Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song

Intro: Esus2-Em

Исполняется приблизительно так
(обратите внимание на струну G):

Esus2 Em Esus2 Em
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B---------------------------------|
G-2---0---0---0---2---0---0---0---|
D---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
E-0-------0-------0-------0-------|

(Похожий перебор используется на протяжении всей
песни. Играется очень быстро)

Далее: Esus2-Em = Em*

C/G G6 G* D*/F
|-(0)-| |-(0)-| |--x--| |-(0)-|
|--1--| |--0--| |-(0)-| |-(0)-|
|--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--|
|--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--|
|--3--| |--2--| |--5--| |--0--|
|-(3)-| |-(0)-| |--3--| |--2--|

Em* C/G G6 G*
Itґs true that all the men you knew were dealers
D*/F
who said they were through with dealing
Em*
Every time you gave them shelter
D*/F
I know that kind of man
Em*
Itґs hard to hold the hand of anyone
D*/F Em*
who is reaching for the sky just to surrender,
D*/F Em*
who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.

And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind
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
heґll 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
heґll say one day you caused his will
to weaken with your love and warmth and shelter
And then taking from his wallet
an old schedule of trains, heґll 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
as though they were the burden of some other
O youґve seen that man before
his golden arm dispatching cards
but now itґs rusted from the elbows 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 see another tired man
lay down his hand
like he was giving up the holy game of poker
And while he talks his dreams to sleep
you notice thereґs a highway
that is curling up like smoke above his shoulder.
It is curling just like smoke above his shoulder.

You tell him to come in sit down
but something makes you turn around
The door is open you canґt close your shelter
You try the handle of the road
It opens do not be afraid
Itґs you my love, you who are the stranger.

Well, Iґve been waiting, I was sure
weґd meet between the trains weґre waiting for
I think itґs 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 donґt know what heґs after
When he speaks like this,
you donґt know what heґs after.

Letґs meet tomorrow if you choose
upon the shore, beneath the bridge
that they are building on some endless river
Then he leaves the platform
for the sleeping car thatґs warm
You realize, heґs only advertising one more shelter
And it comes to you, he never was a stranger
And you say ok the bridge or someplace later.

And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind ...

And leaning on your window sill ...

I told you when I came I was a stranger.