Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
Bm Dm
e|---------------5-|---------------2-|
B|-----------------|-3---------------|
G|-4---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Gbm A
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-------0-------|-2---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Bm Dm Gbm A
Oh, strangers
πΈ Verse 1:
Bm D
- He gets this feeling
Dm A
It's there within, each time he wakes
Bm D
- This empty feeling
Dm A
Before too long, he'll start to shake
G G Bm Bm
- You see him after midnight, on the city streets
G G Bm Bm
- He turns away to hide his eyes from those he meets
πΈ Chorus:
A A G G
- Strangers in the darkness
A A G G
- You see them everywhere
Bm D
- She's just a young girl
Dm A
She's left her home for better times
Bm D
- She's made the wrong friends
Dm A
She's turning to a life of crime
G Bm
- She sells her fading beauty to the passers by
G Bm
- She tries to hide that faroff look
Bm
It's in her eyes
πΈ Chorus:
A G
- Strangers in the darkness
A G
- You see them everywhere
A G
- So many strangers in the darkness
A G
- Why is it no one seems to care?
A G
Ooh, strangers in the darkness
A G
- Strangers in the darkness
πΈ Verse 3:
G Bm
- They found him after midnight on a city street
G Bm
- A young man with a problem that he couldn't beat
πΈ Chorus:
A G
- Strangers in the darkness
A G
- You see them everywhere
A G
- So many strangers in the darkness
A G
- Why is it no one seems to care?
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Strangers In The Darkness (Tabs)
Song History
Published: May 2, 2021
Last Updated: February 11, 2026