The Stranger
Billy JoelVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
WHISTLE:
ELECTRIC:
Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and show ourselves
When everyone has gone
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on
Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south every now and then, oh oh
You've done it, why can't someone else?
You should know by now you've been there yourself
Once I used to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right between the eyes
Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south every now and then, oh oh
You've done it, why can't someone else?
You should know by now you've been there yourself
You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the stranger comes along
WHISTLE: /
PIANO: (fade)
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Readable chord sheet for The Stranger by Billy Joel
[Em] [Em/D] [Cmaj7] [B] [C] [E] [E/F#] [E/G#]
[Am] [Em/G] [A6] [Em] [Em/D] [B/D#]
WHISTLE: [Em] [Em/D] [Cmaj7] [B] [C] [E] [E/F#] [E/G#]
[Am] [Em/G] [A6] [Em] [B/D#] [A] [B7] [B7] [A] [Em]
ELECTRIC: [Em] [C7] [Em] [C7]
Well we [Em]all have a face
That we [Am]hide away for[Em]ever
And we [Am]take them out and [C7]show ourselves
When [D]everyone has gone[B7]
Some are [Em]satin some are steel
Some are [Am]silk and some are [Em]leather
They're the [Am]faces of the [D]stranger
But we [Bm]love to try them [Em]on [C7] [Em] [C7]
Well we [Em]all fall in love
But we [Am]disregard the [Em]danger
Though we [Am]share so many [C7]secrets
There are [D]some we never tell [B7]
Why were [Em]you so surprised
That you [Am]never saw the [Em]stranger
Did you [Am]ever let your [D]lover see
The [Bm]stranger in your[Em]self?
[Bm]Don't be a[Bb#5]fraid to try a[D]gain
[D7]Everyone goes [Bm]south [Bb]every now and [D]then, [D]oh [D7]oh
[Bm]You've done it, [Bb#5]why can't someone [D]else?
[D7]You should know by [Bm]now [Bb#5]you've been there your[D]self [Bm]
Once I [Em]used to believe
I was [Am]such a great ro[Em]mancer
Then I [Am]came home to a [C7]woman
That I [D]could not recognize[B7]
When I [Em]pressed her for a reason
She re[Am]fused to even [Em]answer
It was [Am]then I felt the [D]stranger
Kick me [Bm]right between the [Em]eyes[C7] [Em] [C7]
Well we [Em]all fall in love
But we [Am]disregard the [Em]danger
Though we [Am]share so many [C7]secrets
There are [D]some we never tell [B7]
Why were [Em]you so surprised
That you [Am]never saw the [Em]stranger
Did you [Am]ever let your [D]lover see
The [Bm]stranger in your[Em]self?
[Bm]Don't be a[Bb#5]fraid to try a[D]gain
[D7]Everyone goes [Bm]south [Bb]every now and [D]then, [D]oh [D7]oh
[Bm]You've done it, [Bb#5]why can't someone [D]else?
[D7]You should know by [Bm]now [Bb#5]you've been there your[D]self [Bm]
You may [Em]never understand
How the [Am]stranger is ins[Em]pired
But he [Am]isn't always [C7]evil
And he [D]is not always wrong[B7]
Though you [Em]drown in good intentions
You will [Am]never quench the [Em]fire
You'll give [Am]in to your de[D]sire
When the [Bm]stranger comes a[Em]long[C7] [Em] [C7] [Em] [C7] [Em]
WHISTLE: [B7] [B7]/[A] [Em] [Em/D] [Cmaj7] [B] [C] [E] [E/F#] [E/G#]
[Am] [Em/G] [A6] [Em] [B/D#] [A] [B7] [B7] [A] [Em]
PIANO: [Em] [Em/D] [Cmaj7] [B] [C] [E] (fade)