Chords for Billy Joel - The Stranger (Audio)
Tempo:
91.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
D
Am
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [G] [C] .
[B] [C] .
[E] [D] .
[Am] [Em] [D] [C] .
[Em] [Bm] [B] [G] .
[C] .
[B] [C] .
[F#] [E] [Am] [E] .
[Am] [C] [D] [Em] .
[B] [A] [B] .
[Em] .
[C] .
[A#] [Em] [C] .
[Em] We all have a face that we [Am] hide away [Em] forever And we [A] take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when.
everyone has [Bm] gone [E] Some are satin, some are steel.
[A] Some are silk and [Em] some are leather They're the [C] faces [D] of the stranger.
But we love to try [Em] them on.
[C] [Em] .
[C] [Am] [Em] Yeah, we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
Though we [C] share so many secrets [D] There are some we never [Bm] tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised [A] That you never [Em] saw the stranger?.
Did you [Am] ever [D] let your lover [Bm] see the stranger [Em] in your cell?.
[G] Don't be afraid to [D] try again Everyone [G] goes south.
Every [D] now and then.
[Bm] You've [Gm] done it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You should [Bm] know by [A#] now You've been [A] there yourself.
[B] .
[Em] Once I used to believe [A] I was such a [Em] great romancer.
That I [C] came home to a woman [D] that I could not [Em] recognize.
When I pressed her for a reason She [A] [C] refused to [Em] even answer.
It was then I [D] felt the stranger [Bm] check me right between [Em] the eyes.
[C] Yeah, [Em] .
[C] [Em] we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
[Am] Though we share so many [C] secrets [D] There are some we never tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised That you never saw the stranger?.
[Am] Did you ever let [D] your lover see [Bm] the stranger in [Em] your cell?
.
[G] Don't [D] be afraid to try again Everyone [G] goes south.
[Gm] Every now [D] and then.
[Bm] You've done [Gm] it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You [G] should know by now [F#] You've been there [A] [B] yourself.
You [Em] may never understand How [Am] the stranger is [Em] inspired.
But [Am] he isn't [C] always evil And [D] it is not always [Em] wrong.
Though you drown in good intentions You [Am] will never quench [Em] the fire.
Don't [Am] give in to your [D] desire When [Bm] the stranger comes [Em] along.
[C] [Em] .
[C] [Em] .
[C] [D] [Bm] .
[D#] [G] .
[C] [B] .
[C] [D] [E] .
[F#m] [E] [Am] [C] .
[D] [Em] [C] [B] .
[A] [B] .
[Em] [G] [C] .
[B] [C] .
[B] [C] .
[E] [D] .
[Am] [Em] [D] [C] .
[Em] [Bm] [B] [G] .
[C] .
[B] [C] .
[F#] [E] [Am] [E] .
[Am] [C] [D] [Em] .
[B] [A] [B] .
[Em] .
[C] .
[A#] [Em] [C] .
[Em] We all have a face that we [Am] hide away [Em] forever And we [A] take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when.
everyone has [Bm] gone [E] Some are satin, some are steel.
[A] Some are silk and [Em] some are leather They're the [C] faces [D] of the stranger.
But we love to try [Em] them on.
[C] [Em] .
[C] [Am] [Em] Yeah, we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
Though we [C] share so many secrets [D] There are some we never [Bm] tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised [A] That you never [Em] saw the stranger?.
Did you [Am] ever [D] let your lover [Bm] see the stranger [Em] in your cell?.
[G] Don't be afraid to [D] try again Everyone [G] goes south.
Every [D] now and then.
[Bm] You've [Gm] done it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You should [Bm] know by [A#] now You've been [A] there yourself.
[B] .
[Em] Once I used to believe [A] I was such a [Em] great romancer.
That I [C] came home to a woman [D] that I could not [Em] recognize.
When I pressed her for a reason She [A] [C] refused to [Em] even answer.
It was then I [D] felt the stranger [Bm] check me right between [Em] the eyes.
[C] Yeah, [Em] .
[C] [Em] we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
[Am] Though we share so many [C] secrets [D] There are some we never tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised That you never saw the stranger?.
[Am] Did you ever let [D] your lover see [Bm] the stranger in [Em] your cell?
.
[G] Don't [D] be afraid to try again Everyone [G] goes south.
[Gm] Every now [D] and then.
[Bm] You've done [Gm] it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You [G] should know by now [F#] You've been there [A] [B] yourself.
You [Em] may never understand How [Am] the stranger is [Em] inspired.
