Dont Be A Stranger Chords
by Arkells
Dont Be A Stranger by Arkells is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, B, Em, Am, D, C, Bm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G B Em
G B Em
Verse: 1
G B Em G B Em
We were seventeen, first time away from home
Am D
You lived down the hall
Am D
Went to high school in Oshawa
G B Em G B Em
Days would go by, you'd never leave your room
Am D
I'd ask what was wrong
Am D
You just laughed and said, "c'mon"
C Em
But It's easy for me to say:
Am G
I'm not alone with those conversations
C Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C G Am
When it gets too much
C G Am
I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger
Instrumental
G B Em
G B Em
Verse: 2
G B Em
No one ever knew how you two could even be related
G B
You were always delicate
Em
Despite a father with no patience
Am D Am D
I returned his call, I tried to say, "it's nobody's fault"
C Em
It's easy for me to say:
Am G
I'm not alone with those conversations
C Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C G Am
When it gets too much
C G Am
I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger
Instrumental:
G B Em
G B Em
Bridge:
Em D
It's 10 pm, you've been drinking
C Bm Am
You're holding court and putting on a show
Em D
All the talent, but its a balance
F C D
I can't tell you anything you don't already know
G B Em G B Em
I can't predict the next time it'll hit
Am D
When the urge comes on strong
Am D
To pack it in and dissolve
C Em
It's easy for me to say:
Am G
I'm not alone with those conversations
C Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C G Am
When it gets too much
C G Am
When it gets too much
C G Am
I know it gets too much
Am
What have you been taking?
C G Am
I love you like my own blood
Am
So don't be a stranger
Outro
G B Em
Don't be a stranger
G B Em
Don't be a stranger
G B Em
Don't be a stranger
G B Em