Love Song To A Stranger
Joan BaezVersion1
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How long since I've spent a whole night in a twin bed with a stranger
His warm arms all around me?
How long since I've gazed into dark eyes that melted my soul down
To a place where it longs to be?
All of your history has little to do with your face
You're mainly a mystery with violins filling in space
You stood in the nude by the mirror and picked out a rose,
from the bouquet in our hotel
And lay down beside me again and I watched the rose,
on the pillow as it fell
I sank and I slept in a twilight with only one care;
to know that when day broke and I woke, that you'd still be there,
you d still be there
The hours for once they passed slowly, unendingly by
Like a sweet breeze on a field
Your gentleness came down upon me and I guess I thanked you,
When you caused me to yield
We spoke not a sentence and took not a footstep beyond
Our two days together which seemingly soon would be gone,
Soon would be gone
Don't tell me of love everlasting and other sad dreams,
I don't want to hear
Just tell me of passionate strangers who rescue each other
From a lifetime of cares
Because if love means forever, expecting nothing returned
Then I hope I'll be given another whole lifetime to learn,
ummmmmmm
Because you gave to me oh so many things it makes me wonder;
how they could belong to me?
And I gave you only my dark eyes that melted your soul down;
to a place where it longs to be
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Readable chord sheet for Love Song To A Stranger by Joan Baez
[C] [Cmaj7] [F] [C] [C][C][G] [C]How long since I've spent a [Cmaj7]whole night in a twin bed with a [F]stranger His warm arms all a[C]round me?[C] [C] [G] [C]How long since I've gazed into [Cmaj7]dark eyes that melted my [F]soul down To a place where it [C]longs to be?[C] [C] [G] [Em]All of your history has little to do with your [F]face You're [Bb]mainly a mystery with violins filling in [F]space[F] [F] [C] [G] You [C]stood in the nude by the [Cmaj7]mirror and picked out a [F]rose, from the bouquet in our [C]hotel[C] [C] [G] And [C]lay down beside me a[Cmaj7]gain and I watched the [F]rose, on the pillow as it [C]fell[C] [C] [G] [Em]I sank and I slept in a twilight with only one [F]care; to [Bb]know that when day broke and I woke, that you'd still be [F]there, you d still be [C]there The [C]hours for once they passed [Cmaj7]slowly, unendingly [F]by Like a sweet breeze on a [C]field[C] [C] [G] Your [C]gentleness came down [Cmaj7]upon me and I guess I [F]thanked you, When you caused me to [C]yield[C] [C] [G] We [Em]spoke not a sentence and took not a footstep be[F]yond Our [Bb]two days together which seemingly soon would be [F]gone, Soon would be [C]gone Don't [C]tell me of love ever[Cmaj7]lasting and other sad [F]dreams, I don't want to [C]hear[C] [C] [G] Just [C]tell me of passionate [Cmaj7]strangers who rescue each [F]other From a lifetime of [C]cares[C] [C] [G] Be[Em]cause if love means forever, expecting nothing re[F]turned Then I [Bb]hope I'll be given another whole lifetime to [F]learn, ummmmmm[C]m Be[C]cause you gave to me oh so [Cmaj7]many things it makes me [F]wonder; how they could be[C]long to me[C]? [C] [G] And [C]I gave you only my [Cmaj7]dark eyes that melted your [F]soul down; to a place where it [C]longs to be[C] [C] [G] [C] [A] [Cmaj7] [Amaj7] [F] [D] [G] [E] [Em] [C#m] [Bb] [G]