But [Am] he isn't [C] always evil And [D] it is not always [Em] wrong.
Though you drown in good intentions You [Am] will never quench [Em] the fire.
Don't [Am] give in to your [D] desire When [Bm] the stranger comes [Em] along.
[C] [Em] .
[C] [Em] .
[C] [D] [Bm] .
[D#] [G] .
[C] [B] .
[C] [D] [E] .
[F#m] [E] [Am] [C] .
[D] [Em] [C] [B] .
[A] [B] .
[Em] [G] [C] .
[B] [C] .
Key:
Em
C
D
Am
B
Em
C
D
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ .
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ .
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ [A#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ [Em] We all have a face that we [Am] hide away [Em] forever And we [A] take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when.
everyone has [Bm] gone [E] Some are satin, some are steel.
[A] Some are silk and [Em] some are leather They're the [C] faces [D] of the stranger.
But we love to try [Em] them on.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] [Em] Yeah, we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
Though we [C] share so many secrets [D] There are some we never [Bm] tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised [A] That you never [Em] saw the stranger?.
Did you [Am] ever [D] let your lover [Bm] see the stranger [Em] in your cell?.
_ [G] Don't be afraid to [D] try again Everyone [G] goes south.
Every [D] now and then.
_ [Bm] You've [Gm] done it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You should [Bm] know by [A#] now You've been [A] there yourself.
[B] _ .
[Em] Once I used to believe [A] I was such a [Em] great romancer.
That I [C] came home to a woman [D] that I could not [Em] recognize.
When I pressed her for a reason She [A] [C] refused to [Em] even answer.
It was then I [D] felt the stranger [Bm] check me right between [Em] the eyes.
_ [C] Yeah, _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
[Am] Though we share so many [C] secrets [D] There are some we never tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised That you never saw the stranger?.
[Am] Did you ever let [D] your lover see [Bm] the stranger in [Em] your cell?
_ .
[G] _ Don't [D] be afraid to try again Everyone [G] goes south.
[Gm] Every now [D] and then.
[Bm] You've done [Gm] it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You [G] should know by now [F#] You've been there [A] _ [B] yourself.
You [Em] may never understand How [Am] the stranger is [Em] inspired.
But [Am] he isn't [C] always evil And [D] it is not always [Em] wrong.
Though you drown in good intentions You [Am] will never quench [Em] the fire.
Don't [Am] give in to your [D] desire When [Bm] the stranger comes [Em] along.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ [D#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ .
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ .
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ .
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ [A#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ [Em] We all have a face that we [Am] hide away [Em] forever And we [A] take them [C] out and show ourselves [D] when.
everyone has [Bm] gone [E] Some are satin, some are steel.
[A] Some are silk and [Em] some are leather They're the [C] faces [D] of the stranger.
But we love to try [Em] them on.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] [Em] Yeah, we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
Though we [C] share so many secrets [D] There are some we never [Bm] tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised [A] That you never [Em] saw the stranger?.
Did you [Am] ever [D] let your lover [Bm] see the stranger [Em] in your cell?.
_ [G] Don't be afraid to [D] try again Everyone [G] goes south.
Every [D] now and then.
_ [Bm] You've [Gm] done it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You should [Bm] know by [A#] now You've been [A] there yourself.
[B] _ .
[Em] Once I used to believe [A] I was such a [Em] great romancer.
That I [C] came home to a woman [D] that I could not [Em] recognize.
When I pressed her for a reason She [A] [C] refused to [Em] even answer.
It was then I [D] felt the stranger [Bm] check me right between [Em] the eyes.
_ [C] Yeah, _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] we all fall in love But we disregard the danger.
[Am] Though we share so many [C] secrets [D] There are some we never tell.
[Em] Why were you so surprised That you never saw the stranger?.
[Am] Did you ever let [D] your lover see [Bm] the stranger in [Em] your cell?
_ .
[G] _ Don't [D] be afraid to try again Everyone [G] goes south.
[Gm] Every now [D] and then.
[Bm] You've done [Gm] it, why can't [D] someone else?.
You [G] should know by now [F#] You've been there [A] _ [B] yourself.
You [Em] may never understand How [Am] the stranger is [Em] inspired.
But [Am] he isn't [C] always evil And [D] it is not always [Em] wrong.
Though you drown in good intentions You [Am] will never quench [Em] the fire.
Don't [Am] give in to your [D] desire When [Bm] the stranger comes [Em] along.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ .
_ [D#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ .
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .