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