The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen
Intro: F#sus4 F#m F#sus4 F#m F#sus4 F#m F#sus4 F#m
[F#m]It's t[D/A]rue that all the m[C]en you k[D/A]new were de[A]alers
Who said they were through with d[E]ealing
Every time you gave them sh[F#m]elte[F#sus4]r[F#m]
I kn[E]ow that kind of[Esus4] man[E]
It's hard to h[F#m]old the hand of[F#sus4] anyone[F#m]
Who is r[E]eaching for the [Esus4]sky [E]just to surr[F#m]ender[F#sus4] [F#m]
Who is r[E]eaching for the [Esus4]sky ju[E]st to surren[F#m]der[F#sus4] [F#m] [F#sus4]
[F#m]And th[D/A]en sweeping up the[C] jokers [D/A]that he lef[A]t behind
You find he did not leave you ver[E]y much
Not even [F#m]laug[F#sus4]hter[F#m]
Like [E]any dealer he[Esus4] was wa[E]tching for the [F#m]card
That [F#sus4]is so h[F#m]igh and wi[E]ld
He'll never need to [E]de[Esus4]al anothe[F#m]r[F#sus4] [F#m]
He was j[E]ust some Joseph [Esus4]lookin[E]g for a mang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m]
He was j[E]ust some Joseph [Esus4]lookin[E]g for a mang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m] [F#sus4]
[F#m]And th[D/A]en leaning on your[C] window [D/A]sill
He'll [A]say one day you caused his will
To w[E]eaken with your love and warmth and s[F#m]helte[F#sus4]r[F#m]
And then t[E]aking from his wa[Esus4]llet[E]
An old [F#m]sched[F#sus4]ule of [F#m]trains, he'll say
I told y[E]ou when I c[Esus4]ame I [E]was a strang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m]
I told y[E]ou when I c[Esus4]ame I [E]was a strang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m]
[F#m]But no[D/A]w another str[C]anger se[D/A]ems
To [A]want you to ignore his dreams
As [E]though they were the burden of some o[F#m]ther[F#sus4] [F#m]
O you've s[E]een that man befo[Esus4]re[E]
His golden[F#m] arm dispatching [F#sus4]cards[F#m]
But now it's [E]rusted from the [Esus4]elbow [E]to the finge[F#m]r[F#sus4] [F#m]
And he w[E]ants to trade th[Esus4]e game[E] he plays fo[F#m]r she[F#sus4]lter[F#m]
Yes he w[E]ants to trade th[Esus4]e game[E] he knows fo[F#m]r she[F#sus4]lter[F#m]
[F#m]Ah you[D/A] hate to watch [C]another [D/A]tired ma[A]n
Lay down his hand
Like he was gi[E]ving up the holy game of [F#m] [F#sus4] [F#m]
And[E] while he talks his dreams to sleep
You no[F#m]tice there's a hi[F#sus4]ghway[F#m]
E Esuse E F#m F#sus4 F#m
That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder
E Esuse E F#m F#sus4 F#m
It's curling just like smoke above his shoulder
[F#m]You te[D/A]ll him to come [C]in sit d[D/A]own
But [A]something makes you turn around
The d[E]oor is open you can't close you[F#m]r she[F#sus4]lter[F#]
E Esuse E
You try the handle of the road
I[F#m]t opens do not [F#sus4]be afra[F#m]id
E Esuse E F#m F#sus4 F#m
It's you my love, you who are the stranger
E Esuse E F#m F#sus4 F#m
It's you my love, you who are the stranger
[F#m]Well, [D/A]I've been waiti[C]ng, I wa[D/A]s sure
We'd m[A]eet between the trains we're waiting f[E]or
I think it's time to board [F#m]anoth[F#sus4]er[F#m]
E Esuse E F#m
Please understand, I never had a secret chart
[F#sus4]To get [F#m]me to the h[E]eart of this
Or[Esus4] any o[E]ther ma[F#m]tter[F#sus4] [F#m]
E Esuse E F#m F#sus4 F#m
When he talks like this you don't know what he's after
E Esuse E F#m F#sus4 F#m
When he speaks like this, you don't know what he's after
[F#m]Let's [D/A]meet tomorrow i[C]f you ch[D/A]oose
U[A]pon the shore, beneath the bridge
That t[E]hey are building on some endless r[F#m]iver[F#sus4] [F#m]
Then he l[E]eaves the platform
[Esus4]For th[E]e sleeping [F#m]car that's warm
You r[F#sus4]ealize,[F#m] he's o[E]nly a[Esus4]dvertising [E]one more she[F#m]lter[F#sus4] [F#m]
And it c[E]omes to you, he [Esus4]never w[E]as a strange[F#m]r[F#sus4] [F#m]
And you [E]say okay the bri[Esus4]dge or [E]someplace la[F#m]ter[F#sus4] [F#m]
[F#m]And th[D/A]en sweeping up the[C] jokers [D/A]that he lef[A]t behind
You find he did not leave you ver[E]y much
Not even [F#m]laug[F#sus4]hter[F#m]
Like [E]any dealer he[Esus4] was wa[E]tching for the [F#m]card
That [F#sus4]is so h[F#m]igh and wi[E]ld
He'll never need to [E]de[Esus4]al anothe[F#m]r[F#sus4] [F#m]
He was j[E]ust some Joseph [Esus4]lookin[E]g for a mang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m]
He was j[E]ust some Joseph [Esus4]lookin[E]g for a mang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m] [F#sus4]
[F#m]And th[D/A]en leaning on your[C] window [D/A]sill
He'll [A]say one day you caused his will
To w[E]eaken with your love and warmth and s[F#m]helte[F#sus4]r[F#m]
And then t[E]aking from his wa[Esus4]llet[E]
An old [F#m]sched[F#sus4]ule of [F#m]trains, he'll say
I told y[E]ou when I c[Esus4]ame I [E]was a strang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m] [F#sus4]
I told y[E]ou when I c[Esus4]ame I [E]was a strang[F#m]er[F#sus4] [F#m] [F#sus4]
I told y[E]ou when I c[Esus4]ame I [E]was a strang[F#m]er [F#sus4] [F#m] [F#sus4]
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