[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
A                 E        B
  Every once in a while it hits me
A                     E                            B
  Like a bullet I can only really hope it'll miss me
       A            E
You're hoping for a change
      B
But I hope you stay the same
F#m               C#m                    B
   But am I gonna wreck it if I speak my mind,

speak my mind, speak my mind?

[Chorus]
                A
When you're not there
E           B
  Oh, I get scared that you'll become a stranger
A                E     B
  That you'll become a stranger
                A
When you're not there
           E                      B
Out of the blue I don't recognize you
                      G#m F#m
I guess it's human nature
              C#m    B
That you'll become a stranger

[Post-Chorus]
               A
Don't become a stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger
            G#m A
Don't become a  stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger

[Verse 2]
A                   E        B
  When you get on a plane, remember
A                    E                B
Neither one of us can keep this all together
        A                   E
And the road you're walking down
        B
Will it bring you back around?
G#m F#m                C#m                       B
Ohh-ohh, I got a funny feeling that we're out of time
F#m               C#m                    B
   But am I gonna wreck it if I speak my mind,

speak my mind, speak my mind?

[Chorus]
                A      E
When you're not there
      B
I get scared that you'll become a stranger
G#m A                E     B
      That you'll become a stranger
            G#m A
When you're not there
               E                      B
And out of the blue I don't recognize you
                      G#m F#m
I guess it's human nature
              C#m    B
That you'll become a stranger

[Post-Chorus]
               A
Don't become a stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger
               A
Don't become a stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger

[Bridge]
F#m               G#m    A
   When you're up in the clouds
B       C#m
I won't bring you down
        B
I won't bring you down
F#m               G#m     A
   but you didn't stick around
B       C#m
I won't bring you down
        B
I won't bring you down

[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
                A
When you're not there
E           B
  Oh, I get scared that you'll become a stranger
A                E     B
  That you'll become a stranger
            G#m A
When you're not there
               E                      B
And out of the blue I don't recognize you
                      G#m F#m
I guess it's human nature
              C#m    B
That you'll become a stranger

[Post-Chorus]
               A
Don't become a stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger
            G#m A
Don't become a  stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger
        E      A
Don't become a stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger
            G#m A
Don't become a  stranger
E                B
  Don't become a stranger