Biography:
The New Basement Tapes is a collaboration between Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons. Their album Lost on the River (2014) was produced by T-Bone Burnett and consists of songs based on recently discovered lyrics that Bob Dylan handwrote in 1967.
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Stranger
The New Basement Tapes
Written By Bob Dylan & Marcus Mumford
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Note: The other chord sheet on here is in the right key, but doesn't feel right at all.
I made this version from scratch, still in the right key, but with the correct lyrics and chord structure
based on listening to the actual song.
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Standard Tuning, Capo 4
Intro:
G -- C
G -- C
Am - C - G - C
G -- C
G C
Never fall in love with a stranger
G C
And that, son, they all said to me
Am C G C
And never fall in love with a stranger
G C
But I can’t help it if she falls in love with me
G C
And never fall in love with a stranger
G C
Now, there I've gone against my command
Am C G C
And never fall in love with a stranger
G C
The pain is written in my hands
F Am G
But if I can’t resist
F Am G
Find my way outta this
Am F C
She knows that I love more than any river flows
Am F C
And I’m done now, all of my intentions are exposed
F Am G
Not hidden in my clothes
F Am G
Or in between my toes
G C
I wanna tombstone pearl handle revolver
G C
Don’t wanna meet a pale man with a halo in his hair
Am C G C
Never fall in love with a stranger
G C
But sometimes I simply do not care
F Am G
But if I can’t resist
F Am G
Get my way outta this
Am F C
She knows that I love more than any river flows
Am F C
And I’m done now, all of my intentions are exposed
F Am G
Not hidden in my clothes
F Am G
Or in between my toes
Break:
Am -- F - C
Am -- F - C
Am -- F - C
F - Am - G
F - Am - G
G C
I done things right, pretty much all of my life
G C
I’m not looking for any sympathy
Am C G C
I can run all I like away from that stranger
G C
But somehow she’ll always follow me
Outro:
G -- C
G -- C
Am - C - G - C
G -- C
The New Basement Tapes
Written By Bob Dylan & Marcus Mumford
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: The other chord sheet on here is in the right key, but doesn't feel right at all.
I made this version from scratch, still in the right key, but with the correct lyrics and chord structure
based on listening to the actual song.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Tuning, Capo 4
Intro:
G -- C
G -- C
Am - C - G - C
G -- C
G C
Never fall in love with a stranger
G C
And that, son, they all said to me
Am C G C
And never fall in love with a stranger
G C
But I can’t help it if she falls in love with me
G C
And never fall in love with a stranger
G C
Now, there I've gone against my command
Am C G C
And never fall in love with a stranger
G C
The pain is written in my hands
F Am G
But if I can’t resist
F Am G
Find my way outta this
Am F C
She knows that I love more than any river flows
Am F C
And I’m done now, all of my intentions are exposed
F Am G
Not hidden in my clothes
F Am G
Or in between my toes
G C
I wanna tombstone pearl handle revolver
G C
Don’t wanna meet a pale man with a halo in his hair
Am C G C
Never fall in love with a stranger
G C
But sometimes I simply do not care
F Am G
But if I can’t resist
F Am G
Get my way outta this
Am F C
She knows that I love more than any river flows
Am F C
And I’m done now, all of my intentions are exposed
F Am G
Not hidden in my clothes
F Am G
Or in between my toes
Break:
Am -- F - C
Am -- F - C
Am -- F - C
F - Am - G
F - Am - G
G C
I done things right, pretty much all of my life
G C
I’m not looking for any sympathy
Am C G C
I can run all I like away from that stranger
G C
But somehow she’ll always follow me
Outro:
G -- C
G -- C
Am - C - G - C
G -- C
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