Stranger In A Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land Leon Russell & Don Preston

========================== with the Shelter People

Leon Russell is one of the greats. He has written many great tunes and

played with bands like the Rolling Stones. He is in the same class as

Todd Rundgren - ie. few know of his many many contributions. This tune,

performed with The Shelter People, is an undiscovered modern anthem.

This was transcribed from a live version so a few words may be off. -

DTT

Intro: F#m E B D C#m B then single note run F# G G# E F# A

 

How many days has it been since I was born?

How many days until I die? Why?

Do I know any way that I can make you laugh?

Do I only know how to make you cry?

When the baby looks around him,

Such a sight to see,

He shares a simple secret with a wild man -

He's a stranger in a strange land.

(Just a) stranger in a strange land

(Tell me why a) stranger in a strange land

G D A fill between

verses

Woah - a Stranger in a strange land

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--2--4--5-5--4--2---

How many miles will it take to see the sun?

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How many years until its done?

Kiss my confusion away in the night

And lay by my side when the morning comes.

And the baby looks around him,

Shares his bit of pain,

With the begger in the palace of the king -

Outro: sung/spoken over G D A

Well, I don't exactly know what's going on in the world today

Don't know what there is to say about the way

The people are treatin' each other , not like brothers.

Leaders take us far away from Ecology with Mythology and Astrology

I've got the world to say about the way we love today

Why can't we learn to love each other

And try to learn a new faith to the whole world wide human race

Stop the mud and chase the rain back, relax and get back on the human

track

Stop racing into oblivion, oh such a sad sad state we're in

It's not the same - do you recognize and tell the truth when you hear it

reign

Won't you stop and listen to the children sing? Won't you sing it

children?

Chorus starts, vocal continues with:

Won't you come on and sing it children

(sing it one more time, i didn't hear ya)

- Another great 70's tab by Dave Turner & Tim Willett