The Strangers Lyrics
by St. Vincent
As played on Acoustic live on Lake Fever Sessions
www.lakefeversessions.com
Intro:
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The verse chords are: D / A / Em / A / G / Em / G / A
Here is how you play each chord:
Structure for D:
Structure for A:
Structure for Em:
Structure for G:
VERSE:
Lover, I don't play to win
For the thrill until I'm spent
You showed up with a black eye
Looking to go start a fight
FILL:
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I threw flowers in your face
on my sisters wedding day, Paint the black hole blacker
Paint the black hole blacker
Playboys under the mattress
Like I wouldn't notice, Paint the black hole blacker
Paint the black hole blacker
Chorus:
What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?
PLAY FILL
Verse 2:
Desperate don't look good on you
Neither does your virtue, Paint the black hole blacker
Paint the black hole blacker
Good souls have more better sons
Better souls born worse once, Paint the black hole blacker
Paint the black hole blacker
PLAY FILL over these lyrics:
What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?
Verse 3:
You showed up with a black eye
Looking to finish a fight
Lover I don't play to win
For the thrill until I'm spent
Outro:
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