Chords for Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song (Live) (Official Audio)

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_ _ _ _ _ It's true that [C] all the [D] men you knew _ _ _ [Am] are dealers who said they were through [E] with dealing _
Every time you gave them [F#m] shelter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I [E] know that kind of man
It's [F#m] hard to hold the hand of anyone [A] [E] who's reaching for the sky just [A] to surrender
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[E] Who is reaching for the sky [Em] just to [F#m] surrender _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] And then sweeping up the [A] _ jokers that he left
behind You'll find he did [E] not leave you very much
No not even [F#m] laughter _ _ _ _ Like [E] _ any dealer he was [Em]
watching [F#m] for the card
that is so high and [E] wild You'll never need to [F#m] deal another _ _ _ _
He [E] was just some Joseph looking [Bm] for [F#m] a manger _ _ _ Just [E] some holy Joseph looking [Bm] for [F#m] a manger _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [E] then leaning on your window sill he'll [A] say one day you caused his [E] will to weaken
With your love, your warmth [F#m] and your shelter _ _ And [E] then taking from his wallet _ [F#m] an old schedule
of trains He'll say [E] I told you when I came I was a stranger
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told you when I came I was a [F#m] stranger _ _ _ Ah _
_ _ [D] but now another stranger seems [A] to want
you to ignore his [E] dreams as though they were the burden of [F#m] some other _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] You've seen that man before his golden [F#m] arm dispatching _ cards
But now [E] it's rusted from the elbow to the [F#m] finger _
_ _ _ [E] And he wants to trade the game he plays for [F#m] shelter _
_ _ Yes [E] he wants to trade the song he sings [F#m] for shelter _
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Well yeah I hate to watch [A] another _ tired man lay down his hand
Like he [E] was giving up the holy _ game of [F#m] poker _ _ _ _
[E] And while he talks his dreams to [Em] sleep [F#m] you notice there's a highway
_ [Em] [E] That's curling up like smoke above [F#m] his shoulder _ _ _ _
[E] And now suddenly you look a little [F#m] old _ _ _ _ [E] Yeah _ suddenly you feel a little [F#m] old _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Well you tell him to [A] come in sit down but something makes you turn around
The [E] door is open you cannot close your [F#m]
shelter _ _ You _ _ [E]
try the handle of the road [F#m] it opens
Do not be afraid [E] it's you my love you who are the [F#m] stranger
_ _ _ It [E] is you my love you who are the [F#m] stranger _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Ah well I've been [E] waiting I was sure [A] we'd meet between the trains we're [E] waiting for
I think it's time to [F#m] board another _
_ _ _ _ [E] Please _ understand I never had [F#m] a secret _ chart to get me [E] to the heart of this or [Bm] any other [F#m] matter
_ _ _ _ [D] Well [E] he talks like this you don't know what [F#m] he's after
_ _ _ Yes [E] he speaks like this you don't know what [F#m] he's _ _ after _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Ah let's meet tomorrow if you choose [A] upon the shore
Beneath the bridge [E] that they are building on some endless [F#m] river _ _
_ _ [E] Then he leaves the platform for the sleeping [F#m] car that's warm
You _ realize [E] he's only _ advertising [B] one more [F#m] shelter _
_ _ And [E] it comes to you he never even [Bm] was that [F#m] stranger _
_ _ [E] And you say okay the bridge or someplace _ [F#m] later _
_ _ And _ _ _ _
[A] then sweeping up the _ jokers that he left behind
You'll find he did [E] not leave you very much no not even [F#m] laughter _ _ _ _
_ [A] [E] Like any dealer he was [F#m] watching for the card that is so high [E] and wild
_ He'll never need to deal [F#m] another _ _ _
Yeah [E] just some Joseph looking [Bm] for [F#m] a manger _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then leaning on [E] your window sill [A] he'll say one day
You caused his [E] will to weaken with your love your warmth [F#m] and your shelter
_ _ [D] And _ [E] taking from his wallet an [F#m] old schedule of trains
He'll say [E] I told you when I came I was a [F#m] stranger _ _ _ _
[E] I told you when I came I was a [F#m] stranger
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_ [G] _ [E] told you when I came I [Bm] was a [F#m] stranger _ _ _ _
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