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