Hello Stranger Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays438

Hello Stranger by The Carter Family is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			                 A 
    Hello stranger, put your loving hand in mine, 
                D                                                 A 
    hello stranger, put your loving hand in mine, 
                        E                                         A 
    you are a stranger, and you're a pal of mine. 

                 A 
    Get up rounder, let a working may lay down, 
                 D                                              A 
    get up rounder, let a working man lay down, 
                      E                                              A 
    you are a rounder, but you're all out and down. 

               A 
    Every time I ride Six and Fourth Street car, 
              D                                                  A 
    every time I ride Six and Fourth Street car, 
                           E                                       A 
    I can see my baby peeping through the bars. 

                                A 
    She bowed her head, she waved both hands at me, 
                                D                                              A 
    she bowed her head, she waved both hands at me, 
                        E                                    A 
    I'm prison bound, I'm longing to be free. 

                       A 
    Oh, I'll see you, when your troubles are like mine, 
                       D                                                 A 
    oh, I'll see you, when your troubles are like mine, 
                       E                                           A 
    oh, I'll see you, when you haven't got a dime. 

                              A 
    Weeping like a willow and mourning like a dove, 
                              D                                        A 
    weeping like a willow and mourning like a dove, 
                                    E                            A 
    there's a girl of the country that I really love. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante