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