Pickin' Up Strangers Chords

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Pickin' Up Strangers by Johnny Lee is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am, Dm, G and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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16
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  			Tabbed by: Emrldeyzs 
 
INTRO:  C (F) C 2x 
 
 
CHORUS: 
   
C                           Am 
Picking up strangers let me tell you about the dangers  
F                                  C 
You never know what they're out to get from you  
Dm                                 G 
You never know what they're gonna try to do  
 
C                           Am 
Picking up strangers let me tell you about the dangers 
F                    C      
Some are just common thieves they say  
Dm                          G                 C 
Next thing you know want to steal your heart away  
 
 
VERSE: 
               Am                     C 
Sometimes this old life it seems like highway  
             Am             C 
And it keeps rolling on and on  
            Am          (C)           F 
And on that highway you meet a lot of strangers  
    (C)           Dm       D7         G      
You pass a lot of dangers on your way home  
 
CHORUS: 
 
C                           Am 
Picking up strangers let me tell you about the dangers  
F                        C  
If you don't like taking chances then  
   Dm                  G        Am         
You better keep moving on my friend  
 
C                           Am 
Picking up strangers let me tell you about the dangers 
F                    C      
Some are just common thieves they say  
Dm                          G                  
Next thing you know want to steal your heart away  
                                             
 
CHORUS: 
C                             Am       
(Picking up strangers) Let me tell you about the dangers  
F                                  C 
You never know what they're out to get from you  
Dm                                 G 
You never know what they're gonna try to do  
 
C                           Am 
Picking up strangers let me tell you about the dangers 
F                    C      
Some are just common thieves they say  
Dm                          G                  
Next thing you know want to steal your heart away  
                                             
TAG: 
 
C                             Am       
(Picking up strangers) Let me tell you about the dangers  
F                                  C 
You never know what they're out to get from you  
 
- FADE 
    	

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