Stranger in Town
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"Stranger In Town"
(Del Shannon)
Intro (there's no real "verse"):
Am G
Me and my baby been on the run
Am
So very long
(Am) G
Her folks sent a man to get us
Am
They say we've done wrong
E7 (N.C.)
So we run, yeah we run, yeah we run
Am
From the stranger in town
Chorus 1:
A
Stranger in town, he's out to get me
D
Stranger in town, wants me and my baby
A
He follows me
From town to town
And if he gets me
He'll bring me down
E7 (N.C.)
So we run, yeah we run, yeah we run
Am
From the stranger in town
Am D Am D
Woo-oo-oo woo-oo-oo
Bridge:
C F C Am
I'm not afraid of what they'll do to me
C F C
I'm just afraid they'll hurt my baby
F Dm C Am
We don't care if we run forever
D7 G
Just as long as we're together
Break (tenor and baritone saxes):
E7
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Chorus 2:
Stranger in town, I think we've lost him
Stranger in town, can't let him bring us in
Another town
One more mile
And we'll be free
For a while
And we'll run, yeah we'll run, yeah we'll run
From the stranger in town
Woo-oo-oo woo-oo-oo
Coda (repeat to fade):
Am D
Stranger in town
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers