The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen

The Stranger Song

Leonard Cohen

Robin Fletcher

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Accordage Un ton plus bas (D G C F A D)
Signature rythmique 12/8
Tonalité: Em
Capo:
Sans capo
Rythmique 1

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Paroles

[Verse 1]
Em Esus4 Em Esus4
Em     C/G               A#      C/G       G
  It's true that all the men you knew were dealers
                                D                 Dsus4
Who said they were through with dealing Every time
    D         Em     Esus4 Em  D
you gave them shelter        I know that kind of man,
Dsus4    D        Em               Esus4 Em
     it's hard to hold the hand of anyone
      D                Dsus4     D     Em    Esus4
Who's reaching for the sky  just to surrender
Em       D                Dsus4    D      Em    Esus4 Em
  Who is reaching for the sky  just to surrender
Esus4 Em       C/G             A#    C/G        G
      And then sweeping up the jokers   that he left behind

[Verse 2]
                    D
You find he did not leave you very much,
Dsus4 D        Em      Esus4
      not even laughter
Em     D          Dsus4         D   Em
  Like any dealer he   was watching for the card that
  Esus4   Em       D
is     so high and wild
            Dsus4   D     Em    Esus4
He'll never need to deal another
Em       D                Dsus4  D      Em    Esus4
  He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
Em       D                Dsus4  D      Em    Esus4 Em
  He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
Esus4 Em       C/G             A#     C/G
      And then leaning on your window sill,
      G
he'll say one day you caused his will

[Verse 3]
   D                    Dsus4    D          Em     Esus4
To weaken with your love     and warmth and shelter
Em         D               Dsus4 D   Em
  And then taking from his wallet an old schedule of trains,
Esus4      Em
     he'll say
   D                   Dsus4 D        Em      Esus4
"I told you when I came       I was a stranger
Em  D                   Dsus4  D     Em       Esus4 Em
  I told you when I came     I was a stranger"
Esus4
Em    C/G         A#       C/G      G
  But now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his
dreams

[Verse 4]
   D                       Dsus4  D     Em   Esus4
As though they were the burden  of some other
Em         D               Dsus4     D
  O you've seen that man before, his golden
   Em                 Esus4
arm  dispatching cards
    Em       D               Dsus4 D      Em    Esus4
But now it's rusted from the elbow to the finger
Em       D                      Dsus4   D
  And he wants to trade the game     he plays for
Em     Esus4 Em
shelter        Yes,
   D                      Dsus4   D         Em     Esus4
he wants to trade the game     he knows for shelter
Em
Esus4 Em     C/G            A#     C/G   G
      Ah you hate to watch another tired man lay down his
hand

[Verse 5]
            D             Dsus4    D   Em   Esus4
Like he was giving up the holy game of poker
Em         D             Dsus4     D
  And while he talks his dreams to sleep,
    Em               Esus4  Em
you notice there's a highway
        D                    Dsus4 D        Em      Esus4
That is curling up like smoke     above his shoulder
Em     D                 Dsus4  D        Em      Esus4 Em
  It's curling just like smoke above his shoulder
Esus4 Em    C/G                 A#    C/G
        You tell him to come in,  sit down,
    G
but something makes you turn around

[Verse 6]
    D
The door is open,
Dsus4          D          Em     Esus4
     you can't close your shelter
Em    D              Dsus4
  You try the handle of   the road,
D   Em           Esus4      Em
 it opens do not be   afraid
     D
It's you my love,
Dsus4       D    Em      Esus4 Em      D
you  who are the stranger        It is you my love,
   Dsus4    D       Em      Esus4 Em Esus4 Em
you     who are the stranger                 "Well,
  C/G
I've been waiting,
A#    C/G       G                                     D
I was sure we'd meet between the trains we're waitin' for

[Verse 7]
             Dsus4   D      Em    Esus4
I think it's time to board another
Em       D
  Please understand,
 Dsus4         D  Em
I     never had a secret chart
   Esus4   Em          D          Dsus4    D
To get  me to the heart of this or     any other
Em     Esus4
matter"
Em        D                   Dsus4     D
  When he talks like this you don't know what he's
Em   Esus4
after
Em        D                         Dsus4    D
  When he speaks like this you don't     know what he's
Em   Esus4 Em Esus4 Em       C/G            A#     C/G
after                 "Let's meet tomorrow, if you choose,
  G
upon the shore, beneath the bridge

[Verse 8]
     D                   Dsus4     D       Em    Esus4
That they are building on     some endless river"
Em        D                  Dsus4        D        Em
  Then he leaves the platform     for the sleeping car
               Esus4
that's warm You
   Em
realize,
     D            Dsus4 D      Em     Esus4
he's only advertising one more shelter
Em       D
  And it comes to you,
Dsus4         D     Em      Esus4 Em        D
     he never was a stranger        And you say, "Okay,
          Dsus4   D        Em      Esus4 Em
the bridge     or someplace  later"
Esus4 Em       C/G             A#    C/G        G
      And then sweeping up the jokers   that he left behind

[Verse 9]
                    D
You find he did not leave you very much,
Dsus4 D        Em      Esus4
      not even laughter
Em     D          Dsus4         D   Em
  Like any dealer he   was watching for the card that
  Esus4   Em       D
is     so high and wild
            Dsus4   D     Em    Esus4
He'll never need to deal another
Em       D                Dsus4  D      Em    Esus4
  He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
Em       D                Dsus4  D      Em    Esus4 Em
  He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
Esus4 Em  C/G             A#     C/G
      And leaning on your window sill,
      G
he'll say one day you caused his will

