Joan Baez - Love song to a stranger

^CHow long since I've spent a ^Cmaj7whole night in a twin bed with a ^Fstranger His warm arms all a^Cround me?^{C C G C}How long since I've gazed into ^Cmaj7dark eyes that melted my ^Fsoul down To a place where it ^Clongs to be?^{C C G Em}All of your history has little to do with your ^Fface You're ^Bbmainly a mystery with violins filling in ^Fspace^{F F C G}

You ^Cstood in the nude by the ^Cmaj7mirror and picked out a ^Frose, from the bouquet in our ^Chotel^{C C G} And ^Clay down beside me a^Cmaj7gain and I watched the ^Frose, on the pillow as it ^Cfell^{C C G Em}I sank and I slept in a twilight with only one ^Fcare; to ^Bbknow that when day broke and I woke, that you'd still be ^Fthere, you d still be ^Cthere

The ^Chours for once they passed ^Cmaj7slowly, unendingly ^Fby Like a sweet breeze on a ^Cfield^{C C G} Your ^Cgentleness came down ^Cmaj7upon me and I guess I ^Fthanked you, When you caused me to ^Cyield^{C C G} We ^Emspoke not a sentence and took not a footstep be^Fyond Our ^Bbtwo days together which seemingly soon would be ^Fgone, Soon would be ^Cgone

Don't ^Ctell me of love ever^Cmaj7lasting and other sad ^Fdreams, I don't want to ^Chear^{C C G} Just ^Ctell me of passionate ^Cmaj7strangers who rescue each ^Fother From a lifetime of ^Ccares^{C C G} Be^Emcause if love means forever, expecting nothing re^Fturned Then I ^Bbhope I'll be given another whole lifetime to ^Flearn, ummmmmm^Cm

Be^Ccause you gave to me oh so ^Cmaj7many things it makes me ^Fwonder; how they could be^Clong to me^C? ^{C G} And ^CI gave you only my ^Cmaj7dark eyes that melted your ^Fsoul down; to a place where it ^Clongs to be^{C C G}