The Stranger

歌・作詞・作曲：Billy Joel

4/4拍子　-:8分音符　>:8分アクセント

Key: Em

[Prelude]　(tempo≒72)

＜A.Piano＞

|Em---- Em/D----|CM7---- ----|B7---- ----|CM7---- ----|

|E---- D/F#--G#dim--|Am---- Em/G----|D/F#---- C/E----|Bm/D---- B/D#----|

＜in Whistle＞

|Em7(11)--- GM7/D----|CM7---- ----|B7---- ----|CM7---- ----|

|E---- F#m7(b5)--E7/G#--|Am---- C/G----|Dadd9/F#---- Cadd9/E----|B/D#---- A/C#----|

|(rit.)B---- B/A----|Em7(11)(fermata)---- ----||

[Intro]　(tempo≒92)

|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|

[#1 Verse-A-1]

Well we allEm have a face that we Amhide away for-Emever

And we Amtake them out and Cshow ourselves when Deveryone has gone -B7(#9,b13)>--|

Some are Emsatin some are steel, some are Amsilk and some are Emleather

They're the Amfaces of the Dstranger, but we (2/4)Bm7love to try them(↓)on

|(4/4)Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|

[#1 Verse-A-2]

Well we allEm fall in love but we Amdisregard the Emdanger

Though we Amshare so many Csecrets, there are Dsome we never tell -B7(#9,b13)>--|

Why were youEm so surprised, that you Amnever saw the stran-Emger

Did you Amever let your Dlover see the (2/4)Bm7stranger in yourself? (4/4)Em7---- --D/F#--|

[#1 Bridge]

GM7Don't be afraidGmM7 to try againD/F#

D7Everyone goes GM7south, GmM7every now and D/F#then-- Am7--D7--|

GM7You've done it, Gm7why can't someone else?D/F#

D7/CYou should know by Bmnow, Gm/BbYou've been there your-F#m/Aself-- B7(#9,b13)>>--|

[#1 Chorus]

Once I Emused to believe, I was Amsuch a great roman-Emcer

Then I Amcame home to a Cwoman that I Dcould not recognize -B7(#9,b13)>--|

When I Empressed her for a reason, she Amrefused to even answerEm

It was Amthen I felt the Dstranger kick me (2/4)Bm7right between the eyes

|(4/4)Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|

[#2 Verse-A]

Well we allEm fall in love but we Amdisregard the Emdanger

Though we Amshare so many Csecrets, there are Dsome we never tell -B7(#9,b13)>--|

Why were youEm so surprised, that you Amnever saw the stran-Emger

Did you Amever let your Dlover see the (2/4)Bm7stranger in yourself? (4/4)Em---- --D/F#--|

[#2 Bridge]

GM7Don't be afraidGmM7 to try againD/F#

D7Everyone goes GM7south, GmM7every now and D/F#then-- Am7--D7--|

GM7You've done it, Gm7why can't someone else?D/F#

D7/CYou should know by Bmnow, Gm/BbYou've been there your-F#m/Aself-- B7(#9,b13)>>--|

[#2 Chorus]

You may Emnever understand how the Amstranger is inspiredEm

But he Amisn't always Cevil and he Disn't always wrongB7(#9,b13)

Though you Emdrown in good intentions, you will Amnever quench the Emfire

You'll give Amin to your Ddesire when the (2/4)Bm7stranger comes along

※ Go to Live Ending

[Ending]

|(4/4)Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|

|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----||

(Fade Out)

[Postlude]

＜in Whistle Melo.＞

|Em7(11)---GM7/D----|CM7---- ----|B7---- ----|CM7---- ----|

|E----F#m7(b5)--E7/G#--|Am----C/G----|Dadd9/F#----Cadd9/E----|B/D#----A/C#----|

|B----B/A----|

＜A.Piano Melo.＞

|Em----Em/D----|CM7---- ----|B7---- ----|CM7---- ----|

|E----D/F#--G#dim--|Am----Em/G----|D/F#----C/E----|Bm/D----B/D#----|

(Fade Out)

※ Live Ending

|(4/4)Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|

＜Piano Solo＞

|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|Em7---- ----|C7---- ----|

|Em>(break)--- Em>(break)---|

tempo≒65

|Em7(9)>--- ----|B7/E---- B7(b9)/E----|

[Postlude]

＜in Whistle＞

|Em7---GM7/D----|CM7---- ----|B7---- ----|CM7---- ----|

|E----F#m7(b5)--E7/G#--|Am----C/G----|Dadd9/F#----Cadd9/E----|B/D#----A/C#----|

|B(rit.)----B/A----|Em11 ～---- ----||　(fine)