Electric Light Orchestra - Stranger
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Stranger
By Jeff Lynne
ELO - From the Album 'Secret Messages'
Chords by Ray Costello 'The Gribleys'
Chord Definition:
The G7 is best played as a bar chord 3rd fret.
If playng on acoustic guitar play all other chords at the root position.
If playing on electric try playing all chords further up the fret board.
Intro:
(Synth Sounds and reverse Vocals)
Guitar
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C
Verse 1:
On a Bbcold and windy Cmorning,
Said goodBbbye to my old Cfriends
They were Bbhangin' around the Ccorner,
They were Dmstayin' till the Amend
till the Fend
Verse 2:
On the Bbother side of Cmidnight,
I was Bblookin' for a place to Cstay
And Bbone thing's sure for Ccertain,
I ain't Dmnever goin' back aAmgain
no Fno
Dm C The strangerF
Verse 3:
The Bbstreetlights looked so Cpretty
As they Bbspread into a Ctown
I was lBbookin' for another Csundown
And my Dmhead was spinning round and Amround
All arFound
Chorus:
FLookin' through the eyes of a strangeG7r
Lookin' through the Ceyes of dangerF
Lookin' at the all-night danceG7r
CNever takin' all the chancesFmaj7
Of a G7StrangFer
Instrumental:
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C
Verse 4:
As I Bbwalked into the Cmain street,
saw a Bbcrowd across the Csquare
And I Bbheard a guitar Cplayin'
and I Dmsaw you standing Amthere
standing Fthere
Chorus:
FLookin' through the eyes of a strangeG7r
Lookin' through the Ceyes of dangerF
Lookin' at the all-night danceG7r
CNever takin' all the chancesFmaj7
Of a G7StrangFer
Verse 5:
DistBbant bells they sCtarted ringing,
somewBbhere far off in tChe night
And tBbhe place was fuCll of loneliness
that Dmdisappeared from Amsight
Oh OFh
Dm C F
Chorus:
FLookin' through the eyes of a strangeG7r
Lookin' through the Ceyes of dangerF
Lookin' at the all-night danceG7r
CNever takin' all the chancesFmaj7
Of a StrangG7er
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
BbOh OCh
BbOh OCh
BbOh OCh
BbI ain't never goin' back
BbI ain't never goin' back
BbI ain't never goin' back
Fade Out
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| H hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note