K. Kristofferson
INTRO: C G
I've been a [C]simple man, and I've been insan[C7]e
And I've been a [F]vagabond, and I've been a [D7]king, yeah
But I've been a [C]better man just tryin' t[G]o please
The stranger I [C]love[G]
Lost in a [C]wilderness, darker than pai[C7]n
And drawn to her [F]loneliness, and just like [D7]a flame
Closer we [C]come, the more that [G]I need
The stranger I [C]love[C7]
BRIDGE:
Bad as I [F]love her, I ain't[C] afraid
We'll be [G]together, some lovin[C]' w[C7]ay
I'll be her [F]lover, just as long as [C]I can
Then when it's [D7]over, she'll need a [G]frien[G7]d
So I'll take her [C]hand-me-downs, I'll take the bla[C7]me
I'll be a [F]hang-around, I ain't [D7]ashamed
'Cause the longer I [C]love her, the more I [G]believe
The stranger I [C]love[C7]
OUTRO: F C G C
INTRO: C G
I've been a [C]simple man, and I've been insan[C7]e
And I've been a [F]vagabond, and I've been a [D7]king, yeah
But I've been a [C]better man just tryin' t[G]o please
The stranger I [C]love[G]
Lost in a [C]wilderness, darker than pai[C7]n
And drawn to her [F]loneliness, and just like [D7]a flame
Closer we [C]come, the more that [G]I need
The stranger I [C]love[C7]
BRIDGE:
Bad as I [F]love her, I ain't[C] afraid
We'll be [G]together, some lovin[C]' w[C7]ay
I'll be her [F]lover, just as long as [C]I can
Then when it's [D7]over, she'll need a [G]frien[G7]d
So I'll take her [C]hand-me-downs, I'll take the bla[C7]me
I'll be a [F]hang-around, I ain't [D7]ashamed
'Cause the longer I [C]love her, the more I [G]believe
The stranger I [C]love[C7]
OUTRO: F C G C