The Strangers Tale

Intro 
E B A E B E 

Verse 
E                                 A 
He drove into town, on a midnight train, 
            B                              E 
Hoping that some good luck, would come his way, 
                               A 
Looking for work, to brake his sweat, 
                   B                  E 
In the heat of the day, he’d never forget. 

Verse 
E                                        A 
The nights got quiet, he found the local bar, 
         B                          E 
The Neon lights said, welcome to my Star, 
                                   A 
He nursed a cold beer, viewing the past. 
                 B                      E 
Wondered if this small town peace would last. 

 
    A                              E 
Oh, life could've been a different scene, 
                                 B 
Dreams of anywhere, he has never been, 
A                B                 E          A 
Stranded at this motel, can't turn time around, 
           E         B              E     B   E 
Hoping for something in this sleepy town. 

Verse 
                                            A 
A flyer caught his eye, sayin’ “Town Fair Tonight” 
           B                          E 
Maybe he’d go, feel the warmth of the lights, 
                                           A 
A heartbeat of hope, one last chance to be found, 
                 B                          E 
Walkin’ this fairground, hearin’ laughter's sound. 


E           A                    E 
Maybe she'd be there, a woman so fair, 
                B                      E 
A stranger like him, oh, they’d make a pair, 
             A                    E 
Two lives as one like its ment to be. 
             B                        E 
Strangers to lovers, only faith could see 

 
    A                              E 
Oh, life could've been a different scene, 
                                 B 
Dreams of anywhere, he has never been, 
A                B                 E          A 
Stranded at this motel, can't turn time around, 
           E         B              E     C#m 
Hoping for something in this sleepy town. 
           E         B              E  B  E  B  E 
Hoping for something in this sleepy town.