Strangers

By Austin Mullins
Standard tuning, Key of Em
4/4 time with triplet feel (12/8)

Riff A (play 2x):

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---5---8-7-5---5---------|---5---8-7-5---5---------|
A |-7---7-------7---7-5-5-6-|-7---7-------7---7-5-5-6-|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|

Riff B (Play 2x):

Em D/E A/E
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-----------------------0-|
G |-9-----------------9---7-|(7)----------------7---6-|
D |-9-----------------9---7-|(7)----------------7---7-|
A |-7-----------------7---5-|(5)----------------5---7-|
E |-0---------------------0-|(0)--------------------0-|

C
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |(0)----------------------|-------------------------|
G |(6)----------------6---5-|(5)----------------7---9-|
D |(7)----------------7---5-|(5)----------------7---9-|
A |(7)----------------7---3-|(3)----------------5---7-|
E |(0)--------------------0-|(0)--------------------0-|

Then, Play Riff A once, then

Verse 1:

Em D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------7-7---------7-7---|
D |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------7-7---------7-7---|
A |-7---7-----7-7---7-----7-|-5---5-----5-5---5-----5-|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
We are lost in this
 Em Bb
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------9-9---------------|
D |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------9-9---------8-8-8-|
A |-7---7-----7-7---7-----7-|-7---7-----7-7-7-7-8-8-8-|
E |-------------------------|-------------------6-6-6-|
World

Em D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------7-7---------7-7---|
D |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------7-7---------7-7---|
A |-7---7-----7-7---7-----7-|-5---5-----5-5---5-----5-|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
We bear a cross in this

Em Bb
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------9-9---------------|
D |-------9-9---------9-9---|-------9-9---------8-8-8-|
A |-7---7-----7-7---7-----7-|-7---7-----7-7-7-7-8-8-8-|
E |-------------------------|-------------------6-6-6-|
World

Bridge 1:
Am C D Em C6
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
B |-------------5-----7-----|-----8---8-------5---5---|
G |-------------5-----7-----|-9-9-------9---5-------5-|
D |-7---------7-5-----7-----|-9-----------5-----------|
A |-7---------7-------------|-7-----------------------|
E |-5---------5-------------|-------------------------|
Wait it out, Hash it out, Try to break out of the mold
 Am C D Em C6
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
B |-------------5-----7-----|-----8---8-------5---5---|
G |-------------5-----7-----|-9-9-------9---5-------5-|
D |-7---------7-5-----7-----|-9-----------5-----------|
A |-7---------7-------------|-7-----------------------|
E |-5---------5-------------|-------------------------|
We fight it out, lashing out, We all die in the dark cold

Em C C# D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|
B |---------------5---7---8-|
G |-9---9---9-----5---7---8-|
D |-9---9---9-----5---7---8-| (3x)
A |-7---7---7---7-----------|
E |-------------------------|
(Third time) We are
Chorus:
Am F Em
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------5-5---------1-1---|-------------------------|
B |-------5-5---------1-1---|-------------------------|
G |-------5-5---------2-2---|-0-----------------------|
D |-7-----------3-----------|-2-----------------------|
A |-7-----------3-----------|-2-----------3-2-0-3-2-0-|
E |-5---------3-1-1-1-----1-|-0---0-3-0-0-------------|
Aliens Strangers in our home town, we are

Am F Em
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------5-5---------1-1---|-------------------------|
B |-------5-5---------1-1---|-------------------------|
G |-------5-5---------2-2---|-0-----------------------|
D |-7-----------3-----------|-2-----------------------|
A |-7-----------3-----------|-2-----------3-2-0-3-2-0-|
E |-5---------3-1-1-1-----1-|-0---0-3-0-0-------------|
Losing it Strangers in our home town

Play Riff A twice

Verse 2:
Em D C D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------9-----------7-----|-------5-----------7-----| Play 6x
D |-----9---9-------7---7---|-----5---5-------7---7---|
A |-7-7-------7-5-5-------5-|-3-3-------3-5-5-------5-|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|

