Lonely Stranger tab by Eric Clapton

Tabs

Title: Lonely Stranger
Artist: Eric Clapton
Album: Unplugged

Intro:
It goes something like this. Forget about the bar lines.
And you have to figure out the ryth in the intro yourself.

E MajorE||--0-------------------0-------4h5-5--5/7-5h7--3-5-3-0h3p0---0---------|
BB||----3p2p0---0-----------3/5-5-----------------------------3---3/5---|
G+G||----------2---01-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD||------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE||--------------------0-------------------------------------------------|

----------0-------------------------------------0----------|
------3-0---3-0-----------------------------------0--------|
--2/4-----------2-0---2---01------------------------------|
--------------------2---2---------------------2------------|
------------------------------------0h2-0------------------|
----------------------------------7-------3-0--------------|


--3b-0---3b-0---3b-0---3b-0---------------------0------------|
-------0------0------0------0---------0-------0---0----------|
------------------------------------2---0h1p0----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------0--------|


--7b-0--------------------||
--8b---0------------------||
---------2--0h1-----------||
----------------2---------||
------------------2-------||
--------------------------||




The basic rhythm figure looks like this:

  E MajorE    A/C#A/C#    Am6/E  E MajorE            A/C#A/C#    Am6/E  E MajorE
  +   +  +  +   +  +    +  +   +    +  +  +   +  +    +  +
e:--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B:--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G:----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D:----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A:----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E:-0----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
   slap guitar: x           x           x           x

The verse:

    I must be      invisible       no one knows  me
  E MajorE     A/C#A/C#    C# minorC#m   F#7F#7      G# minorG#m  F#7F#7     BB   B/A
  +    +  +  +   +  +    +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:---------0-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---------0-2---------|---5-----------------|-----4-----2-----|-4-----4---4-----|
G:-----0h1---2---------|---4-----2h3-----3---|-4---4-3---3-----|-4-----4---4-----|
D:-----2-----2---------|---6-----2-------2---|-4---4-2---2-----|-4-----4---4-----|
A:-----2-----4---------|-4---------------4---|-6-----4---4-----|-2-----0-0-------|
E:-0-----------0-----0-|---------2---2---2---|-4-4---2-2-----2-|---------------0-|
          x                    x     x    x

    I have crawled   down...streets  on my hands and
  E MajorE     A/C#A/C#    C# minorC#m  F#7F#7     D/F#D/F# A augmentedA
  +    +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:---------0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---------0-2---------|---5-------------|-------2-----2---|
G:-----0h1---2---------|---4---3-----3---|-------2-----2---|
D:-----2-----2---------|---6---2-----2---|-------2---------|
A:-----2-----4---------|-4-----------4---|-------0---0---0-|
E:-0-----------0-----4-|-------2-2-2---0-|-2-2-------------|
          x     x         x

 knees
  E MajorE    A/C#A/C#    Am6/E  E MajorE            A/C#A/C#    Am6/E  E MajorE
  +   +  +  +   +  +    +  +   +    +  +  +   +  +    +  +
e:--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B:--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G:----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D:----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A:----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E:-0----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
         x           x           x           x

The chorus:

  I'm   a lonely stranger here    well beyond my day
  E MajorE   F#7F#7     BB   E/G#    A augmentedA   G#7G#7     C# minorC#m  E7E7
  +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B:-----0-2---2-----|-4---4-5---5-----|-2---------------|---5-----3-3-3---|
G:-----1-3---3-----|-4---4-4---4-----|-2-----5---5-----|---4-----1-1-1---|
D:-----2-2---2-----|-4---4-----------|-2-----4---4-----|---6-----2-------|
A:---2---4---4-----|-2---0-----------|-0-----6---6---4-|-4-------2-------|
E:-0-----2-------2-|-------4-4-----0-|-------4-4---x---|-----x-0-------0-|
        x         x

   I don't know what's goin' on    so I'll be on my
  A augmentedA   A#º7    E/B  C# minorC#m     F# minorF#m  B9B9
  +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:-----------------|---0-------4-----|-----------------|
B:-----2-2---2-----|---0---5---5-5---|-------2---2-----|
G:-----2-0---0-----|---1---4---4-4---|-2-----2---2-----|
D:---2---2---------|---2---6---6-6---|-2-----1---1-----|
A:-0-----1-------1-|-2-----4-----4---|-4-----2-2-------|
E:-----------------|---------------0-|-2-2-----------0-|
        x     x         x    x

 way
  E MajorE    A/C#A/C#    Am6/E  E MajorE            A/C#A/C#    Am6/E  E MajorE
  +   +  +  +   +  +    +  +   +    +  +  +   +  +    +  +
e:--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B:--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G:----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D:----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A:----2-----4---------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E:-0----------0-----0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
         x           x           x           x

The ending:

  E MajorE     A/C#A/C#     Am6/E  E MajorE
  +    +  +  +   +  +
e:---------0-----------|-----0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
B:---------0-2---------|-----0---------0---3----2-0---0----------------------------|
G:-----0h1---2---------|---2-------0-1--------------2---0h1------------------------|
D:-----2-----2---------|---4---------------------------------2--------------2------|
A:-----2-----4---------|---3-----------------------------------2-0h1p0-------------|
E:-0-------------0---0-|-0---------------------------------------------3p0---------|

LYRICS:
play intro

play rhythm figure

I must be invisible
No one knows me
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees

I was born with a ragin' thirst
A augmentedA hunger to be free
But I've learned through the years
Don't encourage me

CHORUS
Cause I'm a lonely stranger here
Well beyond my day
And I don't know what's goin' on
So I'll be on my way


When I walk, stay behind
Don't get close to me
Cause it's sure to end in tears
So just let me be

Some will say that I'm no good
Maybe I agree
Take a look then walk away
That's all right with me

CHORUS

Play ending

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