Lonely Stranger

Eric Clapton

tom:

Intro:
It goes something like this. Forget about the bar lines.
And you have to figure out the ryth in the intro yourself.
                                                                         
E||--0-------------------0-------4h5-5--5/7-5h7--3-5-3-0h3p0---0---------|
B||----3p2p0---0-----------3/5-5-----------------------------3---3/5\0---|
G||----------2---0\1-----------------------------------------------------|
D||------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------0-------------------------------------------------|


                                                             
E|----------0-------------------------------------0----------|
B|------3-0---3-0-----------------------------------0--------|
G|--2/4-----------2-0---2---0\1------------------------------|
D|--------------------2---2---------------------2------------|
A|------------------------------------0h2-0------------------|
E|----------------------------------7-------3-0--------------|


                                                           
E|--3b-0---3b-0---3b-0---3b-0---------------------0------------|
B|-------0------0------0------0---------0-------0---0----------|
G|------------------------------------2---0h1p0----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0--------|


                            
E|--7b-0--------------------| |
B|--8b---0------------------| |
G|---------2--0h1-----------| |
D|----------------2---------| |
A|------------------2-------| |
E|--------------------------| |





The basic rhythm figure looks like this:

   E        A/C#        Am6/E   E                       A/C#        Am6/E   E
   +      +   +   +     +   +       +   +     +       +   +   +     +   +       +   +
E|--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B|--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G|----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D|----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A|----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E|-0----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
     slap guitar: x                     x                     x                     x

The verse:

       I must be           invisible             no one knows    me
   E         A/C#        C#m     F#7           G#m   F#7         B     B/A
   +       +   +   +     +   +       +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
E|---------0-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-2---------|---5-----------------|-----4-----2-----|-4-----4---4-----|
G|-----0h1---2---------|---4-----2h3-----3---|-4---4-3---3-----|-4-----4---4-----|
D|-----2-----2---------|---6-----2-------2---|-4---4-2---2-----|-4-----4---4-----|
A|-----2-----4---------|-4---------------4---|-6-----4---4-----|-2-----0-0-------|
E|-0-----------0-----0-|---------2---2---2---|-4-4---2-2-----2-|---------------0-|
                   x                                       x         x       x


       I have crawled      down...streets    on my hands and
   E         A/C#        C#m   F#7         D/F#  A
   +       +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
E|---------0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-2---------|---5-------------|-------2-----2---|
G|-----0h1---2---------|---4---3-----3---|-------2-----2---|
D|-----2-----2---------|---6---2-----2---|-------2---------|
A|-----2-----4---------|-4-----------4---|-------0---0---0-|
E|-0-----------0-----4-|-------2-2-2---0-|-2-2-------------|
                   x         x                 x

  knees
   E        A/C#        Am6/E   E                       A/C#        Am6/E   E
   +      +   +   +     +   +       +   +     +       +   +   +     +   +       +   +
E|--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B|--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G|----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D|----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A|----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E|-0----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
                  x                     x                     x                     x

The chorus:

   I'm     a lonely  stranger here       well beyond my  day
   E     F#7         B     E/G#        A     G#7         C#m   E7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B|-----0-2---2-----|-4---4-5---5-----|-2---------------|---5-----3-3-3---|
G|-----1-3---3-----|-4---4-4---4-----|-2-----5---5-----|---4-----1-1-1---|
D|-----2-2---2-----|-4---4-----------|-2-----4---4-----|---6-----2-------|
A|---2---4---4-----|-2---0-----------|-0-----6---6---4-|-4-------2-------|
E|-0-----2-------2-|-------4-4-----0-|-------4-4---x---|-----x-0-------0-|
               x                 x

     I don't know what's goin' on        so I'll be on my
   A     A#º7        E/B   C#m         F#m   B9
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
E|-----------------|---0-------4-----|-----------------|
B|-----2-2---2-----|---0---5---5-5---|-------2---2-----|
G|-----2-0---0-----|---1---4---4-4---|-2-----2---2-----|
D|---2---2---------|---2---6---6-6---|-2-----1---1-----|
A|-0-----1-------1-|-2-----4-----4---|-4-----2-2-------|
E|-----------------|---------------0-|-2-2-----------0-|
               x         x                 x       x

  way
   E        A/C#        Am6/E   E                       A/C#        Am6/E   E
   +      +   +   +     +   +       +   +     +       +   +   +     +   +       +   +
E|--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B|--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G|----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D|----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A|----2-----4---------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E|-0----------0-----0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
                  x                     x                     x                     x

The ending:

   E         A/C#          Am6/E   E
   +       +   +   +     +   +
E|---------0-----------|-----0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
B|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0---3----2-0---0----------------------------|
G|-----0h1---2---------|---2-------0-1--------------2---0h1------------------------|
D|-----2-----2---------|---4---------------------------------2--------------2------|
A|-----2-----4---------|---3-----------------------------------2-0h1p0-------------|
E|-0-------------0---0-|-0---------------------------------------------3p0---------|

LYRICS:
play intro

play rhythm figure

I must be invisible
No one knows me
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees

I was born with a ragin' thirst
A hunger to be free
But I've learned through the years
Don't encourage me

CHORUS
Cause I'm a lonely stranger here
Well beyond my day
And I don't know what's goin' on
So I'll be on my way


When I walk, stay behind
Don't get close to me
Cause it's sure to end in tears
So just let me be

Some will say that I'm no good
Maybe I agree
Take a look then walk away
That's all right with me