Em
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-9-9-9-9--9----9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9--9----9-9-9-9-9-|
D |-9-9-9-9--9----9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9--9----9-9-9-9-9-|
A |-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7-|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
We
Bridge 2:
Am C D Em C6
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
B |-------------5-----7-----|-----8---8-------5---5---|
G |-------------5-----7-----|-9-9-------9---5-------5-|
D |-7---------7-5-----7-----|-9-----------5-----------|
A |-7---------7-------------|-7-----------------------|
E |-5---------5-------------|-------------------------|
wait it out, Hash it out, Try to break out of the mold

Am C D Em C6
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
Glissando - - - - - - - -
e |-------------------------|-7 )---------5-)---------|
B |-------------5-----7-----|-8(----------5(----------|
G |-------------5-----7-----|-9 )---------5-)---------|
D |-7---------7-5-----7-----|-9(----------5(----------|
A |-7---------7-------------|-------------------------|
E |-5---------5-------------|-------------------------|
We fight it out, lashing out, We all die! We
 Am C D Em C6
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------7-----------5-----|
B |-------------5-----7-----|-----8---8-------5---5---|
G |-------------5-----7-----|-9-9-------9---5-------5-|
D |-7---------7-5-----7-----|-9-----------5-----------|
A |-7---------7-------------|-7-----------------------|
E |-5---------5-------------|-------------------------|
Look around, we never found how to break from the dark cold

Am C D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------5-----7-----------------|
G |-------------5-----7-----------------|
D |-7---------7-5-----7-----------------|
A |-7---------7-------------------------|
E |-5---------5-------------------------|
Don’t hesitate, it can’t wait, break the (words are sung fast!)

Em C C# D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|
B |---------------5---7---8-|
G |-9---9---9-----5---7---8-|
D |-9---9---9-----5---7---8-| (3x)
A |-7---7---7---7-----------|
E |-------------------------|
mold! (first time)
We are (third time)

Repeat Chorus 2x, then

Super-chorus:
C G D Em Bm
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------12-----------|-------------------------|
G |10----------12-----------|11-----------------------|
D |10----------12-----------|12----------14-----9-----|
A |10----------10-----------|12----------14-----9-----|
E |-8-----------------------|10----------12-----7-----|
(strum each 8th note)
We’ll strive, to the end of our days, like a stranger because we will
 C G D Dsus D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------12-----------|-------------------------|
G |10----------12-----------|11----------12----11-----|
D |10----------12-----------|12----------12----12-----|
A |10----------10-----------|12----------12----12-----|
E |-8-----------------------|10----------10----10-----|
(strum each 8th note)
Never learn to be-have We will

C G D Em Bm
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------12-----------|-------------------------|
G |10----------12-----------|11-----------------------|
D |10----------12-----------|12----------14-----9-----|
A |10----------10-----------|12----------14-----9-----|
E |-8-----------------------|10----------12-----7-----|
(strum each 8th note)
Die, like the ones who be-came, just a stranger to take on the

C G D Dsus D
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------12-----------|-------------------------|
G |10----------12-----------|11----------12----11-----|
D |10----------12-----------|12----------12----12-----|
A |10----------10-----------|12----------12----12-----|
E |-8-----------------------|10----------10----10-----|
(strum each 8th note)
Weight of the world they would save, they would

