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