By Jeff Lynne
ELO - From the Album 'Secret Messages'
Chords by Ray Costello 'The Gribleys'
Chord Definition:
The G7 is best played as a bar chord 3rd fret.
If playng on acoustic guitar play all other chords at the root position.
If playing on electric try playing all chords further up the fret board.
Intro:
(Synth Sounds and reverse Vocals)
Guitar
BCBCBCBC
Verse 1:
BbC
On a cold and windy morning,
BbC
Said goodbye to my old friends
BbC
They were hangin' around the corner,
DmAm
They were stayin' till the end
F
till the end
Verse 2:
BbC
On the other side of midnight,
BbC
I was lookin' for a place to stay
BbC
And one thing's sure for certain,
DmAm
I ain't never goin' back again
F
no no
DCF
The stranger
Verse 3:
BbC
The streetlights looked so pretty
BbC
As they spread into a town
BbC
I was lookin' for another sundown
DmAm
And my head was spinning round and round
F
All around
Chorus:
FG7
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
CF
Lookin' through the eyes of danger
G7
Lookin' at the all-night dancer
CFmaj7
Never takin' all the chances
G7F
Of a Stranger
Instrumental:
BCBCBCBC
Verse 4:
BbC
As I walked into the main street,
BbC
saw a crowd across the square
BbC
And I heard a guitar playin'
DmAm
and I saw you standing there
F
standing there
Chorus:
FG7
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
CF
Lookin' through the eyes of danger
G7
Lookin' at the all-night dancer
CFmaj7
Never takin' all the chances
G7F
Of a Stranger
Verse 5:
BbC
Distant bells they started ringing,
BbC
somewhere far off in the night
BbC
And the place was full of loneliness
DmAm
that disappeared from sight
F
Oh Oh
DCF
Chorus:
FG7
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
CF
Lookin' through the eyes of danger
G7
Lookin' at the all-night dancer
CFmaj7
Never takin' all the chances
G7
Of a Stranger
Lookin' through the eyes of a stranger
BbC
Oh Oh
BbC
Oh Oh
BbC
Oh Oh
Bb
I ain't never goin' back
Bb
I ain't never goin' back
Bb
I ain't never goin' back
Fade Out
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note