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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
β« Intro:
G Em Bm D
Refrain:
G
Found some old forgotten photographs, yeah
Em
Looking at them kinda made me laugh, at the
Bm
Big hair and the, drunk smile
D
I ain't seen him in quite a while
β« Verse 1:
G
I been lucky to live two lives but I
Em
Wouldn't want to live that one twice
Bm D
Yeah the past is best left on the shelf
β« Chorus:
G
I was a stranger to myself
Em
Before you came along
Bm D
Who I was back then is like an old forgotten song
G
You showed me who I am
Em
You handed me the keys
Bm D
And I unlocked the door to the better part of me
G
Without your love
Em
I'd still be
Bm
Someone else
D
A stranger to myself
β« Verse 2:
G
Just sitting on the porch with you
Em
Knowing now what I never knew, like
Bm
How much more the laughter is, when you
D
Have someone, to share it with
G
You stretched this heart of mine
Em
A million miles wide
Bm D
You wouldn't even recognize the old me
β« Chorus:
G
A stranger to myself
Em
Before you came along
Bm D
Who I was back then is like an old forgotten song
G
You showed me who I am
Em
You handed me the keys
Bm D
And I unlocked the door to the better part of me
G
Without your love
Em
I'd still be
Bm
Someone else
D
A stranger to myself
G Em Bm D
β« Bridge:
G
Without your love, without your kiss
Em
Showed me what life really is
Bm
I never wanna go back there again
D
To when
β« Chorus:
G
I was a stranger to myself
Em
Before you came along
Bm D
Who I was back then is like an old forgotten song
G
You showed me who I am
Em
You handed me the keys
Bm D
And I unlocked the door to the better part of me
G
Without your love
Em
I'd still be
Bm
Someone else
D
A stranger to myself
Refrain:
G
Found some old forgotten photographs
Em
Looking at them kinda made me laugh, at the
Bm
Big hair and the, drunk smile
D
I ain't seen him in quite a while
Song History
Published: March 23, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025