A Stranger chords by Songs Of Praise

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
 A minorAm        G+G   A minorAm
A augmentedA stranger I lived in the world
 A minorAm        E7E7   A minorAm
A augmentedA foreigner like my forefathers
 A minorAm      G+G  A minorAm
A augmentedA pilgrim in my attitude
  A minorAm         E minorEm A minorAm
In my thoughts and my desires
 A minorAm        G+G
A augmentedA Stranger, I have no one to
 Dm7Dm7       E7E7
Unload on him, my thoughts so true

Verse 2:
  A minorAm      G+G    A minorAm
The people do not like my roots
  A minorAm      E7E7    A minorAm
Nor do they understand my end
  A minorAm       G+G  E minorEm
In craze arise the multitude
  E7E7         A minorAm   E minorEm
In maddening noise without an end
  A minorAm     G+G  E minorEm
And I remain in solitude
 E minorEm    E7E7    A minorAm
Serenity in my heart felt
 A minorAm       G+G
A augmentedA stranger, I can find no home
  Dm7Dm7     E7E7
Nor a corner to rest alone

Verse 3:
 A minorAm      G+G     A minorAm
I cast away the world's pleasures
 A minorAm      E7E7    A minorAm
Ignoring her callings to me
 A minorAm        G+G   E minorEm
I went, I dragged away my things
 E7E7       A minorAm   G+G
Away from their merry-makings
  A minorAm       G+G  E minorEm
My heart silent, indifferent
  E minorEm        E7E7  A minorAm
To all they think is important
  A minorAm       G+G
My listening will never yield
  Dm7Dm7       E7E7
To loud and worldly conversing

Verse 4:
 A minorAm     G+G     A minorAm
I wander off all on my own
  A minorAm     E7E7   A minorAm
So happy to be in the vast
   A minorAm       G+G   E minorEm
With my timbrel and my cymbal
  E7E7     A minorAm    E minorEm
And melodies of praise I sing
  A minorAm      G+G   E minorEm
And now comes the holy moment
  E minorEm       E7E7   A minorAm
In which I Retreat with my King
 A minorAm     E minorEm
I roam about as a spirit
 Dm7Dm7    E minorEm
Invisible to on-lookers
  A minorAm      G+G
The world alien I am to it
 Dm7Dm7        E7E7
A augmentedA foreigner like my forefathers

Verse 5:
  A minorAm      G+G  A minorAm
My existence is a triumph
  A minorAm        E7E7   A minorAm
No wealth, power to disturb me
  A minorAm        G+G   E minorEm
No house is here to delay me
  E7E7      A minorAm E minorEm
Nor any friend or family
  A minorAm     G+G    E minorEm
And with me are sweet verses
  E minorEm        E7E7   A minorAm
And great proverbs to console me
  A minorAm      G+G
The Bible here my only lamp
  Dm7Dm7       E7E7
And nothing else to concern me

Verse 6:
 A minorAm       G+G  A minorAm
I do not know of any fear
  A minorAm       E7E7   A minorAm
Nor any bonds that hinder me
  A minorAm       G+G     E minorEm
No longer does the world rule me
 E7E7        A minorAm    E minorEm
Against me and at times for me
  A minorAm       G+G     E minorEm
No longer does the world rule me
 E minorEm        E7E7    A minorAm
Against me and at times for me
 A minorAm      G+G
I say to every enemy
  Dm7Dm7      E minorEm
Who only wants to seduce me
 A minorAm       G+G
Beware that now I am alive
 Dm7Dm7       E7E7
A augmentedA stranger as were my fathers