Intro
G# C Fm
G# C Fm
[Verse 1]
G# C Fm G# C Fm
We were seventeen, first time away from home
A#m D#
You lived down the hall
A#m D#
Went to high school in Oshawa
G# C Fm G# C Fm
Days would go by, you'd never leave your room
A#m D#
I'd ask what was wrong
A#m D#
You just laughed and said, "c'mon"
[Chorus]
C# Fm
But It's easy for me to say:
A#m G#
I'm not alone with those conversations
C# Fm
That you have with yourself all day
A#m D#
Man I get it when you need escaping
C# G# A#m
When it gets too much
C# G# A#m
I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger
[Instrumental]
G# C Fm
G# C Fm
[Verse 2]
G# C Fm
No one ever knew how you two could even be related
G# C
You were always delicate
Fm
Despite a father with no patience
A#m D# A#m D#
I returned his call, I tried to say, "it's nobody's fault"
[Chorus]
C# Fm
It's easy for me to say:
A#m G#
I'm not alone with those conversations
C# Fm
That you have with yourself all day
A#m D#
Man I get it when you need escaping
C# G# A#m
When it gets too much
C# G# A#m
I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger
[Instrumental]
G# C Fm
G# C Fm
[Bridge]
Fm D#
It's 10 pm, you've been drinking
C# Cm A#m
You're holding court and putting on a show
Fm D#
All the talent, but its a balance
F# C# D#
I can't tell you anything you don't already know
G# C Fm G# C Fm
I can't predict the next time it'll hit
A#m D#
When the urge comes on strong
A#m D#
To pack it in and dissolve
[Chourus]
C# Fm
It's easy for me to say:
A#m G#
I'm not alone with those conversations
C# Fm
That you have with yourself all day
A#m D#
Man I get it when you need escaping
C# G# A#m
When it gets too much
C# G# A#m
When it gets too much
C# G# A#m
I know it gets too much
A#m
What have you been taking?
C# G# A#m
I love you like my own blood
A#m
So don't be a stranger
[Outro]
G# C Fm
Don't be a stranger
G# C Fm
Don't be a stranger
G# C Fm
Don't be a stranger
G# C Em