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