G B Em
G B Em


[Verse 1]
G B         Em     G         B          Em
We were seventeen, first time away from home
Am                 D
You lived down the hall
        Am                D
Went to high school in Oshawa
G   B         Em        G    B           Em
Days would go by, you'd never leave your room
    Am            D
I'd ask what was wrong
         Am                   D
You just laughed and said, "c'mon"


[Chorus]
C                  Em
But It's easy for me to say:
Am                      G
I'm not alone with those conversations
C                      Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am                    D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C           G         Am
When it gets too much
C                  G        Am
I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger


[Instrumental]
G B Em
G B Em


[Verse 2]
G           B               Em
No one ever knew how you two could even be related
G               B
You were always delicate
Em
Despite a father with no patience
Am             D                Am                  D
I returned his call, I tried to say, "it's nobody's fault"


[Chorus]
C             Em
It's easy for me to say:
Am                      G
I'm not alone with those conversations
C                      Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am                    D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C           G         Am
When it gets too much
C                  G        Am
I love you like my own blood
N.C.
So don't be a stranger


[Instrumental]
G B Em
G B Em


[Bridge]
Em         D
It's 10 pm, you've been drinking
       C                 Bm           Am
You're holding court and putting on a show
Em             D
All the talent, but its a balance
F                 C           D
I can't tell you anything you don't already know
G B     Em          G        B      Em
I can't predict the next time it'll hit
        Am            D
When the urge comes on strong
           Am      D
To pack it in and dissolve


[Chourus]
C             Em
It's easy for me to say:
Am                      G
I'm not alone with those conversations
C                      Em
That you have with yourself all day
Am                    D
Man I get it when you need escaping
C            G       Am
When it gets too much
C            G       Am
When it gets too much
C              G      Am
I know it gets too much
Am
What have you been taking?
C                  G       Am
I love you like my own blood
Am
So don't be a stranger


[Outro]
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Don't be a stranger
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Don't be a stranger
G B Em