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Stranger in a strange land Leon Russell
##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ###From: DTURNER@ngco.com##========================== with the Shelter People#Leon Russell is one of the greats. He has written many great tunes and#Todd Rundgren - ie. few know of his many many contributions. This tune,#This was transcribed from a live version so a few words may be off. -##Intro: F#m E B D C#m B then single note run F# G G# E F# A[E] [G] [G]How many [D]days has it [F]been since I was [C]born?[G]How many [D]days until I [C]die? [C]Why?Do I [G]know any [D]way that [F]I can make you [C]laugh?Do I [G]only know [D]how to make you [Em]cry?When the [Am]baby looks around [D]him,[Am]Such a sight to [D]see,He [Bm]shares a simple [Em]secret with a [C]wild man -Chorus:He's a [F]stranger in a [C]strange [G]land.(Just a) [F]stranger in a [C]strange [G]land(Tell me why a) [F]stranger in a [C]strange [G]landG D A fill betweenversesWoah - a Stranger in a strange land-------------------- --2--3--5-5--3--2--- --------------------[G] [D] [F] [C]--2--4--5-5--4--2---How many miles will it take to see the sun?--------------------[G] [D] [C]--------------------How many years until its done?[G]Kiss my [D]confusion [F]away in the [C]nightAnd [G]lay by my [D]side when the morning [Em]comes.And the [Am]baby looks around [D]him,[Am]Shares his bit of [D]pain,With the [Bm]begger in the [Em]palace of the [C]king -Chorus:Outro: sung/spoken over G D AWell, I don't exactly know what's going on in the world todayDon't know what there is to say about the wayThe people are treatin' each other , not like brothers.Leaders take us far away from Ecology with Mythology and AstrologyI've got the world to say about the way we love todayWhy can't we learn to love each otherAnd try to learn a new faith to the whole world wide human raceStop the mud and chase the rain back, relax and get back on the humantrackStop racing into oblivion, oh such a sad sad state we're inIt's not the same - do you recognize and tell the truth when you hear itreignWon't you stop and listen to the children sing? Won't you sing itchildren?Chorus starts, vocal continues with:Won't you come on and sing it children(sing it one more time, i didn't hear ya)- Another great 70's tab by Dave Turner & Tim Willett
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