The Stranger
Leonard Cohen
Chords:
Intro: Em
It's tr[C]ue that all the m[Bb]en you kn[C]ew were d[G]ealers
Who said they were through with d[D]ealing
Every time you gave them sh[Em]elter
I kn[D]ow that kind of man
It's hard to h[Em]old the hand of anyone
Who is r[D]eaching for the sky just to surr[Em]ender
Who is r[D]eaching for the sky just to surr[Em]ender
And then sw[C]eeping up the j[Bb]okers th[C]at he l[G]eft behind
You find he did not le[D]ave you very much
Not even l[Em]aughter
Like [D]any dealer he was watching f[Em]or the card
That is so high and w[D]ild
He'll never need to deal an[Em]other
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
And then l[C]eaning on your w[Bb]indow s[C]ill
He'll s[G]ay one day you caused his will
To w[D]eaken with your love and warmth and sh[Em]elter
And then t[D]aking from his wallet
An old sch[Em]edule of trains, he'll say
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
But n[C]ow another str[Bb]anger s[C]eems
To w[G]ant you to ignore his dreams
As th[D]ough they were the burden of some [Em]other
O you've s[D]een that man before
His golden [Em]arm dispatching cards
But now it's r[D]usted from the elbow to the f[Em]inger
And he w[D]ants to trade the game he plays for sh[Em]elter
Yes he w[D]ants to trade the game he knows for sh[Em]elter
Ah you h[C]ate to watch an[Bb]other t[C]ired m[G]an
Lay down his h[G]and
Like he was g[D]iving up the holy game of p[Em]oker
And wh[D]ile he talks his dreams to sleep
You n[Em]otice there's a highway
That is c[D]urling up like smoke above his sh[Em]oulder
It's c[D]urling just like smoke above his sh[Em]oulder
You t[C]ell him to come [Bb]in sit d[C]own
But s[G]omething makes you turn around
The d[D]oor is open you can't close your sh[Em]elter
You tr[D]y the handle of the road
It [Em]opens do not be afraid
It's yo[D]u my love, you who are the str[Em]anger
It's yo[D]u my love, you who are the str[Em]anger
Well, [C]I've been waiting, [Bb]I was s[C]ure
We'd m[G]eet between the trains we're waiting f[D]or
I think it's time to board an[Em]other
Please [D]understand, I never had a s[Em]ecret chart
To get me to the h[D]eart of this
Or any other m[Em]atter
When he t[D]alks like this you don't know what he's [Em]after
When he sp[D]eaks like this, you don't know what he's [Em]after
Let's m[C]eet tomorrow [Bb]if you ch[C]oose
Up[G]on the shore, beneath the bridge
That th[D]ey are building on some endless r[Em]iver
Then he l[D]eaves the platform
For the sleeping c[Em]ar that's warm
You realize, he's [D]only advertising on more sh[Em]elter
And it c[D]omes to you, he never was a str[Em]anger
And you s[D]ay okay the bridge or someplace l[Em]ater
And then sw[C]eeping up the j[Bb]okers th[C]at he l[G]eft behind
You find he did not l[D]eave you very much
Not even l[Em]aughter
Like [D]any dealer he was watching f[Em]or the card
That is so high and w[D]ild
He'll never need to deal an[Em]other
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
And l[C]eaning on your w[Bb]indow s[C]ill
He'll s[G]ay one day you caused his will
To w[D]eaken with your love and warmth and sh[Em]elter
And then t[D]aking from his wallet
An old sch[Em]edule of trains
He'll say, I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger...
Tab:
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Leonard Cohen
Chords:
Intro: Em
It's tr[C]ue that all the m[Bb]en you kn[C]ew were d[G]ealers
Who said they were through with d[D]ealing
Every time you gave them sh[Em]elter
I kn[D]ow that kind of man
It's hard to h[Em]old the hand of anyone
Who is r[D]eaching for the sky just to surr[Em]ender
Who is r[D]eaching for the sky just to surr[Em]ender
And then sw[C]eeping up the j[Bb]okers th[C]at he l[G]eft behind
You find he did not le[D]ave you very much
Not even l[Em]aughter
Like [D]any dealer he was watching f[Em]or the card
That is so high and w[D]ild
He'll never need to deal an[Em]other
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
And then l[C]eaning on your w[Bb]indow s[C]ill
He'll s[G]ay one day you caused his will
To w[D]eaken with your love and warmth and sh[Em]elter
And then t[D]aking from his wallet
An old sch[Em]edule of trains, he'll say
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
But n[C]ow another str[Bb]anger s[C]eems
To w[G]ant you to ignore his dreams
As th[D]ough they were the burden of some [Em]other
O you've s[D]een that man before
His golden [Em]arm dispatching cards
But now it's r[D]usted from the elbow to the f[Em]inger
And he w[D]ants to trade the game he plays for sh[Em]elter
Yes he w[D]ants to trade the game he knows for sh[Em]elter
Ah you h[C]ate to watch an[Bb]other t[C]ired m[G]an
Lay down his h[G]and
Like he was g[D]iving up the holy game of p[Em]oker
And wh[D]ile he talks his dreams to sleep
You n[Em]otice there's a highway
That is c[D]urling up like smoke above his sh[Em]oulder
It's c[D]urling just like smoke above his sh[Em]oulder
You t[C]ell him to come [Bb]in sit d[C]own
But s[G]omething makes you turn around
The d[D]oor is open you can't close your sh[Em]elter
You tr[D]y the handle of the road
It [Em]opens do not be afraid
It's yo[D]u my love, you who are the str[Em]anger
It's yo[D]u my love, you who are the str[Em]anger
Well, [C]I've been waiting, [Bb]I was s[C]ure
We'd m[G]eet between the trains we're waiting f[D]or
I think it's time to board an[Em]other
Please [D]understand, I never had a s[Em]ecret chart
To get me to the h[D]eart of this
Or any other m[Em]atter
When he t[D]alks like this you don't know what he's [Em]after
When he sp[D]eaks like this, you don't know what he's [Em]after
Let's m[C]eet tomorrow [Bb]if you ch[C]oose
Up[G]on the shore, beneath the bridge
That th[D]ey are building on some endless r[Em]iver
Then he l[D]eaves the platform
For the sleeping c[Em]ar that's warm
You realize, he's [D]only advertising on more sh[Em]elter
And it c[D]omes to you, he never was a str[Em]anger
And you s[D]ay okay the bridge or someplace l[Em]ater
And then sw[C]eeping up the j[Bb]okers th[C]at he l[G]eft behind
You find he did not l[D]eave you very much
Not even l[Em]aughter
Like [D]any dealer he was watching f[Em]or the card
That is so high and w[D]ild
He'll never need to deal an[Em]other
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
He was j[D]ust some Joseph looking for a m[Em]anger
And l[C]eaning on your w[Bb]indow s[C]ill
He'll s[G]ay one day you caused his will
To w[D]eaken with your love and warmth and sh[Em]elter
And then t[D]aking from his wallet
An old sch[Em]edule of trains
He'll say, I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger
I t[D]old you when I came I was a str[Em]anger...
Tab:
Intro:
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