Strangers When We Meet Chords

by David Bowie
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author rainbowfruits [pro] 129. Last edit on Jun 23, 2023

Chords

A
Aadd9
G6
E
Dsus2
Dsus2/F#
F#m
Asus2
D
F#m/C#
F#m7
Esus4

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[Intro]
| A     | A     | A     |
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | G6    | G6    |
| E     | E     | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |
 
 
[Verse 1]
Aadd9
All our friends
            G6
Now seem so thin and frail
       E
Slinky secrets
                Dsus2/F#
Hotter than the sun
          Aadd9
No peachy prayers
          G6
No trendy rechauffé
         E
I'm with you
              Dsus2/F#
So I can't go on
 
 
[Chorus]
       E
All my violence
        F#m            Aadd9
Raining tears upon the sheets
      E
I'm bewildered
          Dsus2                 Aadd9
For we're strangers when we meet
 
 
[Link]
Asus2    A    F#m    Dsus2
 
 
[Verse 2]
(Dsus2)      Aadd9
Blank screen TV
            G6
Preening ourselves in the snow
          E
Forget my name
        Dsus2/F#
But I'm over you
        Aadd9
Blended sunrise
           G6
And it's a dying world
        E
Humming Rheingold
               Dsus2/F#
We scavenge up our clothes
 
 
[Chorus]
       E
All my violence
        F#m            Aadd9
Raining tears upon the sheets
      E
I'm resentful
          Dsus2                 Aadd9
For we're strangers when we meet
 
 
[Instrumental]
Asus2           A    A
F#m      D      E    F#m/C#
F#m      D      E    F#m/C#
 
 
[Verse 3]
           E
Cold tired fingers
F#m         D
Tapping out your memories
        E
Halfway sadness
F#m        D
Dazzled by the new
      A
Your embrace
       F#m
It was all that I feared
              E
That whirling room
            F#m7
We trade by vendu
 
 
[Chorus]
       E
Steely resolve
   F#m          Asus2
Is falling from me
        E
My poor soul
    D               Asus2
All bruised passivity
         E
All your regrets
      D              Asus2
Ride rough-shod over me
       E
I'm so glad
           D                 Asus2
That we're strangers when we meet
       E
I'm so thankful
           F#m               Asus2
That we're strangers when we meet
       E
I'm in clover
          D                 Asus2
For we're strangers when we meet
          E
Heel head over
          F#m               D   E    F#m7
But we're strangers when we meet
 
 
[Outro]
D                 E
Strangers when we meet
F#m7              D
Strangers when we meet
E                 F#m7
Strangers when we meet
D                 E
Strangers when we meet
 
F#m7              D
Strangers when we meet
E                 F#m7
Strangers when we meet
D                 E
Strangers when we meet
 
F#m7              D
Strangers when we meet
E                 F#m7
Strangers when we meet
 
 
D    E    F#m7    E   Esus4
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