[intro] Esus4 Em Esus4 Em Esus4 [verse 1] Em C Bb It's true that all the men you C G knew were dealers G D Who said they were through with dealing D Em Esus4 Em Every time you gave them shelter D Dsus4 D I know that kind of man Em Esus4 Em It's hard to hold the hand of anyone D Dsus4 Who's reaching for the sky D Em Esus4 Em just to surrender D Dsus4 Who is reaching for the sky D Em Esus4 Em Esus4 just to surrender [verse 2] Em C Bb C And then sweeping up the jokers that he G left behind G D You'll find he did not leave you very much Em Esus4 Em Not even laughter D Dsus4 Like any dealer he was D Em watching for the card Esus4 Em D That is so high and wild He'll never need to D Dsus4 Em Esus4 Em deal another D He was just some Joseph Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em looking for a manger D He was just some Joseph Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em Esus4 looking for a manger [verse 3] Em C Bb C And then leaning on your window sill G G He'll say one day you caused his will D To weaken with your love and Em Esus4 Em warmth and shelter D Dsus4 D And then taking from his wallet Em Esus4 Em An old schedule of trains, he'll say D I told you when I Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em came I was a stranger [verse 4] Em C Bb C Oh but now another stranger seems G G To want you to ignore his dreams D As though they were the D Em Esus4 Em burden of some other D Dsus4 D You've seen that man before Em Esus4 Em His golden arm dispatching cards D But now it's rusted from the Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em elbow to the finger D And he wants to trade the Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em game he plays for shelter D Yes he wants to trade the Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em game he knows for shelter [verse 5] Em C Bb C G Ah you hate to watch another tired man G Lay down his hand D Like he was giving up the D Em Esus4 Em holy game of poker D D And while he talks his dreams to sleep Em Esus4 Em You notice there's a highway D Dsus4 That is curling up like smoke D Em Esus4 Em above his shoulder D Dsus4 It's curling just like smoke D Em Esus4 Em above his shoulder [verse 6] Em C Bb C You tell him to come in sit down G G But something makes you turn around D The door is open Eb Em Esus4 E you can't close your shelter D Dsus4 D You try the handle of the road Em Esus4 Em It opens do not be afraid D Dsus4 It's you my love, you, D Em Esus4 Em who are the stranger D Dsus4 It's you my love, you, D Em Esus4 Em who are the stranger [verse 6] Em C Bb C Well, I have been waiting, I was sure G We'd meet between the G D trains we're waiting for D Em Esus4 Em I think it's time to board another D Please understand, Dsus4 D Em I never had a secret chart Esus4 Em D To get me to the heart of this Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em Or any other matter D Dsus4 When he talks like this you don't D Em Esus4 Em know what he's after D Dsus4 When he speaks like this, you don't D Em Esus4 Em know what he's after [verse 7] Em C Bb C Let's meet tomorrow if you choose G G Upon the shore, beneath the bridge D That they are building D Em Esus4 Em on some endless river D Then he leaves the platform Dsus4 D Em For the sleeping car that's warm Esus4 Em D Dsus4 D You realize, he's only advertising Em Esus4 Em one more shelter D And it comes to you, Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em he never was a stranger D Dsus4 And you say okay the bridge D Em Esus4 Em or someplace later [verse 8] Em C Bb And then sweeping up the jokers C G that he left behind G D You find he did not leave you very much Em Esus4 Em Not even laughter D Dsus4 D Em Like any dealer he was watching for the card Esus4 Em D That is so high and wild D Dsus4 Em Esus4 Em He'll never need to deal another D He was just some Joseph Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em looking for a manger D He was just some Joseph Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em Esus4 looking for a manger [verse 9] Em C Bb C And then leaning on your window sill G G He'll say one day you caused his will D To weaken with your D Em Esus4 Em love and warmth and shelter D Dsus4 D And taking from his wallet Em Esus4 Em An old schedule of trains, he'll say D I told you when I Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em Esus4 came I was a stranger D I told you when I Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em Esus4 came I was a stranger D I told you when I Dsus4 D Em Esus4 Em Esus4 Em came I was a stranger
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