[Verse 10]
   D                    Dsus4          D    Em     Esus4
To weaken with your love     and warmth and shelter
Em         D               Dsus4 D       Em
  And then taking from his wallet an old schedule of trains,
Esus4      Em
     he'll say
   D                   Dsus4  D     Em      Esus4
"I told you when I came     I was a stranger
Em  D                   Dsus4  D     Em      Esus4
  I told you when I came     I was a stranger
Em  D                   Dsus4 D          Em  Esus4
  I told you when I came     I was a stranger
Em  D                   Dsus4 D           Em  Esus4 Em
  I told you when I came     I was a stranger"

Mesures

[Verse 1]
| Em    -  Esus4 Em | -  -   Esus4 Em | C/G - A#    C/G | G  - -     -  |
| D     -  Dsus4 D  | Em -   Esus4 Em | D   - Dsus4 D   | Em - Esus4 Em |
| D     -  Dsus4 D  | Em -   Esus4 Em | D   - Dsus4 D   | Em - Esus4 Em |
| Esus4 Em C/G   -  | A# C/G G     -  | -   -

It's true that all the men you knew were dealers
Who said they were through with dealing Every time
you gave them shelter        I know that kind of man,
it's hard to hold the hand of anyone
Who's reaching for the sky  just to surrender
Who is reaching for the sky  just to surrender
And then sweeping up the jokers   that he left behind

[Verse 2]
                                                D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em D     -  | Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em D     -  | Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em Esus4 Em | C/G   - A# C/G | G     -  - - |

You find he did not leave you very much,
not even laughter
Like any dealer he   was watching for the card that
is     so high and wild
He'll never need to deal another
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
And then leaning on your window sill,
he'll say one day you caused his will

[Verse 3]
                                                | D     -  Dsus4 D |
| Em -   Esus4 Em | D - Dsus4 D | Em - Esus4 Em | D     -  Dsus4 D |
| Em -   Esus4 Em | D - Dsus4 D | Em - Esus4 Em | Esus4 Em C/G   - |
| A# C/G G     -  | - -

To weaken with your love     and warmth and shelter
And then taking from his wallet an old schedule of trains,
he'll say
"I told you when I came       I was a stranger
I told you when I came     I was a stranger"
But now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his
dreams

[Verse 4]
                            D - | Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em D     -  |
| Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em D     -  |
| Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em Esus4 Em |
| C/G   - A# C/G | G     -  - - |

As though they were the burden  of some other
O you've seen that man before, his golden
arm  dispatching cards
But now it's rusted from the elbow to the finger
And he wants to trade the game     he plays for
shelter        Yes,
he wants to trade the game     he knows for shelter
Ah you hate to watch another tired man lay down his
hand

[Verse 5]
                              | D     -  Dsus4 D | Em -   Esus4 Em |
| D - Dsus4 D | Em - Esus4 Em | D     -  Dsus4 D | Em -   Esus4 Em |
| D - Dsus4 D | Em - Esus4 Em | Esus4 Em C/G   - | A# C/G G     -  |
| - -

Like he was giving up the holy game of poker
And while he talks his dreams to sleep,
you notice there's a highway
That is curling up like smoke     above his shoulder
It's curling just like smoke above his shoulder
You tell him to come in,  sit down,
but something makes you turn around

[Verse 6]
           D     -  | Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em D     -  | Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em Esus4 Em | C/G   - A# C/G | G     -  - - | D     -

The door is open,
you can't close your shelter
You try the handle of   the road,
it opens do not be   afraid
It's you my love,
you  who are the stranger        It is you my love,
you     who are the stranger                 "Well,
I've been waiting,
I was sure we'd meet between the trains we're waitin' for

[Verse 7]
                                                           Dsus4 D |
| Em - Esus4 Em | D     -  Dsus4 D | Em -   Esus4 Em | D - Dsus4 D |
| Em - Esus4 Em | D     -  Dsus4 D | Em -   Esus4 Em | D - Dsus4 D |
| Em - Esus4 Em | Esus4 Em C/G   - | A# C/G G     -  | - -

I think it's time to board another
Please understand,
I     never had a secret chart
To get  me to the heart of this or     any other
matter"
When he talks like this you don't know what he's
after
When he speaks like this you don't     know what he's
after                 "Let's meet tomorrow, if you choose,
upon the shore, beneath the bridge

[Verse 8]
                                                               D - |
| Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em D     -  | Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - |
| Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em D     -  | Dsus4 D Em -   | Esus4 Em D - |
| Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em Esus4 Em | C/G   - A# C/G | G     -  - - |

That they are building on     some endless river"
Then he leaves the platform     for the sleeping car
that's warm You
realize,
he's only advertising one more shelter
And it comes to you,
he never was a stranger        And you say, "Okay,
the bridge     or someplace  later"
And then sweeping up the jokers   that he left behind

[Verse 9]
| D - Dsus4 D | Em - Esus4 Em | D     -  Dsus4 D | Em -   Esus4 Em |
| D - Dsus4 D | Em - Esus4 Em | D     -  Dsus4 D | Em -   Esus4 Em |
| D - Dsus4 D | Em - Esus4 Em | Esus4 Em C/G   - | A# C/G G     -  |
| - -

You find he did not leave you very much,
not even laughter
Like any dealer he   was watching for the card that
is     so high and wild
He'll never need to deal another
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
And leaning on your window sill,
he'll say one day you caused his will

[Verse 10]
           D - | Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - | Esus4 Em D - | Dsus4 D Em - |
| Esus4 Em - - |

To weaken with your love     and warmth and shelter
And then taking from his wallet an old schedule of trains,
he'll say
"I told you when I came     I was a stranger
I told you when I came     I was a stranger
I told you when I came     I was a stranger
I told you when I came     I was a stranger"

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