SOLO!!!!! (H=Natural Harmonic) H H H H H H H

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|------12-----9-----7-----|
B |-------------------------|----12-----9-----7-----5-|
G |12-----------------------|-------------------------|
D |14-----------------------|-------------------------|
A |14-----------------------|-------------------------|
E |12-----------------------|-------------------------|
Save!
 H
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-5-----------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------|------------------------|
G |-------------------------|------------------------|(that was easy!)
D |-------------------------|------------------------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------|
E |-------------------------|------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |-------------------------------------|
B |-----------b12---r11-----------------|
G |-9----12-----------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|
G |------------11-12-14-14-14-14-12-11--|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |------------------------12-----------|
B |-----------b12---r11---(11)----------|
G |-9----12-----------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |------------12-14-15-15-15-15-14-----|
B |---------------------------------15--|
G |-------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
 1 & a 2 & a 3 &
4 & a a
--3--
e |12-----------------------------------|
B |---15-12-----------------------------|
G |---------14-13-12-----------------12-|
D |------------------14----14-121314----|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

--3--
e |----------------------------------------|
B |--------------------b15r14----b15r14----|
G |----------------12--b15r14-12-b15r14-12-|
D |14----14--121314------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |---------------------------------------|
B |--------------15-14-------------15-14--|
G |--------12-14-------------12-14--------|
D |--12-14-------------12-14--------------|
A |---------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |------------15-14-12-14-15-15-17-17--|
B |------12-14--------------------------|
G |12-14--------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |17-19-19-19-17-15-14-15-14-12-14-12--|
B |-------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------------------|
B |15-14-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12-----|
G |---------------15----------------15--|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |---------12-14-15-14-12----12-14-15--|
B |12-14-15----------------16-----------|
G |-------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |14-12----12-14-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-|
B |------16----------15-17-17-17-19-19-|
G |------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |-------------------------------------|
B |-12-10-10----------12-10-10----------|
G |-------------9-12--------------9-12--|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |-------------------------------------|
B |12-10----10--------------------------|
G |------12----12-9—-9\-----------9-12--|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------------------|
B |12-10-10----------12-10-10-----------|
G |-------------9-12-------------12-14--|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

|---3---||---3---||---3---|
e |---------------------------15-14-------------|
B |12-15-17-12-15-17-12-15-17-------15-17-15-14-|
G |---------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |-------------------------------------|
B |12-10-10----------12-10-10-----------|
G |-------------9-12--------------9-12--|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 &
a 3 & a 4 & a
16ths - - - - -
e |-------------------12---11---10----9-----------|
B |12-10----10----------------------------13---12-|
G |------12----12-9—-----9----9----9--------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |-------------------------------------|
B |12-10-10----------12-10-10-----------|
G |-------------9-12--------------7--7--|
D |-------------------------------7--7--|
A |-------------------------------5--5--|
E |-------------------------------------|
 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
Em C C# D
e |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
G |-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
D |-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
A |-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------|
E |-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

Em C C# D
e |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
G |-9-----9-----9-----5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
D |-9-----9-----9-----5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
A |-7-----7-----7-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

Em C C# D
e |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
G |-9-----9-----9-----5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
D |-9-----9-----9-----5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-|
A |-7-----7-----7-----------------------|
E |-0-----0-----0-----------------------|

Repeat Chorus 2x, then

Repeat Super-chorus 2x, then

Play Riff B 2x, then

 Em F# A
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |--------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-9-----9-----9-----9---11-|(11)--11----11----11---14|
D |-9-----9-----9-----9---11-|(11)--11----11----11---14|
A |-7-----7-----7-----7—---9-|-(9)---9-----9-----9---12|
E |--------------------------|-------------------------|

C Cdim
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |----------------------13-|(13)--13----13----13--12-|
G |(14)--14----14----14--12-|(12)--12----11----11--11-|
D |(14)--14----14----14--10-|(10)--10----10----10---9-|
A |(12)--12----12----12-----|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|

1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a

e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |(12)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|(12)~~~~~~~~-------------|
G |(11)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|(11)~~~~~~~~-9-9-9-x-----|
D |( 9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|( 9)~~~~~~~~-9-9-9-2-x---|
A |-------------------------|-------------7-7-7-2-x---|
E |-------------------------|-------------0-0-0-0-x---|

Solo blank:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|

Blank tab:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
e |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|