Stranger Electric Light Orchestra
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 [Bb]cold and windy [C]morning,
Said good[Bb]bye to my old [C]friends
They were [Bb]hangin' around the [C]corner,
They were [Dm]stayin' till the [Am]end
till the [F]end
Verse 2:
On the [Bb]other side of [C]midnight,
I was [Bb]lookin' for a place to [C]stay
And [Bb]one thing's sure for [C]certain,
I ain't [Dm]never goin' back a[Am]gain
no [F]no
[Dm] [C] The stranger[F]
Verse 3:
The [Bb]streetlights looked so [C]pretty
As they [Bb]spread into a [C]town
I was l[Bb]ookin' for another [C]sundown
And my [Dm]head was spinning round and [Am]round
All ar[F]ound
Chorus:
[F]Lookin' through the eyes of a strange[G7]r
Lookin' through the [C]eyes of danger[F]
Lookin' at the all-night dance[G7]r
[C]Never takin' all the chances[Fmaj7]
Of a [G7]Strang[F]er
Instrumental:
[Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C]
Verse 4:
As I [Bb]walked into the [C]main street,
saw a [Bb]crowd across the [C]square
And I [Bb]heard a guitar [C]playin'
and I [Dm]saw you standing [Am]there
standing [F]there
Chorus:
[F]Lookin' through the eyes of a strange[G7]r
Lookin' through the [C]eyes of danger[F]
Lookin' at the all-night dance[G7]r
[C]Never takin' all the chances[Fmaj7]
Of a [G7]Strang[F]er
Verse 5:
Dist[Bb]ant bells they s[C]tarted ringing,
somew[Bb]here far off in t[C]he night
And t[Bb]he place was fu[C]ll of loneliness
that [Dm]disappeared from [Am]sight
Oh O[F]h
[Dm] [C] [F]
Chorus:
[F]Lookin' through the eyes of a strange[G7]r
Lookin' through the [C]eyes of danger[F]
Lookin' at the all-night dance[G7]r
[C]Never takin' all the chances[Fmaj7]
Of a Strang[G7]er
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
[Bb]Oh O[C]h
[Bb]Oh O[C]h
[Bb]Oh O[C]h
[Bb]I ain't never goin' back
[Bb]I ain't never goin' back
[Bb]I ain't never goin' back
Fade Out
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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