Lonely Stranger
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Unplugged
1992
Here's a song that I tried to learn a while ago with
Uzi, but this time around I play it with fingers, like
I should. So learn it and enjoy!
Lyrics
Chords
This is the last part of the intro.
I couldn't figure out the beginning (Clapton is God).
1/4______________________ 1/4
e:-0----3^-0----3^-0----3^-0----3^-0------------------0-------|-7^---0-----------------|
B:---0-------0-------0-------0-------0---0----------0---------|-8^-----0---------------|
G:-------------------------------------2---0h1p0--------------|----------2-----0h1-----|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------2---|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------2-|
E:------------------------------------------------------0-----|------------------------|
The basic rhythm figure looks like this:
E A/C# Am6/E E A/C# Am6/E E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B:--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G:----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D:----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A:----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E:-0----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
slap guitar: x x x x
The verse:
I must be invisible no one knows me
E A/C# C#m F#7 G#m F#7 B B/A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------0-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---------0-2---------|---5-----------------|-----4-----2-----|-4-----4---4-----|
G:-----0h1---2---------|---4-----2h3-----3---|-4---4-3---3-----|-4-----4---4-----|
D:-----2-----2---------|---6-----2-------2---|-4---4-2---2-----|-4-----4---4-----|
A:-----2-----4---------|-4---------------4---|-6-----4---4-----|-2-----0-0-------|
E:-0-----------0-----0-|---------2---2---2---|-4-4---2-2-----2-|---------------0-|
x x x x
I have crawled down...streets on my hands and
E A/C# C#m F#7 D/F# A
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---------0-2---------|---5-------------|-------2-----2---|
G:-----0h1---2---------|---4---3-----3---|-------2-----2---|
D:-----2-----2---------|---6---2-----2---|-------2---------|
A:-----2-----4---------|-4-----------4---|-------0---0---0-|
E:-0-----------0-----4-|-------2-2-2---0-|-2-2-------------|
x x x
knees
E A/C# Am6/E E A/C# Am6/E E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B:--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G:----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D:----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A:----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E:-0----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
x x x x
The chorus:
I'm a lonely stranger here well beyond my day
E F#7 B E/G# A G#7 C#m E7
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B:-----0-2---2-----|-4---4-5---5-----|-2---------------|---5-----3-3-3---|
G:-----1-3---3-----|-4---4-4---4-----|-2-----5---5-----|---4-----1-1-1---|
D:-----2-2---2-----|-4---4-----------|-2-----4---4-----|---6-----2-------|
A:---2---4---4-----|-2---0-----------|-0-----6---6---4-|-4-------2-------|
E:-0-----2-------2-|-------4-4-----0-|-------4-4---x---|-----x-0-------0-|
x x
I don't know what's goin' on so I'll be on my
A A#º7 E/B C#m F#m B9
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---0-------4-----|-----------------|
B:-----2-2---2-----|---0---5---5-5---|-------2---2-----|
G:-----2-0---0-----|---1---4---4-4---|-2-----2---2-----|
D:---2---2---------|---2---6---6-6---|-2-----1---1-----|
A:-0-----1-------1-|-2-----4-----4---|-4-----2-2-------|
E:-----------------|---------------0-|-2-2-----------0-|
x x x x
way
E A/C# Am6/E E A/C# Am6/E E
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:--------0-----------|---------------0-----|---------0-----------|---------------0-----|
B:--------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|---------0-2---------|-----0---------0-----|
G:----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|-----0h1---2---------|---2-----0h1---------|
D:----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|-----2-----2---------|---4-----2-----------|
A:----2-----4---------|---3-----2-----------|-----2-----4-0-------|---3-----2-----------|
E:-0----------0-----0-|-0-----------0-----0-|-0-----------------0-|-0-----------0-----0-|
x x x x
The ending:
E A/C# Am6/E E
+ + + + + +
e:---------0-----------|-----0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
B:---------0-2---------|-----0---------0---3----2-0---0----------------------------|
G:-----0h1---2---------|---2-------0-1--------------2---0h1------------------------|
D:-----2-----2---------|---4---------------------------------2--------------2------|
A:-----2-----4---------|---3-----------------------------------2-0h1p0-------------|
E:-0-------------0---0-|-0---------------------------------------------3p0---------|
LYRICS:
play intro
play rhythm figure
I must be invisible
No one knows me
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees
I was born with a ragin' thirst
A hunger to be free
But I've learned through the years
Don't encourage me
CHORUS
Cause I'm a lonely stranger here
Well beyond my day
And I don't know what's goin' on
So I'll be on my way
When I walk, stay behind
Don't get close to me
Cause it's sure to end in tears
So just let me be
Some will say that I'm no good
Maybe I agree
Take a look then walk away
That's all right with me
CHORUS
Play ending
Created on 10-5-97 by Daniel E. Smith.