Brandi Carlile - The Stranger at My Door: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Stranger at My Door" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am Dm Am I have seen the firewatcher’s daughter. Am Dm Am watching fires burn from smoke to black. F G there's nothing she won't burn, C G/B Am from Styrofoam to urns. E7 to someone else's ashes in a sack. You can scorch the metal, you can even melt the glass You can pass the time here, fire lives into the past An all-consuming flame that refines and new begins It'll take your family heirlooms, but it can take your darkest sins Chorus: F Am It's a good ol' bedtime story, give you nightmares 'til you die G And the ones that love to tell it, Am hide the mischief in their eyes F Condemn their sons to Hades C Dm And Gehenna is full of guys, alive and well E7 Am But there ain't no hell for a firewatcher's daughter We exorcize the demons of the things we used to know The gnashing of the teeth become the remnants of our homes We think we're moving on from materials we long To forget we ever sold our souls to own There's a chilling absolution that we're given at our birth A powerful delusion and a plague upon the earth But nothing scares me more than the stranger at my door Who I fail to give shelter, time, and worth Chorus: It's a good old bedtime story give you nightmares till you die And the ones who love to tell 'em hide the mischief in their eyes Condemn their sons to Hades, Gehenna is full of guys alive and well But there ain't no hell for a firewatcher's daughter You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  E7  F  G  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Stranger at My Door" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Stranger at My Door" by Brandi Carlile.