there's nothing left [B] to see.
[E] My father [B] has departed, my [F#] mother's gone to pray.
[B] There's rockets in the [E] meadows and ships out on [B] the sea.
[E] The answers in the [B] forest carved upon [F#] a tree.
[E] John loves [B] Mary, does [F#] anyone [B] love me?
I'm standing at the door with my [D] head down in [A] my hands, [D] not knowing [A] where to sit, not knowing where [E] to stay.
[A] My father looms above me, for [D] him there is [A] no rest.
[D] My mother's [A] arms enfold me and hold me to [E] her breast.
[A] They say you've been out a-wandering, [D] they say you've [A] traveled far.
[D] Sit down young [A] stranger and tell us who [E] you are.
[A] The room is all gone misty, my [D] thoughts are all [A] as been.
[D] Sit down [A] young stranger and [E] tell us [A] where you've been.
Well I've been up to the mountain, [D] I've walked down by [A] the sea.
[D] I never [A] questioned no one and no one [E] questioned me.
My [A] love was given freely and [D] oft times [A] it was returned.
[D] I never came [A] to borrow, I only came [E] to learn.
[A] Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry.
[D] And laughter came [A] too easy for life to [E] pass me by.
[A] I never had a dollar [D] that I didn't [A] earn with pride.
[D] Cause I had a million [A] daydreams to keep me [E] satisfied.
[A] [D] [F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A] [E]
[A] And [B] will you gather [E] daydreams or will you [B] gather wealth?
[E] How can you find [B] your fortune when you cannot [F#] find yourself?
[B] My mother's eyes grow [E] misty, there's a trembling [B] in her hand.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I do not [F#] understand.
[B] And will you try and tell [E] I should've been too [B] long at school?
[E] That knowledge is [B] not needed, that power does [F#] not rule.
[B] That war is not the answer, [E] that young men [B] should not die.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I'll wait for [F#] your reply.
[B] The answer is not easy [E] if the souls are [B] not reborn.
[E] To wear the crown [B] of geese, you must wear the crown of [F#] thorns.
[B] If Jesus had a reason, [E] I'm sure he [B] would not tell.
[E] They treated him [B] so badly, how could he [F#] wish them well?
[B] The parlor now is empty, [E] there's nothing left [B] to see.
[E] My father [B] has departed, my [F#] mother's gone to pray.
[B] There's rockets in the [E] meadows and ships out on [B] the sea.
[E] The answers in the [B] forest carved upon [F#] a tree.
[E] John loves [B] Mary, does [F#] anyone [B] love me?
Key:
A
E
B
D
F#
A
E
B
[C#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm standing at the door with my [D] head down in [A] my hands, [D] not knowing [A] where to sit, not knowing where [E] to stay.
_ [A] My father looms above me, for [D] him there is [A] no rest.
[D] My mother's [A] arms enfold me and hold me to [E] her breast. _
[A] They say you've been out a-wandering, [D] they say you've [A] traveled far.
[D] Sit down young [A] stranger and tell us who [E] you are.
_ _ [A] The room is all gone misty, my [D] thoughts are all [A] as been.
[D] Sit down [A] young stranger and [E] tell us [A] where you've been. _ _
Well I've been up to the mountain, [D] I've walked down by [A] the sea.
[D] I never [A] questioned no one and no one [E] questioned me.
My [A] love was given freely and [D] oft times [A] it was returned.
[D] I never came [A] to borrow, I only came [E] to learn. _ _
[A] Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry.
[D] And laughter came [A] too easy for life to [E] pass me by.
_ [A] I never had a dollar [D] that I didn't [A] earn with pride.
[D] Cause I had a million [A] _ daydreams to keep me [E] satisfied. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ And [B] will you gather _ [E] daydreams or will you [B] gather wealth?
[E] How can you find [B] your fortune when you cannot [F#] find yourself? _ _
[B] My mother's eyes grow [E] misty, there's a trembling [B] in her hand.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I do not [F#] understand.
_ [B] And will you try and tell [E] I should've been too [B] long at school?
[E] That knowledge is [B] not needed, that power does [F#] not rule. _ _
[B] That war is not the answer, [E] that young men [B] should not die.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I'll wait for [F#] your reply.
_ _ [B] The answer is not easy [E] if the souls are [B] not reborn.
[E] To wear the crown [B] of geese, you must wear the crown of [F#] thorns. _ _
[B] If Jesus had a reason, [E] I'm sure he [B] would not tell.
[E] They treated him [B] so badly, how could he [F#] wish them well?
_ _ [B] The parlor now is empty, [E] there's nothing left [B] to see.
[E] My father [B] has departed, my [F#] mother's gone to pray. _
[B] There's rockets in the [E] meadows and ships out on [B] the sea.
[E] The answers in the [B] forest carved upon [F#] a tree.
_ _ _ [E] _ John loves [B] Mary, does [F#] anyone [B] love me? _ _ _
I'm standing at the door with my [D] head down in [A] my hands, [D] not knowing [A] where to sit, not knowing where [E] to stay.
_ [A] My father looms above me, for [D] him there is [A] no rest.
[D] My mother's [A] arms enfold me and hold me to [E] her breast. _
[A] They say you've been out a-wandering, [D] they say you've [A] traveled far.
[D] Sit down young [A] stranger and tell us who [E] you are.
_ _ [A] The room is all gone misty, my [D] thoughts are all [A] as been.
[D] Sit down [A] young stranger and [E] tell us [A] where you've been. _ _
Well I've been up to the mountain, [D] I've walked down by [A] the sea.
[D] I never [A] questioned no one and no one [E] questioned me.
My [A] love was given freely and [D] oft times [A] it was returned.
[D] I never came [A] to borrow, I only came [E] to learn. _ _
[A] Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry.
[D] And laughter came [A] too easy for life to [E] pass me by.
_ [A] I never had a dollar [D] that I didn't [A] earn with pride.
[D] Cause I had a million [A] _ daydreams to keep me [E] satisfied. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ And [B] will you gather _ [E] daydreams or will you [B] gather wealth?
[E] How can you find [B] your fortune when you cannot [F#] find yourself? _ _
[B] My mother's eyes grow [E] misty, there's a trembling [B] in her hand.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I do not [F#] understand.
_ [B] And will you try and tell [E] I should've been too [B] long at school?
[E] That knowledge is [B] not needed, that power does [F#] not rule. _ _
[B] That war is not the answer, [E] that young men [B] should not die.
[E] Sit down [B] young stranger, I'll wait for [F#] your reply.
_ _ [B] The answer is not easy [E] if the souls are [B] not reborn.
[E] To wear the crown [B] of geese, you must wear the crown of [F#] thorns. _ _
[B] If Jesus had a reason, [E] I'm sure he [B] would not tell.
[E] They treated him [B] so badly, how could he [F#] wish them well?
_ _ [B] The parlor now is empty, [E] there's nothing left [B] to see.
[E] My father [B] has departed, my [F#] mother's gone to pray. _
[B] There's rockets in the [E] meadows and ships out on [B] the sea.
[E] The answers in the [B] forest carved upon [F#] a tree.
_ _ _ [E] _ John loves [B] Mary, does [F#] anyone [B] love me? _ _ _
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