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New Stranger Blues - Ramblin' Jack Elliott Chords

Chords: E, E7, A, B

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Genre: blues, folk, country


[Intro]
E E7 A E B E

[Verse]
E E7
I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town
A E
I'm a stranger here, just blowed in your town
B E
Just because I'm a stranger everybody wants to dog me around

[Verse]
E E7
Lord, I wonder do my good gal know I'm here?
A E
Lord, I wonder do my good gal know I'm here
B E
Well, if she do she sure don't seem to care

[Verse]
E E7
How can some people dog a poor stranger so
A E
How can some people dog a poor stranger so
B E
They should remember they gonna reap what they sow

[Verse]
E E7
I would stay up North but nothing here that I can do
A E
I would stay up North but nothing here that I can do
B E
Just hang around the corner and sing the poor stranger blues

[Solo]
E E7 A E B E

[Verse]
E E7
Mama, I'm going back South if I wear ninety-nine pairs of shoes
A E
Mama, I'm going back South if I wear ninety-nine pairs of shoes
B E
Then I know I'll be welcome and I won't have the stranger's blues

[Outro]
E E7 A E B E

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