Intro 
G B Em 
G B Em 


Verse: 1 
G B         Em     G         B          Em 
We were seventeen, first time away from home 
Am                 D 
You lived down the hall 
        Am                D 
Went to high school in Oshawa 
G   B         Em        G    B           Em 
Days would go by, you'd never leave your room 
    Am            D 
I'd ask what was wrong 
         Am                   D 
You just laughed and said, "c'mon" 


[Refrão]

C                  Em 
But It's easy for me to say: 
Am                      G 
I'm not alone with those conversations 
C                      Em 
That you have with yourself all day 
Am                    D 
Man I get it when you need escaping 
C           G         Am 
When it gets too much 
C                  G        Am 
I love you like my own blood 
N.C. 
So don't be a stranger 


Instrumental 
G B Em 
G B Em 


Verse: 2 
G           B               Em 
No one ever knew how you two could even be related 
G               B 
You were always delicate 
Em 
Despite a father with no patience 
Am             D                Am                  D 
I returned his call, I tried to say, "it's nobody's fault" 


[Refrão]

C             Em 
It's easy for me to say: 
Am                      G 
I'm not alone with those conversations 
C                      Em 
That you have with yourself all day 
Am                    D 
Man I get it when you need escaping 
C           G         Am 
When it gets too much 
C                  G        Am 
I love you like my own blood 
N.C. 
So don't be a stranger 


Instrumental: 
G B Em 
G B Em 


Bridge: 

Em         D 
It's 10 pm, you've been drinking 
       C                 Bm           Am 
You're holding court and putting on a show 
Em             D 
All the talent, but its a balance 
F                 C           D 
I can't tell you anything you don't already know 
G B     Em          G        B      Em 
I can't predict the next time it'll hit 
        Am            D 
When the urge comes on strong 
           Am      D 
To pack it in and dissolve 


[Refrão]
 
C             Em 
It's easy for me to say: 
Am                      G 
I'm not alone with those conversations 
C                      Em 
That you have with yourself all day 
Am                    D 
Man I get it when you need escaping 
C            G       Am 
When it gets too much 
C            G       Am 
When it gets too much 
C              G      Am 
I know it gets too much 
Am 
What have you been taking? 
C                  G       Am 
I love you like my own blood 
Am 
So don't be a stranger 


Outro 
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Don't be a stranger 
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Don't be a stranger 
G B Em 

Don't be a stranger 
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